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Webinar on Arrangements for the Termination of a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency Irrespective of Its Cause
Date and Time
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
12:00 - 14:00 UTC
Description
The IAEA Safety Requirements publication Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 7) requires governments to ensure that arrangements are made for the termination of a nuclear or radiological emergency, taking into account the need for a resumption of social and economic activity.
Past experience has shown that most Member States pay particular attention to ensuring adequate preparedness to respond early and effectively to a nuclear or radiological emergency, irrespective of the initiating event, in order to protect human life, health, property and the environment. However, widening attention in the preparedness stage to practical arrangements to deal with the challenges associated with the termination of a nuclear or radiological emergency and the transition to the new normality, which may involve a long-term recovery process, is also critical . In order to provide guidance and recommendations to Member States for preparing such arrangements, the IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSG-11, Arrangements for the Termination of a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency, was published in 2018 in joint sponsorship by 10 international organizations.
The purpose of this webinar is to generate awareness among personnel of relevant organizations at the national, regional and local levels about:
(a) how to prepare for facilitating smooth and prompt resumption of social and economic activity after a nuclear or radiological emergency; and
(b) what steps need to be taken to formally declare the end of a nuclear or radiological emergency and transit to either an existing exposure situation or a planned exposure situation can take place, in line with IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSG-11.
Moderator:
Ms Katerina Kouts, Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC), IAEA
Presenters
Mr Ramon de La Vega, IAEA’s IEC
Ms Katerina Kouts, IAEA’s IEC
Ms Svetlana Nestoroska Madjunarova, North Macedonia
Mr Genaro Rodrigo Salinas Mariaca, Bolivia
Both Ms Nestoroska Madjunarova and Mr Salinas Mariaca have extensive international and national experience in preparedness and response to nuclear or radiological emergencies.