Response Plan for Incidents Involving Facilities Using, Storing, Packaging, and Transporting Radioactive Sources of Group 3 and Group 4

Plan for Responding to Incidents at Facilities Using, Storing, Packaging, and Transporting Radioactive Sources of Group 3, Group 4

Section I, Part II, Appendix II on Security Requirements for Radioactive Sources and the Transport of Nuclear Materials issued with Decree 142/2020/ND-CP stipulates the plan for responding to incidents at facilities using, storing, packaging, and transporting radioactive sources of Group 3, Group 4 as follows:

1. Legal basis, scope of adjustment, and subjects of application of the incident response plan; explanation of concepts and terms used in the incident response plan.

2. Description of the type of radiation work of the facility; analysis of risks and identification of potential incident situations and consequences.

3. Response scenarios for each incident situation as described in Item 2, including the following contents:

a) Receiving and processing incident information, notifying participating organizations and individuals in the incident response;

b) Response procedures for each incident situation;

c) Criteria for deciding to end the incident response;

d) Remediation of environmental consequences, monitoring and health treatment for victims (if any);

e) Incident termination report: Recipients, time of sending, content of the report (incident response activities; remediation measures taken, consequences for humans and environment; radiation dose assessment, conclusion, and recommendations).

4. Training, drills, updating the incident response plan.

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Documents Attached to the Incident Response Plan for Facilities Using, Storing, Packaging, and Transporting Radioactive Sources of Group 3, Group 4

Based on Item 5, Section I, Part II, Appendix II on Security Requirements for Radioactive Sources and the Transport of Nuclear Materials issued with Decree 142/2020/ND-CP stipulates the attached documents to the incident response plan for facilities using, storing, packaging, and transporting radioactive sources of Group 3, Group 4 as follows:

5. Attached documents:

a) List of radioactive sources, radiation equipment of the facility (Source/device information, relevant licenses);

b) Layout diagram of the facility, where radiation work is conducted;

c) List of equipment used in incident response;

d) List, addresses, contact phone numbers of organizations and individuals participating in the incident response and supporting organizations and individuals;

e) Forms: Notification and receipt of information; request for assistance; report during and after incident response.

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