Hunterston Off-Site Plan
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OFFICIAL SENSITIVE – FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP USE ONLY HUNTERSTON B NUCLEAR POWER STATION Hunterston B Nuclear Power Station Off-site Contingency Plan Prepared by Ayrshire Civil Contingencies Team on behalf of North Ayrshire Council For the West of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership WAY – No. 01 (Rev. 5.3 - Accessible) (Reviewed Feb 2021) Plan valid to May 2023 OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE – FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP USE ONLY HUNTERSTON B NUCLEAR POWER STATION PART 1: EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND PROCEDURES 1.1 Emergency Notification – Site Incident When an incident occurs the Hunterston Power Station Emergency Controller (or nominated deputy) will use the cascade charts below (in conjunction with the telephone numbers in Section 1.4) to alert relevant organisations who will then cascade the information further as per the cascade. This section of the plan has been redacted WAY – No. 01 (Rev. 5.3 - Accessible) (Reviewed Feb 2021) Plan valid to May 2023 2 OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE – FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP USE ONLY HUNTERSTON B NUCLEAR POWER STATION 1.2 Emergency Notification – Off-site Nuclear Emergency When an off-site nuclear emergency incident occurs the Hunterston Power Station Emergency Controller will use the cascade charts below (in conjunction with the telephone numbers in Section 1.4) to alert relevant organisations who will then cascade the information further as per the cascade below. Once alerted, each agency will send a representative to the HSCC at This section of the plan has been redacte. A test (Exercise Busby) is carried out on an annual basis to ensure that the information supplied is still current. This section of the plan has been redacte The police have a more detailed contact list that encompasses the list above. WAY – No. 01 (Rev. 5.3 - Accessible) (Reviewed Feb 2021) Plan valid to May 2023 3 OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE – FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP USE ONLY HUNTERSTON B NUCLEAR POWER STATION 1.3 Emergency Notification – Information Provided When an incident occurs at the site, the on-site incident cascade will be implemented and the information provided by the site will be in the form of a METHANE message as below: M Major Incident Yes / No Date Time E Exact Location Wind Speed Wind Direction T Type Security / Nuclear / etc H Hazards Present or suspected Radiological plume Chemical Security / weapons Fire A Access Details of the safe routes to site RVP N Number of casualties / Number: missing persons Type: Severity E Emergency Services Present or Required On arrival, all initial response emergency personnel will be provided with a dosimeter which will measure levels of radiation and ensure that agreed limits are not reached. Emergency Staff should report to the site emergency controller (see tabard in Section 3.3.1). Scottish Fire and Rescue will provide a pre-determined attendance of 3 appliances and 1 aerial appliance incorporating 2 gas suits. In addition to this Flexi Duty Managers would also be mobilised. A further update will be provided by the site on arrival. WAY – No. 01 (Rev. 5.3 - Accessible) (Reviewed Feb 2021) Plan valid to May 2023 4 OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE – FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP USE ONLY HUNTERSTON B NUCLEAR POWER STATION 1.4 Telephone Numbers (External) for Initial Contact (listed alphabetically) 1.4.1 Responding Organisations Contact Details This section of the plan has been redacted WAY – No. 01 (Rev. 5.3 - Accessible) (Reviewed Feb 2021) Plan valid to May 2023 5 OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE – FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP USE ONLY HUNTERSTON B NUCLEAR POWER STATION This section of the plan has been redacted WAY – No. 01 (Rev. 5.3 - Accessible) (Reviewed Feb 2021) Plan valid to May 2023 6 OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE – FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP USE ONLY HUNTERSTON B NUCLEAR POWER STATION This section of the plan has been redacted WAY – No. 01 (Rev. 5.3 - Accessible) (Reviewed Feb 2021) Plan valid to May 2023 7 OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE – FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP USE ONLY HUNTERSTON B NUCLEAR POWER STATION 1.5 Site Incident/Off-site Nuclear Emergency Procedure Definition Definition “A hazardous condition which is confined in its effect A hazardous condition which results, or is likely to to the boundary of the site security fence” (determined result, in the need to implement protective action to in part by the site boundary monitoring systems protect members of the public beyond the site (Emergency Plume Gamma Monitoring System boundary from a radiological hazard (which may be (EPGMS)) data and indications) supported by site boundary monitoring system (EPGMS)) INCIDENT WHAT TYPE Site Incident ? Off Site Nuclear Emergency INITIATE ON INITIATE OFF SITE SITE INCIDENT INCIDENT SITE CASCADE CASCADE CONTRO (See 1.2) (See 1.1) L ROOM HUNTERSTON ECC ESTABLISH FCP ESTABLISH HSCC NO YES Does ESTABLISH HSCC MBC need setting Remain on duty Incident until standdown Phase Recovery Phase WAY – No. 01 (Rev. 5.3 - Accessible) (Reviewed Feb 2021) Plan valid to May 2023 8 OFFICIAL SENSITIVE OFFICIAL SENSITIVE – FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP USE ONLY HUNTERSTON B NUCLEAR POWER STATION Contents PART 1: EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND PROCEDURES ........................................................ 2 1.1 Emergency Notification – Site Incident ................................................................................ 2 1.2 Emergency Notification – Off-site Nuclear Emergency ........................................................ 3 1.3 Emergency Notification – Information Provided ................................................................... 4 1.4 Telephone Numbers (External) for Initial Contact (listed alphabetically) .............................. 5 1.5 Site Incident/Off-site Nuclear Emergency Procedure .......................................................... 6 PART 2: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Legislative Requirements .................................................................................................. 12 2.2 Consultation ...................................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Recovery of Costs ............................................................................................................ 15 2.4 Purpose of the Plan .......................................................................................................... 15 2.5 On-site Plan ...................................................................................................................... 16 2.6 Site: Staffing Levels and Operation Details ....................................................................... 16 2.7 On-site and Off-site Incidents ............................................................................................ 17 PART 3: PREPARATION................................................................................................................. 20 3.1 Participating Organisations ............................................................................................... 20 3.2 Response of the Responding Organisation ....................................................................... 20 3.3 Emergency Workers Equipment including Dosimeter Provision and Training ................... 22 3.4 Definition of an Emergency Worker ................................................................................... 22 3.5 Acute / Response Phase protective actions, Radiological Hazard..................................... 23 3.6 Acute / Response Protective Actions Implementation Plan ............................................... 25 3.7 Later Protective Actions, Radiological Hazard................................................................... 26 3.8 Pre-determined Information and Dose Levels ................................................................... 27 3.9 Dose Limits / Monitor / RPA .............................................................................................. 29 3.10 Emergency Dose Levels to Employees ............................................................................. 29 3.11 Intervention Levels ............................................................................................................ 29 3.12 Disapplication of Dose Limits ............................................................................................ 29 3.13 Understanding of Emergency Reference Levels (ERLs) ................................................... 30 3.14 Resources for Response (ability to sustain a response for 24 hours) ................................ 30 3.15 Holding Statement and Warning and Informing ................................................................. 30 3.16 Information to the public in the event of a PERCEIVED emergency .................................. 33 PART 4: RESPONSE AND RECOVERY ......................................................................................... 34 4.1 Emergency Response: Early Phase .................................................................................. 34 4.2 Emergency Response: Intermediate Response ................................................................ 37 4.3 Emergency Response: Recovery ...................................................................................... 38 PART 5: DETAILED EMERGENCY PLANNING ZONE (DEPZ) ......................................................