Sizewell Off Site Emergency Plan Issue 3.6 Dated Oct 18
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NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Sizewell Off Site Emergency Plan Issue 3.6 dated Oct 18 Sizewell Off Site Emergency Plan Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit on behalf of Author: Suffolk County Council/Suffolk Resilience Forum Date of Implementation: 31 Oct 2018 3 Yearly – Next Major Review due when REPPIR 19 Review: comes into force Version Issue 3.6 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Sizewell Off Site Emergency Plan Issue 3.6 dated Oct 18 GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2016/679 AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018 This plan does not include personal, sensitive or special category data as defined under the General Data Protection Regulations. It does include data/information relevant to achieve planning arrangements and identifies how more specific personal data will be used during any emergency. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 This document will be made publicly available through the SRF website. Where content has been redacted under the freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) in the publicly available version, the paragraph number will be highlighted to show there has been a redaction and the relevant section of FOI referenced. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004 (IF REQUIRED) This plan presumes disclosure of all environmental information, under Environment Information Regulations. Where exemptions are claimed under Environment Information Regulation 12 (5)a, this will only be where one of the responder agencies has judged that the information may adversely affect either international relations, defence, national security or public safety. Where such content has been identified, the paragraph number will be highlighted and the paragraph text removed from public versions of the plan. PROTECTIVE MARKING This plan uses the Government Protective Marking System to ensure that any sensitive information within this document is protected according to its degree of sensitivity. STATEMENT OF COPYRIGHT This document is subject to copyright legislation and no part or parts thereof shall be copied by any means without the approval of the Head of Emergency Planning, Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX. REVIEW This plan will be reviewed by the Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit on behalf of Suffolk County Council and in conjunction with the Sizewell Emergency Planning Consultative Committee at least every 3 years. Earlier reviews will take place if there is a change in ionising work carried out by either Sizewell operator, if there is a change in legislation or if information from other radiation emergencies and exercises where lessons are identified Any amendments will be issued by way of replacement page(s). Should significant changes be required, a complete re-issue of the plan will take place. ii NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Sizewell Off Site Emergency Plan Issue 3.6 dated Oct 18 CONTENTS Document Management Contents Distribution Glossary Amendment Record References INTRODUCTION 1. Legal Requirement 2. Plan Aim & Objectives 3. Public Consultation 4. Wider civil emergency arrangements BACKGROUND 5. Licensed Nuclear Site Information 6. Nuclear Operator Emergency Arrangements Summary 7. Hazard Assessment 8. Response Planning Assumptions 9. Emergency Planning Zones 10. Concurrent Risks ALERTING 11. Declaration States 12. Cancellation of Declaration 13. Emergency Responder Alerting/Notification Process 14. Plan Activation PUBLIC WARNING AND INFORMING 15. Public Information Zone 16. Sizewell beach and campsites 17. Wider Public Information 18 Vulnerable Groups 19. Alerting the Public 20. Information during emergencies NUCLEAR EMERGENCY RESPONSE 21. Response Actions 22. Coordination of response and recovery 23. STAC 24. Public Countermeasures 25. Security Incidents 26. Public Health 27. Humanitarian Assistance ii NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Sizewell Off Site Emergency Plan Issue 3.6 dated Oct 18 28. Radiation Monitoring 29. Capability Requirement 30. Generation of National Support and Mutual Aid NUCLEAR EMERGENCY RESPONSE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES 31. Role and Responsibilities COMMUNICATIONS 32. Media Coordination 33. Communications Systems 34 Key Contact Numbers TRAINING AND EXERCISE 35. Training 36. Exercise 37 Lessons Identified RECOVERY 38. Recovery APPENDICES: A. Sizewell Hazard And Risk Overview B. Detailed Emergency Planning Zone C. Extended Emergency Planning Zone D. Advice for Schools E. Advice for Children Centres F. Advice for Care Homes G SCG Response Timeline Guide H. Command, Control and Coordination Diagram I. Key Emergency Services Locations J Standard Countermeasure Advice Template K. Evacuation L. Security Incidents M. Environmental Monitoring Locations N Capability Requirements O. Recovery Arrangements This document is hyperlinked to navigate when viewed online to: APPENDICES Weblinks Material linked by website can also be found on the www.suffolkresilience.com website iii NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Sizewell Off Site Emergency Plan Issue 3.6 dated Oct 18 DISTRIBUTION Organisation National Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Nuclear Emergency Planning Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - RED Advisor Ministry of Defence (MoD) - Joint Regional Liaison Officer Maritime & Coastguard Agency Food Standards Agency Environment Agency – Nuclear Regulation Group (South) and Incidents & Emergencies Business Partner Office for Nuclear Regulation – EP&R Civil Nuclear Constabulary – Contingency Planning Department Public Health England (PHE) - Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) Magnox Ltd: - Emergency Planning Group. - Sizewell A - EHSS&Q Manager EDF Energy- Nuclear Generation: - Head of Emergency Preparedness Emergency Planning Group, - Sizewell B - T&SS Manager Essex & Suffolk Water Anglian Water UKPN RIMNET Regional NHS England – Midlands and East - East (Head of Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response) Public Health England – East of England East of England Ambulance Service – Resilience Manager (Suffolk) Local Suffolk Constabulary - Contingency Planning Manager Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service - Resilience Manager Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group - Emergency Planning Manager Suffolk County Council - Director of Public Health - AD Integrated Services, CYP (redacted) - AD Schools Organisation & Infrastructure (redacted) - AD Highways & Transport (redacted) - Head of Communications (redacted) Suffolk Coastal and Waveney DCs (Redacted Version) - Head of Strategic Housing & Tenant Services JEPU (via Suffolk Resilience Forum (SRF) Website): - Deputy Head of Emergency Planning (for Suffolk CC) - District Emergency Planning Officer (for Suffolk Coastal DC) Suffolk Resilience Website (Redacted Version) iv NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Sizewell Off Site Emergency Plan Issue 3.6 dated Oct 18 GLOSSARY ABBREVIATION/TERM DESCRIPTION ACP Access Control Point - on site ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers ALARP As low as reasonably possible ‘beyond design basis’ a very low frequency, high consequence radiation emergency which is not reasonably foreseeable (as defined in REPPIR para 206) BEIS Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy CCA Civil Contingencies Act 2004 CCR Contact and Control Room - Police CESC Central Emergency Support Centre - operator national response CNC Civil Nuclear Constabulary COBR Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms - national response CRCE Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards CTA Company Technical Advisor DEPZ Detailed Emergency Planning Zone – area set by ONR where detailed and immediate off site emergency arrangements are required to protect the public from the effects of a reasonably foreseeable radiation emergency. ‘deterministic effect’ are those which the severity of the effect varies with radiation dose and there is a threshold below which the effect does not occur. ‘dose’ the amount of radiation energy imparted to the human body DPH Director of Public Health EA Environment Agency ECC Emergency Control Centre EEPZ Extended Emergency Planning Zone - area agreed by SRF where a pre-planning has been completed to allow prompt public protection from the effects of a beyond design basis/reasonable worst case radiation emergency. ‘effective dose’ the sum of dose to whole body from external radiation and from internal radiation. EHO Environmental Health Officer ‘emergency exposures’ a justified and formally authorised dis-application of dose limits under IRR99 for the purpose of allowing emergency response by pre-identified people to a radiation emergency under REPPIR for the purpose of life-saving or plant intervention tasks ERL Emergency Reference Levels - used to plan which countermeasure actions would be most suitable in particular circumstances by means of an upper and lower level of avertable dose ERC Emergency Response Centre – Sizewell B FCP Forward Command Post - Agreed location where emergency service Operational Commanders (BRONZE) will work from to v NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Sizewell Off Site Emergency Plan Issue 3.6 dated Oct 18 perform the functions of command, control and co-ordination, face to face. Other responders may work from this location to manage operational support provided to the emergency services. FOB Forward Operating Base FRSNCC Fire & Rescue Service National Coordination Centre FSA Food Standards Agency GLO Government Liaison Officer GOLD The strategic