The Danish Nuclear emergency prepredness plan NORCOP-COAST Jeppe Vöge, DEMA Nuclear Division Danish Nuclear emergency preparedness plan 1 The Danish Emergency Management Agency The Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is a Danish governmental agency under the Ministry of Defence. The agency was formed under the Danish Emergency Management Act, which came into force on January 1, 1993. Organisation DEMA's mission is to cushion the effects of accidents and disasters on society and to prevent harm to people, property and the environment. Consequently, DEMA has a series of operational, supervisory and regulatory functions concerning emergency management and preparedness. - Danish National Fire and Rescue Service - International support, aid and coorporation - Experts and assistance regarding hazardous chemicals etc. - Danish authority in case of a nuclear emergency. - Regulatory functions regarding technical prevention and regulations - Supervising, assistance and advice to local fire and rescue services. - Education of firemen and leaders in the emergency preparedness. Fire and rescue center Thisted Headquarters Fire and rescue center Birkerød Herning including Nuclear Division Fire and rescue center Hedehusene Fire and rescue center Fire and rescue center Fire and rescue center Haderslev Næstved Allinge Side 2 The Danish Emergency Management Agency Nuclear Division • National Compethent Authority (NCA) • Responsible for maintaining the general nuclear emergency preparedness plan for Denmark • Nuclear Inspectorate function (DTU Newtech Campus Risø) • Maintaining expert knowledge regarding measurements and consequence assessment • Physical protection of transport of nuclear material. 3 Nuclear prepreredness plan, October 30, 2013 24-hour nuclear emergency management And all the usual things Preparedness plan and Monitoring Decision support systems and experts Duty officers stations 11 station sites in Denmark, 3 in Greenland. Each site with 1 Dose rate station AGS421F and 1 spectroscopic monitoring station AGS710F from Envinet. 2 Sites in Denmark with air-filter stations. Data collected at DEMA NUC and transmitted to EURDEP. Measurement equipment – AGS, CGS and landbased teams 12. oktober 2015 Preparedness Planning and Crisis Management in Denmark PURPOSE The purpose of the Danish preparedness planning and crisis management is to prevent that major accidents affect life, welfare and environment. All Danish authorities - municipalities, regions and central authorities - are required to plan for maintaining their most critical functions in event of major accidents and crises. 12. oktober 2015 Preparedness Planning and Crisis Management in Denmark FIVE GENERAL PRINCIPLES Sector responsibility i.e. that the department or agency which has the daily responsibility for a given sector retains responsibility for that sector during crisis; Similarity stating the importance of maintaining the largest similarity possible between the daily setup and the crisis management setup in order to minimise the extent of organisational re-arrangements when activating the crisis management organisation; Subsidiarity which means that emergency management and crisis management activities should be handled at the lowest organisational level possible; Cooperation Authorities are responsible for cooperating and coordinating with each other in terms of both preparedness planning and crisis management.; Precaution In a situation with unclear or incomplete information, it is always preferable to establish a higher, rather than a lower, level of preparedness. 12. oktober 2015 National Preparedness Planning and Crisis Management NUC-plan . Pandemic-plan 12. oktober 2015 NUC specific planning by using the overall principles NUC PLAN DEMA GENERAL PLAN GUIDELINES AND STANDARD OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES PROCEDURES – FOR MEASUREMENT TEAMS – INCLUDING CGA & AGS Among ”SOP for passage af SPECIFIC EXPERT GUIDELINES & (Carborne and Airborne Nuclear Powered Ships.” INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCEDURES gammaspectromety) ACTIVATIONS AND CALLOUT IN THE NUCLEAR PREPAREDNESS ? CONTACT LISTS ETC. Eksternal publications IAEA etc.etc. 12. oktober 2015 Activation of the nuclear preparedness organisation: INFORMATION / ALARM POLICE HQ (NWP) DANISH EMERGENCY IAEA AGENCY MANGEMENT EU (NCA) M.FL. NATIONAL OPERATIV STAFF CALLOUT / ACTIVATION 12. oktober 2015 SOP in case of passage of nuclear propelled vessels: Screendump from MAS (Maritime Assistance Service) in Denmark showing the following of ”50 Let Pobedy” Accoding to DEMA NUC SOP for passage, compiled informations about expected passage times, points and speed. Route-T (IMO recommendation) for all vessels with a draught of 11 metres or more, and Vessels carrying highly radioactive material. Points shows default positions where a a time-of-arrival and plume-prognosis calculation is prepared by NUC DEMA. List of icebreakers followed by DEMA NUC. Picture of 50 Let Pobedy’s passage through Danish Waters. Picture provided by MAS Denmark. 12. oktober 2015 SOP in case of passage of nuclear propelled vessels: • NUC DEMA also reacts in case of passage of nuclear propelled vessels. • In most cases it is also possible to follow the icebreakers with VTS/AIS (Vessel Traffic Services / Automatic Identification System) outside their own territorial water. (https://www.marinetraffic.com/ may in some cases be used) • Icebreakers are not legally obliged to announce their passage, but a practical procedure has arisen where they announce the passage. When DEMA NUC becomes aware of the passage the following steps are taken: • One person from the group of duty officers and one helper are appointed as responsible for monitoring the passage and for making calculations. • The National Institute of Radiation Protection is contacted and Nessasary actions are discussed and agreed upon. • Norway, Germany, Sweden and Finland are informed about passage and agreed actions. • Other duty officers in the Danish emergency agency are informed about the passage • The management of DEMA and the ministry are informed 12. oktober 2015 Thank you for your time. 12. oktober 2015.