FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL
AND NUCLEAR SUPERVISION SERVICE OF RUSSIA
RESOLUTION
No. 15 of December 27, 2006
ON APPROVAL AND ENACTMENT OF THE FEDERAL CODES AND
REGULATIONS IN THE FIELD OF ATOMIC ENERGY USE
PROVISIONS ON PROCEDURE OF ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY SITUATION AND PROMPT
COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION IN CASE OF RADIATION
HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS AT NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES
The Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service resolves the
following:
to approve and enact from June 1, 2007 the attached federal codes and regulations in
the field of atomic energy use "Provisions on procedure of the announcement of
emergency preparedness, emergency situation and prompt communication of information
in case of radiation hazardous situations at nuclear fuel cycle facilities" (NP-078-06).
Chairman
K.B.Pulikovsky
Approved by:
Resolution of the
Federal
Environmental,
Industrial
and Nuclear Supervision Service
No.15 of December 27, 2006
Enacted
on June 1, 2007
FEDERAL CODES AND REGULATIONS
IN THE FIELD OF ATOMIC ENERGY USE
PROVISIONS ON PROCEDURE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
EMERGENCY SITUATION AND PROMPT COMMUNICATION OF
INFORMATION IN CASE OF RADIATION HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS AT
NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES
NP-078-06
This regulatory document "Provisions on procedure of the announcement of
emergency preparedness, emergency situation and prompt communication of information
in case of radiation hazardous situations at nuclear fuel cycle facilities" establishes basic
requirements for the procedure of announcing and communicating information in case of
emergency situations or the risks of their taking place at nuclear fuel cycle facilities.
This is the initial release of the document <*>.
-------------------------------<*> The present version of the regulatory document was developed by the Institute
of Safe Development of Nuclear Power Industry of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Proposals, provided by the specialists of Rosatom, Rostechnadzor, SEС NRS, FMBA of
Russia, FSUE GNTs RF-FEI, FSUE “SRC RF NIIAR”, FSUE “PA “Mayak”, FSUE
SSC, were taken into account when developing the document.
The document was developed in accordance with the Federal Law "On the use of
atomic energy", Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation “On procedure
for collection and exchange of information in the field of protection of population and
territories against natural and man-induced emergencies”, requirements of federal codes
and regulations in the field of atomic energy use, documents of Rosatom, including the
following: Provisions on functional subsystem of the prevention and elimination of
emergency situations at organizations (facilities) supervised by and subordinate to
Rosatom; Provisions on information exchange; Provisions on interaction between plant
dispatcher services and dispatcher division of the Situation and crisis center; Procedure of
informing about current state of industry enterprises and about abnormal situations;
Temporary provisions on expert groups of the Branch commission for emergency
situations, instructions of the Ministry of emergency situations of Russia regarding the
time period for and format of submitting information about the protection of public and
territories from emergency situations of natural and man-induced character, as well as in
accordance with IAEA recommendations: Guidance on radiation protection in case of
reactor accidents, General instructions for the assessment of and response to radiological
emergency situations, procedure of preparation fro response to nuclear or radiation
accidents.
The regulatory document was subjected to the legal review of the Ministry of Justice
of the Russian Federation (Letter No. 01/2135-АБ of March 14, 2007).
1. PURPOSE AND APPLICATION SCOPE
1.1. This regulatory document establishes requirements for the procedure of
announcing and communicating information in case of emergency situations or the risks
of their occurrence at a nuclear fuel cycle facility, including nuclear fuel cycle object(s)
and commercial reactors with necessary employees (personnel), located within the
boundaries of the site determined by the design (hereinafter referred to as the “NFCF”).
The document was developed in accordance with the Federal Law "On the use of
atomic energy" <*>.
-------------------------------<*> Federal Law No.170-FZ of 21.11.1995 "On the use of atomic energy",
Collection of the legislation of the Russian Federation No. 48, 1995, article 4552 with
changes of 10.02.1997 No. 28-FZ, Collection of the legislation of the Russian Federation
No.7, 1997, article 808; of 10.07.2001 No. 94-FZ, Collection of the legislation of the
Russian Federation No.29, 2001, article 2949; of 28.03.2002 No.33-FZ, Collection of the
legislation of the Russian Federation, No. 13, 2002, article 1180; of 11.11.2003 No. 140-
FZ, Collection of the legislation of the Russian Federation, 2003, No.46 (part I), article
4436.
1.2. This regulatory document covers designed, constructed, operated and
decommissioned NFCFs of any potential radiation hazard category.
1.3. The requirements of the present regulatory document cover emergency
situations of radiation and non-radiation nature, including those ones that are caused by
fires, flooding, earthquakes, hurricanes, industrial incidents or other operational
occurrences at NFCFs, as well as those connected with the unauthorized actions that may
cause a radiation accident.
2. PROCEDURE OF ANNOUNCING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY SITUATION AND
PROMPT INFORMATION EXCHANGE AT NFCFs
2.1. Procedure of announcing the state of Emergency preparedness or Emergency
situation at NFCFs.
2.1.1. The operating organization shall develop criteria for announcing the states of
Emergency preparedness and Emergency situation for every NFCF and its radiation
hazardous objects.
The values of effective dose basic limit and permissible radionuclide concentration
in the premises of personnel permanent attendance as per radiation safety standards shall
be the criteria for announcing the state of Emergency preparedness at a NFCF. The
values corresponding to level A of dose criteria, specified by radiation safety standards,
shall be criteria for announcing the state of Emergency situation at a NFCF.
2.1.2. In case there are violations of the limits and (or) conditions of safe facility
operation, characterized by the exceeding of the criteria for the states of Emergency
preparedness or Emergency situation, as well as in case there is threat to NFCF safety
due to situations provided in item 1.3, personnel shall immediately do the following:
- inform the official of NFCF operating organization (or even the duty dispatcher of
the operating organization) about the situation;
- take measures related to assistance in case of injures, threat to human life and
personnel overexposure;
- take measures to eliminate the occurrence or mitigate its consequences.
2.1.3. Procedure of reporting within NFCF divisions and procedure of reporting
from NFCF divisions to the duty dispatcher shall be determined by a relevant
administrative document of the operating organization (Appendix 1).
2.1.4. Each NFCF division shall develop a list of potential normal operation
occurrences in the process of production, which the duty dispatcher shall be immediately
informed about. The list is approved by the operating organization (technical director or
chief engineer of the facility).
2.1.5. Basic operative information, communicated by the NFCF divisions to the the
dispatcher service, shall include the following:
- date, time, name of a facility, place where the event occurred;
- brief description of the occurrence, possible causes of it;
- data on radiation impact on personnel, public and the environment;
- state of the facility prior to the occurrence;
- state of the facility and nature of the hazard at the moment when information and
data on injured was communicated;
- classification of the occurrence as per requirements according to the established
procedure;
- position, full name of an official responsible for the management of division
activities (at the time of occurrence) and elimination of occurrence consequences;
- position, full name of an official who communicated the information to the
dispatcher service.
2.1.6. NFCF Director (head) (or his/her deputy) makes a decision on announcing the
state of Emergency preparedness and (or) Emergency situation at the NFCF, and on
pitting into force plans of measures on the protection of personnel and public in case of
an accident at the NFCF, as well as makes orders to the chairman of the commission for
prevention and elimination of emergency situations and ensuring fire safety in the
operating organization (hereinafter referred to as the OCES) and to the head of a
structural unit authorized with solution of tasks related to the protection of public and
territories in emergency situations (or to his/her deputy).
2.1.7. The decision made by NFCF Director shall be announced to all NFCF
personnel. All communication and announcement means (loudspeakers, direct
communication and telephone lines) shall be used.
2.1.8. After the state of Emergency preparedness is announced at the NFCF, the
personnel and equipment shall be prepared to eliminate the occurrence and to localize
and eliminate its consequences.
2.2. Procedure of announcement in case of radiation-hazardous situations or
accidents at NFCFs.
2.2.1. The procedure of public informing in case of radiation hazardous situations or
accidents at the NFCF shall be developed in advance, approved by the operating
organization and agreed upon with organizations participating in accident elimination, as
per the plan of measures on the protection of personnel in case of an accident at the
NFCF.
2.2.2. During the first hour after the accident took place at the NFCF, the dispatcher
of the facility (or NFCF official, in accordance with dispatcher's order) shall inform the
duty dispatcher of the Situation and crisis center of Rosatom (hereinafter referred to as
Rosatom SCC) and the duty officer of Rostechnadzor about the following information,
for further operative prediction of the radiation situation at the NFCF:
- name of the NFCF and divisions of the NFCF;
- date and time of accident initiation;
- pre-accident state of the damaged facility;
- possible cause of the accident, brief characteristics of the accident, total quantity of
radioactive products released into the environment during the accident, approximate
isotopic composition of the discharge;
- the state of the damaged facility at the moment of information communication;
- brief description of meteorological conditions during and after the accident in the
area of the NFCF (air temperature, cloudiness, wind velocity and direction).
2.2.3. As soon as the state of Emergency preparedness and (or) Emergency situation
is announced and the plan of measures on the protection of personnel in case of an
accident at the NFCF is put into force, the operating organization shall inform the
following individuals and authorities about the accident:
- head of Rostechnadzor inspection department at a given NFCF;
- duty officers of a medical unit of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency
(hereinafter referred to as the FMBA of Russia) and regional FMBA office servicing the
NFCE and a duty officer of the Emergency Medical Radiation Dosimetry Center of the
FMBA of Russia (the EMRDC of the FMBA of Russia);
- territorial bodies of department for CD and ES of the town where the NFCF is
situated, and of the region (autonomous district) where the NFCE is sited;
- heads of administration of the town and the region (the autonomous district) where
the NFCF is sited;
- administration of enterprises implementing construction and providing for NFCE
functioning and vital activity;
- dispatcher of power system corresponding department;
- division of the the State Fire Protection Service (hereinafter referred to as the
SFPS) and regional fire protection authority;
- territorial body of Rosgidromet;
- organizations of other ministries and offices at NFCF area and control area
(hereinafter referred to as the CA);
- authorities of the settlements located within a 5 kilometer area around the NFCF;
- as well as other organizations and authorities concerned.
2.2.4. In case of a radiation hazardous situation or accident at the NFCF, the
operating organization shall immediately inform NFCF personnel and the personnel of
enterprises and organizations, public living in the settlements located within NFCF CA,
using all communication and announcement means.
2.2.5. As soon as the information concerning the announcement of the state of
Emergency preparedness and (or) Emergency situation at the NFCF is received from the
operating organization, and as soon as the plan of measures on the protection of
personnel in case of an accident at the NFCF is put into force, the duty dispatcher of
Rosatom SCC shall inform the following individuals and organizations about the
situation at the damaged NFCF:
the specialist on duty in Rosatom;
- operative duty dispatcher of the FMBA of Russia;
- management of the department for nuclear materials production of Rosatom
(hereinafter referred to as Rosatom Department for NMP);
- operative man on duty in Rosgidromet;
- other organizations and authorities concerned using duty telephone numbers from a
separate list in accordance with the category of an occurrence.
2.2.6. NFCF Director (or his/her Deputy) shall submit information about the
following to the management of Rosatom Department for NMP, chairman (deputy
chairman) of the Branch commission for emergency situations prevention and
elimination and fire safety assurance of Rosatom, heads of regional and local authorities:
- causes of announcing the emergency situation and putting into force the the plan of
measures on the protection of personnel in case of an accident at the NFCF;
- measures implemented to eliminate the accident, scope of the accident and
predicted spreading of radioactive contamination;
- need to provide urgent support to the NFCF.
2.2.7. The management of Rosatom Department for NMF shall inform the Head of
Rosatom (Chairman of the Branch commission for emergency situations of Rosatom),
Rostechnadzor Chairman about the implemented measures and the need of urgent
centralized technical support.
2.2.8. Upon the decision of the Branch commission for emergency situations of
Rosatom, Rosatom SCC shall inform the following individuals and organizations:
- heads of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (EMERCOM),
Rostechnadzor about the accident, the measures that were implemented are to be
implemented, need of support to Rosatom for the localization of the accident and
elimination of its consequences;
- head of the FMBA of Russia about the injured, measures taken and about need of
urgent specialized medical aid and of the evacuation of facility personnel not
participating in accident elimination and of public living near the NFCF;
- the mass media about the accident and measures taken to ensure safety ( by
Rosatom and other bodies and organizations) and decisions made regarding urgent
support to the NFCE, its personnel and public depending on the scope of the emergency
situations;
- international organizations about the accident and measures taken to ensure safety
(by Rosatom and other bodies and organizations) and decisions made regarding urgent
support to the NFCF, its personnel and public depending on the scope of the emergency
situation.
2.3. Requirements for the format, content of operative information and time period
for its communication in case of radiation hazardous situations and accidents at the
NFCF.
2.3.1. In case of events attributed to the operational events, as well as events with
radiation consequences of Levels 7-2 as per INES scale (events of Categories A1-A6),
the prompt message shall be prepared in the format according to federal codes and
regulations which determine the procedure for investigation and accounting of
operational occurrences at the NFCF.
2.3.2. In case the sate of Emergency situation is announced at the NFCF, there
should be immediate informing about the risk (prediction) of the emergency situation as
per 1/ES format and about main parameters of the emergency situation as per 2/ES
format in accordance with the formats, provided in Appendix 2.
2.3.3. During the whole period starting from the moment when the state of
Emergency preparedness and (or) Emergency situation has been announced up to the
completion of activities related to the localization of occurrence (accident) consequences,
the dispatcher of the facility informs the duty dispatcher of Rosatom SCC about the
following:
- development of situation and progress of the activities on occurrence elimination
(or urgent reference information upon request) not later than two hours after the
beginning of the accident;
- notification and announcement in case of an accident or radiation hazardous
situation, information about management of forces and means for the localization of the
consequences of an occurrence not hazardous for the public - during 8 hours from the
beginning of the accident;
- event that took place during 24 hours while the activities on the localization and
elimination of occurrence consequences were performed, state of radiation (chemical)
situation - until 8:00 (Moscow time) of the next day.
2.3.4. NFCF dispatcher shall communicate all additional and updated information
about the emergency situation at the NFCF to the dispatcher on duty of the SCC of
Rosatom.
Appendix 1
(recommended)
PROCEDURE OF
REPORTING ABOUT OCCURRENCES AT
NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES
Name
Pos of information
.
No.
1. Information
about the
occurrence
(operative
primary)
2. Information
about the
occurrence
Responsible
official
3.
OCES Chairman
Facility Director
Chief Engineer
Deputy Chief Engineer
Head of OCES
Duty dispatcher of Rosatom SCC
Head of inspection department
of Rostechnadzor at the NFCF
OCES members
OCES Chairman
Facility Director
Facility
Director
(responsible
person, appointed
by Director
General)
Territorial bodies
for CD and ES of the town and the
region (autonomous district) where
the NFCF is sited
duty officer of Rostechnadzor
Heads of the administration of the
town and
region (autonomous district)
Head of the FMBA of Russia
MChS of Russia
SFPS division for NFCF protection
and
regional fire protection authority
4.
5.
Preliminary
information
about
occurrence for
identifying
its category
Identification of
occurrence
category
Prompt
informing about
occurrence at
NFCF
Addressee
Shift supervisor of Dispatcher on duty at the facility
the division
Dispatcher
on duty
at the facility
Military Unit of the Ministry of
Internal Affairs of Russia, protecting
NFCF (duty officer of the unit,
commander of the guard)
Bodies of the Federal Security
Service and the Ministry of Internal
Affairs of Russia
Territorial body of Rosgidromet
Organizations of other ministries and
offices at NFCF area and CS
Authorities of the settlements
located within a 5 kilometer area
around the NFCF
Appendix 2
FORMATS OF
INFROMATION (MESSAGES) ABOUT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
AT NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES,
PROVIDED TO ROSATOM AND ROSTECHNADZOR
INFORMATION (MESSAGE)
ABOUT THE RISK (PREDICTION) OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Co
de
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
Content of the data
Name of the potential ES
Potential region (facility) of ES
Affiliation of the region (facility) of potential ES
Predicted time period and scope of potential ES
Suggested measures on prevention of ES development (on mitigation of
possible consequences and damage)
Organization that carried out the forecast or other forecast sources
Additional textual information
Signature of NFCF Head
Note. If there is a threat of occurrence or in case of occurrence of emergencies in the
sea or water reservoirs, there shall be information as per code No.2 about latitude and
longitude of the place where the emergency occurred in the sea, lake, or distance in
kilometers from the settlements located on the riverside or near channels.
INFORMATION (MESSAGE) ABOUT THE FACT AND MAIN PARAMETERS OF
THE EMERGENCY SITUATION
Code
Content of information
1. General data
1.1.
Type of emergency situation _______________________________
1.2.
Date, month, year of emergency situation ___________
1.3.
Moscow time, h., min. ______________________________
1.4.
Local time, h., min. ________________________________
1.5.
Place: regional center _______________________________
1.6.
Republic (region) _______________________
1.7.
city (town) ____________________________________________
1.8.
district ____________________________________________
1.9.
Object of national economy_______________________________________
1.10. Name ____________________________________________
1.11. Ownership form _____________________________________
1.12. Branch (industry) _________________________________________________
1.13. Ministry (authority) ________________________________
1.14. Causes of emergency situation ________________________________
1.15. Brief description of emergency situation _______________________________
2. Meteorological data
2.1.
Air temperature, centigrade degree.
_______________________________________
2.2.
Wind direction and speed, centigrade degree, m/sec ________________
2.3.
Humidity, % ____________________________________________
2.4.
Precipitations, type _____________ amount _______ mm
2.5.
Condition of air bottom layer _____________________
2.6.
Visibility _______________________________________________
2.7.
Ice conditions ______________________________________
Main parameters of emergency situation
3. Earthquake
3.1.
Epicenter magnitude, points _____________________________
3.2.
Depth from the ground surface, km ________________________
3.3.
Coordinates: latitude, degree, min, sec ______________________
longitude, degree, min, sec __________________________
3.4.
Earthquake intensity in big settlements, points
_____________________________________________
3.5.
Additional textual information _____________________
4. Radioactive contamination
4.1.
Radioactive contamination source ______________________________
4.2.
Radiation level in velocity of the source (indicate distance from
radioactive contamination source), milliroentgen/hour, roentgen/hour _______
4.3.
Remoteness of the external boundary:
а) areas of emergency measures, m ________________________________
b) areas of preventive measures, m __________________________
c) areas of restrictions, m __________________________________
4.4.
Radiation levels as per areas, milliroentgen/hour, roentgen/hour:
a) areas of emergency measures ___________________________________
b) areas of preventive measures _____________________________
c) areas of restrictions _____________________________________
4.5.
Additional textual information ______________________________
5. Flooding
5.1.
Causes of flooding _________________________
5.2.
Water rise level against the standard, m ________________________
5.3.
Flooding duration, h _________________________
5.4.
Water rise rate, m/h ______________________________
5.5.
Time of travel of the break-through wave to the settlements and large
objects of the national economy, h ___________________________
5.6.
Size of a closure channel in a dam, dike, ________________
5.7.
Additional textual information ______________________________
6. Bacterial contamination
6.1.
Epidemic, epizootic, epiphytotics _________________________
6.2.
Type of bacterial agent _____________________________
6.3.
Additional textual information ______________________________
7. Chemical contamination
7.1.
7.2.
Source of the chemical contamination __________________________
Name of chemically hazardous substances(ChHS)
__________________________________
7.3.
ChHS amount released into the air, kg, t ________
7.4.
Amount of highly toxic substances (HTS),
total amount in facility tanks, kg, t ________________________________
7.5.
Spillage square, m2 _________________________________________
7.6.
Height of the pallet (border) m ___________________________
7.7.
Additional textual information ______________________________
8. Fire
8.1.
Number of fire sources, pcs ____________________________________
8.2.
Fire area, m2, hectare _______________________________________
8.3.
Direction of fire propagation, degree. _____________________
8.4.
Rate of fire propagation, km/h _____________________
8.5.
Area of smoke generation, m2 _____________________________
8.6.
Water supply, % _________________________________
8.7.
Destroyed by fire:
8.7.1. objects of the national economy, pcs
__________________________________________
8.7.2. social-purpose objects, pcs. ______________________
8.7.3. forests, thousand hectares _______________________________________
8.7.4. agricultural lands, hectare _______________________________________
8.7.5. peat fields, hectare __________________________________________
8.7.6. additional textual information ______________________________
8.8.
Additional textual information ______________________________
9. Emergency situations in water areas
9.1.
Heaving of the sea ________ force ____________________________
9.2.
Nature of ship damage _______________________________________
9.3.
Number of people needing aid, prs __________________
_____________________
9.4.
What help the captain of a ship is asking for __________________
9.5.
Taken measures ____________________________________________________
9.6.
Causes of oil spillage ___________________________________
9.7.
Amount and grade of oil products ________________________________
9.8.
Propagation rate and direction of drift of the oil product spot
___________________________________________________
9.9.
Probability of coast boundary contamination _________________
9.10. Aid requested ____________________________________
10. Losses
10.1. Total, persons ______________________________________________________
10.2. including death-roll, number __________________________________
10.3. Number of children, persons who died
______________________________________________
10.4. Additional textual information ______________________________
11.
Condition of buildings and structures
11.1. Destroyed: _______________________________________________________
11.1.1. objects of the national economy, pcs
__________________________________________
11.1.2. apartment houses, pcs.
_________________________________________________
11.1.3. medical institutions, pcs. __________________________________
11.1.4. other buildings and structures, pcs. __________________________________
11.2. Damaged: ______________________________________________________
11.1.2. objects of the national economy, pcs
__________________________________________
11.2.2. apartment houses, pcs.
_________________________________________________
11.2.3. medical institutions, pcs. __________________________________
11.2.4. other buildings and structures, pcs. __________________________________
11.3. Additional textual information ______________________________
12. Condition of communications
Failed:
12.1. In settlements:
12.1.1 electric power supply lines, km ______________________________________
12.1.2. communication lines, km _________________________________________
12.1.3. railways, km _______________________________________________
12.1.4. automobile roads, km
____________________________________________________
12.1.5. bridges, pcs. _____________________________________________
12.1.6. water-pipelines, m _________________________________________
12.1.7. gas-pipelines, m _________________________________________
12.1.8. heating mains, m ___________________________________________
12.1.9. sewerage networks, m ________________________________
12.1.10. structures (indicated failed areas of viaducts,
pumping stations, broiler boiler houses, etc.), pcs. _____________
12.2. Main communication lines _______________________________________
12.2.1 electric power supply lines, km ______________________________________
12.2.2 communication lines, km _________________________________________
12.3. products pipelines: ________________________________________________
12.3.1. name _____________________________________________________
12.3.2. length, m _________________________________________________
12.4. Bridges and road structures:
12.4.1. name _____________________________________________________
12.4.2. amount, pcs. __________________________________________________
12.5. Additional textual information ______________________________
13. Agricultural animals
13.1. Total accounted, thousand heads ______________________________
13.2. including by species, thousand heads _________________________________
13.3. Total losses, thousand heads ________________________________
13.4. including by species, thousand heads _________________________________
13.5. Additional textual information ______________________________
14. Agricultural lands, afforestation
14.1. Total accounted, thousand hectares _________________________________
14.2. including by types, thousand hectares________________________
14.3. total losses, thousand hectares ___________________________________
14.4. damage in monetary terms ______________________________
14.5. Additional textual information ______________________________
15.
Transport accidents ______________________________________________
16.
Accidents in electric power grids and complex power systems
_____________________________
17.
Mudflows, avalanches, landslips ___________________________________
18.
Tsunami, hurricanes, tornado _________________________________
19.
Explosions __________________________________________________
20.
Other data ____________________________________________________
Signature of NFCF Head