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IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
Eighth Meeting
of the Representatives of Competent Authorities
identified under the Early Notification Convention
and the Assistance Convention
Agenda Item 3: Safety Standards in EPR
Emergency Preparedness and Response Standards
Committee (EPReSC)
A. Heinrich
EPReSC Chair
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EPReSC
• Established by DDG-NS in June 2015
• Information to IAEA BoG (GOV/INF/2015/9) in May 2015
• Terms of Reference consistent with those of other Committees
• Commenced work in Nov 2015
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Membership
• 61 Member States
• 99 members (attending,
corresponding and alternates)
• 10 international organizations
• 13 observers
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First EPReSC Meeting
• EPReSC-1 held on 30 Nov – 2 Dec 2015 • Background on the establishment of EPReSC
• SPESS overview and training on IT platforms
• Informational presentations on EPR Safety Standards and EPR Series publications
• Informational presentations by Scientific Secretaries on CSS, SSCs, and NSGC
• WebEx allowed full remote participation of members
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First EPReSC Meeting (cont.)
• Operating Guidelines to support EPReSC work were drafted and discussed
• Currently under review – for approval by EPReSC-2
• Working Plan focuses on four areas:
• Improving global public communication in EPR
• Strengthening implementation of EPR Safety Standards at a national, regional and international level
• Review of GS-G-2.1 and the way forward
• Review of EPR related safety standards and nuclear security guidance under development
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First EPReSC meeting (cont.)
• Two electronic working groups established:
• WG-1: “How to communicate what is safe”
• WG-2: Review of Safety Guide GS-G-2.1
• EPReSC became lead Committee for 2 draft
Safety Guides (transferred from RASSC):
• DS474 (Termination of an Emergency)
• DS475 (Public Communications in EPR)
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WG-1
• Established a working group to recommend
actions on ‘How to communicate what is safe’
• 8 Member States nominated WG members
• Discussion paper in preparation by the Secretariat
• Discussions within WG to start soon
• Recommendations from WG will be submitted
to EPReSC-2 for discussion and formulation of
strategic advice
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WG-2
• Established a working group to provide recommendations on the need for a revision to Safety Guide GS-G-2.1 Arrangements for Preparedness for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency • 8 Member States nominated WG members
• Discussion paper created by the Secretariat comparing GS-G-2.1 against revised requirements in GSR Part 7
• Discussion using the Emergency Preparedness Network (EPNet) and email
• Questionnaire sent to all Member States for additional information gathering on GS-G-2.1
• Recommendations from WG will be submitted to EPReSC-2 for discussion and formulation of a strategic advice
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DS474
• New draft Safety Guide Arrangements for the Termination of a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency
• Lessons learned from past emergencies identified the need for detailed guidance on the topic • Recommended as a priority task from 5th CSS term
• Currently at Step 7: First review of the draft publication by review Committees • EPReSC, RASSC, WASSC, TRANSSC, and NUSSC
• For approval for submission to Member States and relevant international organizations for comments
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DS474 (cont.)
• DS474 Objective: • To provide guidance and recommendations to Member
States on developing arrangements at the preparedness stage to respond to a nuclear or radiological emergency in relation to the transition to either an existing exposure situation, or to a planned exposure situation, as appropriate, and the termination of the emergency
• DS474 will support: • GSR Part 7 Requirement 18 on Termination of a nuclear
or radiological emergency
• GSR Part 3 Requirement 46 on Transition from an emergency to an existing exposure situation
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DS475
• New draft Safety Guide Arrangements for Public
Communications in Preparedness and Response
for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency
• Topic identified as a priority task from 5th CSS term
• Currently at Step 5: Preparing the draft
• Technical Meeting scheduled for 5-9 September 2016
• Note Verbale has been distributed
• Draft is expected to be submitted to EPReSC, RASSC,
WASSC, TRANSSC, and NSGC for first review in 2017
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DS475 (cont.)
• DS475 Objective: • To provide guidance to Member States in developing
arrangements for communicating with the public and media and coordinating with all sources of official information in preparedness for and response to a nuclear or radiological emergency, to facilitate the successful implementation of protective actions and the delivery of consistent messages
• DS475 will support: • Requirements 10 of GSR Part 7 on provision of
information to potentially or actually affected public
• Requirements 13 of GSR Part 7 on communication with the general public
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DS469
• The Document Preparation Profile (DPP) for DS469, the revision of Safety Guide TS-G-1.2 Planning and Preparing for Emergency Response to Transport Accidents Involving Radioactive Material, was approved in 2012 but work was postponed
• A revised DPP for DS469, reflecting the latest Safety Standards, has been drafted by the Secretariat and will be submitted to EPReSC, TRANSSC, RASSC, and NSGC for approval in the summer 2016 meetings
• EPReSC is proposed as a lead Committee
• If approved by the SSCs, the DPP will be submitted to 40th CSS Meeting for approval
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Additional documents for review
• The EPReSC Work Plan includes 35+
Safety Standards and Nuclear Security
Guidance* publications currently under
development which address an aspect of
emergency preparedness and response
* Only those designated as Interface Documents
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Future Meetings
• EPReSC-2:
• 27 June – 1 July 2016
• EPReSC-3:
• 28 November – 2 December 2016
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Thank You
EPReSC Chair: Ann Heinrich, [email protected]
EPReSC Scientific Secretary: Mark Breitinger, [email protected]