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Emergency Public Information

Emergency Public Information. Keeping the Public Informed in a Radiological Emergency. For authorities responsible for emergency public information in case of nuclear or radiation emergency. Table of contents INTRODUCTION PART I. RISK OF RADIATION ACCIDENTS IN BRIEF

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Emergency Public Information

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  1. Emergency Public Information

  2. Keeping the Public Informed in a Radiological Emergency For authorities responsible for emergency public information in case of nuclear or radiation emergency.

  3. Table of contents • INTRODUCTION • PART I. RISK OF RADIATION ACCIDENTS IN BRIEF • Range of Radiation-Related Threats • International Nuclear Event Scale • Potential Danger of Nuclear Facilities • Control of Radiation Environment • Emergency Intervention • Countermeasures after Major Radiation Accidents • The 1957 Accident, South Ural • The Chernobyl Accident, 1986 • Strategic Planning after Radioactive Contamination • (to be continued)

  4. Table of contents • (continued) • PART II. EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION • Why to keep the public informed? • Who is responsible? • Points of Difficulty • Warning and EPI • PART III. EPI ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION • Public Relations • Public Information Provision • Response to public concerns • Media Relations • Single source of official information • EPI planning • Developing an EPI Annex

  5. The Manual is intended for educating the public in radiation protection and appropriate actions in case of accidents or incidents accompanied by radioactive contamination.

  6. Training of the Personnel of Information Services of Nuclear Industrial Facilities • The topics of personnel training in how to communicate to the public in case of a radiation accident or informational crisis: • Principles of communication in crisis situations; • Practical knowledge of telephone communications in conflict situations; • Basic knowledge for assessing radiation hazard for population in case of a radiation accident; • Answers to frequently asked questions on level of danger and population protection in radiation emergency conditions; • Terminology and interpretation of technical information; • Obligations and responsibilities for the public information.

  7. Tutorial on emergency information • The objective of the present work is to develop and test a Tutorial on emergency information, which is based on international experience and Russian federal system of emergency prevention and response. • The Tutorial is to include the following elements: • Lecture course on emergency information; • Practical exercises book on emergency information, which shall include examples and tasks for homework; • Computer simulator "hot telephone line" • Methodical guidance to the computer simulator.

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