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IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency
Communication with the IAEA and Requesting Assistance
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Incident and Emergency Centre
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Assistance Convention
“Parties to Assistance Convention have undertaken to cooperate among them and with IAEA to facilitate prompt provision of assistance in case of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency, in order to mitigate its consequences.”
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IAEA Incident and Emergency System
• The Incident and Emergency System (IES) implements the Agency’s functions
• IES consists of:• 24/7 available warning point• 24/7 on-call system• Call-out system• Steering group
System Modes:
Normal/Ready Mode
Basic Response Mode
Full Response Mode
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Requesting Assistance
• In the event of nuclear or radiological incident or emergency:• Competent Authority or Permanent Mission can
request assistance1. Submit the RFA form on USIE;
2. Fax to the IEC; or
3. Telephone to the IEC.
• RFA include scope and type of assistance:• Information on event• Type(s) of assistance required
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International Assistance Activation
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Relevant international organizations
Assessment Mission
National Warning Point
National Assistance Capabilities - NAC
Requesting State
1Request
assistance
1aDeploy ifneeded
1bAssess situation
and needs
2Alert of needs
3Notify
4Coordinate
5
Competent Authority
4Coordinate
RequestedMember States
Agreed NAC utilised ordeployed according to accepted
Assistance Action Plan
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Response and Assistance Network (RANET)
• RANET was established in 2000 • Operational tool to implement the
Assistance Convention• Provision of international assistance upon
request
• RANET is network of States • Capable and willing to provide assistance
upon request• Appropriately trained, equipped and
qualified personnel• Respond quickly and effectively to
emergencies
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RANET Functional Areas
• Source Search and Recovery (SSR)• Radiation Survey (RS)• Environmental Sampling and Analysis (ESA)• Radiological Assessment and Advice (RAA)• Decontamination (DE)• Medical Support (MS)• Dose Assessment (DA)• Nuclear Installation Assessment and Advice
(NAA)
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State Parties Registered in RANET
June 2014: 25 State Parties
EBSFAT FAT + EBS
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Assistance Missions
• An Assistance Mission is performed by a group of qualified experts and can be:
• A deployed Field Assistance Team (FAT)
• an External Based Support (EBS); or
• a Joint Assistance Team (JAT) comprising of a combination of FAT and/or EBS
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Assistance Missions following industrial radiography accidents
Requesting State
Nature of event Mission Date Assisting Parties
Functional Areas
Chile Overexposure from industrial source
December-2005
ArgentinaBrazil
France
Dose Reconstruction, Biodosimetry and Medical
SupportVenezuela Overexposure
from industrial source
June-2010
July-2010
France
Argentina
Dose Reconstruction, Biodosimetry and Medical
SupportPeru Overexposure
from industrial source
January-2012 France Dose Reconstruction, Biodosimetry and Medical
SupportPeru Overexposure
from industrial source
January-2012
2013
France, USA (2012)
France, Chile (2013)
Medical Support
Peru Overexposure from industrial source
April-2014 France
Brazil
Dose Reconstruction and Medical Support
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Assistance MissionVenezuela, 2010
• Overexposure of members of the public from an industrial radiography source
• Dose reconstruction and medical assistance
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Assistance MissionPeru, 2012
• Overexposure of radiography worker owing to improper handling of an industrial radiography source
• Medical advice, support in dose reconstruction and medical treatment
