�Emergency Preparedness and Response Arrangements�---------�Greece

K. Karfopoulos, C. Potiriadis, E. Carinou, C. Housiadas

Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Department

Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE)

konstantinos.karfopoulos@eeae.gr

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Regulatory authority

• National regulatory authority, competent for the control, regulation and supervision in the fields of nuclear energy, nuclear technology, radiological and nuclear safety and radiation protection.

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• EEAE is supervised by the Minister of Development and Investments.

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Directive 2013/59/Euratom

National legislative framework

Experience and implementation

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Important changes

• Optimization through the Reference levels of �20 – 100 mSv/y. �Social and economical aspects are considered as well.

• Assessment of potential emergency exposure situations and associated public and emergency occupational exposures
• Provisions for the transition in a planned or existing exposure situation after the termination of the emergency.
• Consultation with interested parties as crucial part of the emergency management.

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Assessment of potential emergency exposure situations

The basis for the design of the Specific Radiological or �Nuclear Emergency Response Plans (ESARPEA):

• Supervised by the General Secretariat For Civil Protection
• No terrorist acts are taken into account
• 4 scenarios were studied:
• Accident on a nuclear propelled ship
• Accident on a nuclear reactor outside the country
• Accident on a licensed facility within the country
• Accident on an unpredicted area within Greece

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1^st edition June 2019

Approved by the EEAE Board

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Assessment of potential emergency exposure situations�Accident on a nuclear reactor outside the country

Scope: Assessment of both the level and type of preparation required

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• Accident equivalent to Chernobyl or Fukushima in the closest to Greece NPP
• Conservative scenario (extreme source term and unfavorable weather conditions)
• Hysplit & JRODOS were used for the simulation

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• A significant release is likely to have an impact on the country, �but it will NOT pose an immediate risk to the health of the population
• NO urgent measures are required

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Assessment of potential emergency exposure situations�Accident on a nuclear reactor outside the country

Scope: Assessment of both the level and type of preparation required

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Critical Parameters to be considered

• Maintenance of trust with the public
• Instructions to the public, before there are relevant measurements
• Implementation of measures for food control / use of the OILs
• Characterization of many samples �(sampling, distribution, measurement, results)
• Import goods
• Information of Greek citizens outside the country
• Large uncertainties

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EPR Specific Plan

• Scope , objectives
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Strategic plan:
• Initial Phase
• Response phase
• Termination of the emergency
• Medium-term and Long-term control and supervision

In consultation with the stakeholders and the public

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EPR Specific Plan – Main ideas

• Operation Intervention Level : 150 nSv/h (OIL3_γ)
• Measurements from our telemetric network.
• At this level, the assessment of potential emergency �exposure situations indicated that a critical group of �the population might exceed 20 mSv/y due to the �consumption:
• Milk
• Leafy vegetables
• Rain water
• Ιn order to examine for each regional unit (74 units)�whether this OIL has been exceeded, information�is received from more than one stations, taking �into account appropriate weighting factors
• a denser network is being designed

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Priority products

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EPR Specific Plan – Main Measures

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Challenges

• Environmental and food radioactivity sampling and measurements
• How many samples?
• What kind of samples and from which regions?
• Who will perform the sampling?
• In which way will these samples be distributed?
• Who is going to measure the samples?
• Management of the contaminated food

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• Public information
• Even when there are no consequences within the country
• Before the emergency (radiation protection in case of an emergency; measures; responsible organizations)
• During the emergency (type of the emergency; measures;

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EPR Specific Plan – Main Measures

9 samples / week from each regional unit where OIL3γ > 150 nSv/h

+ 200 samples / week from the regional units that are the main producers of milk � and leafy vegetables (first priority products)

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EPR Specific Plan – Main Measures

150 annual samples (cereals; oats; wheat)

110 samples / week (milk, leafy vegetables, fruits, potatoes)

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Challenges

• Environmental and food radioactivity sampling and measurements
• How many samples?
• What kind of samples and from which regions?
• Who will perform the sampling? (civil protection or environmental units at regional level)
• In which way will these samples be distributed?
• Who is going to measure the samples? (EEAE and the network of collaborating laboratories)
• Management of the contaminated food

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• Public information
• Even when there are no consequences within the country
• Before the emergency (radiation protection in case of an emergency; measures; responsible organizations)
• During the emergency (type of the emergency; measures;

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Thank you very much!

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