Causes
- Human errors
- System failures
- Natural disasters
Preparedness
- Comprehensive emergency preparedness plan
- Standard Operating procedures for operating plants and emergencies. Proper licensing, and regulation.
- Safety audits of plants – Atomic Energy Regulatory Board in India, Atomic Energy Act.
- Inter-Agency coordination – technical experts, district, state, and central level.
- Pre-identification of Emergencies specific to plans
Response
- Plant Emergency
- Emergency restricted to plant facility/ a part of the plant.
- Emergency operation procedures for assessment of emergencies and mitigation.
- Pre-identification of facility-specific situations and their classification.
- Alerting plant personnel through sirens.
- Communication with the Emergency Response Centres at district, state, and centre.
- Identified assembly locations to be maintained.
- Extensive Radiological Survey.
- Extensive radiological survey.
- Suitable treatment mechanisms for personnel at all assembly areas.
- Temporary shelters / Shifting areas.
- Emergency vehicles.
- Radiological monitoring.
- Off-Site Emergency
- Assessment of the radiological situation.
- Off-site emergency committee to be alerted for action.
- Medical facilities post-disaster.
- Compensation
- Investigation of cause.
- Rehabilitation measures in case of radiation spread.