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Emergency Preparedness

For Nuclear Power Plants it is mandatory to develop The establishment and submission of EPR plan is
Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) one of the pre-requisites for licensing of radiation
plans as a measure of abundant caution. These facilities (RF) also.
plans are prepared in accordance with the national Guidelines for EPR Plan
laws and regulations and deal with the effective
management of any eventuality with a potential to AERB lays down the requirements and provides
pose an undue radiological risk to plant personnel guidance for preparation of EPR plans. AERB
and public. reviews and approves the EPR plans of the
Similarly, EPR plans are ensured for nuclear facilities licensee. In accordance with the severity of the
(under the purview of AERB) and handling hazardous potential consequences, emergency situations are
chemicals namely ammonia and hydrogen sulphide graded as Plant Emergency, Site emergency and
based Heavy Water Plants (HWP) and some of the Off-site emergency as defined below along with
heavy water plants catering to the production of frequency to conduct these exercises at NPP.
solvents.

Declared emergency Accidental condition/ emergency Accident condition/
conditions in which situation in the plant involving emergency situation
the radiological/other radioactivity transgressing the involving excessive
consequences, confined plant boundary but confined to release of radioactive
to the plant or a section the site, or involving release of materials/hazardous
of the plant, requiring hazardous chemicals or explosion, chemicals from the plant
immediate operator whose effects are confined to the to the public domain
action. site, with off-site consequences calling for intervention.
being negligible.

Plant Emergency Site Emergency Off-Site Emergency

Plant Site Off-Site
Emergecy Emergency Emergency
Exercise Exercise Exercise

Once in a Quarter Once in a Year Once in Two Years

During 2019, seven Site Emergency Exercises (SEE) and one Off-Site Emergency Exercise (OSEE) were
conducted at various NPP sites.

Plant Advisory Group at Plant Emergency
Control Centre (PECC)

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