International Radiation Monitoring Information System (IRMIS)

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

International Radiation Monitoring

Information System (IRMIS)

Incident and Emergency Centre

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IRMIS

• Supports implementation of the Early Notification Convention

• Provides a mechanism for the global exchange and visualization of large quantities of emergency radiation monitoring data

• Gamma dose rates from fixed monitoring stations

• Results from radiation monitoring and environmental sampling during an emergency

• Allows confidentiality levels to be assigned as in USIE

• Provides information to assist in the decision making process to protect the public during an emergency

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Routine data from fixed stations

• Gamma dose rate

data received from

national networks

• Data retained for

30 days (unless

associated with an

event)

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Data retention during emergency

• Routine data can be retained as long as the

emergency lasts

• Data is associated with events on USIE (relevant

events)

• Location and radius defined for data retention

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Emergency Monitoring Data

• Temporary fixed stations

• Mobile monitoring systems

• Hand held detectors

• Currently: Gamma dose rate Vehicle borne

Aerial borne

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Data collection and upload

• Routine data exchanged via secure FTP

• IRIX format

• Emergency data uploaded directly into

system by CA, data provider or IAEA

• IRIX format

• Excel template

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Comparison against OILs; visualisation of

Protective Actions areas

• Visualisation colours

based on OILs

• IAEA default OILs

• National or event specific

OILs can be added

• Pre-defined colour

palettes can be selected

• Protective action areas

displayed on map

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Routine Mode

• Data from fixed monitoring stations

• Visualises data for last 24, 48 or 72 hours

• Maximum or latest values over selected period

can be displayed

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Event Mode

• Event has been defined and emergency

data may be visualised

• Visualises data from fixed stations and

emergency data

• Visualises data for last 24, 48 or 72 hours

• Maximum or latest

values over selected

period can be displayed

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Analytical Mode

• Can be entered via Routine Mode or

Event Mode

• Allows for deeper inspection and comparison of

all data in a selected region and over a selected

time frame

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Auditing Features

• Detailed auditing of all major changes

• Changes or deletions of measurement data

• Changes or deletions of submitted report

• Changes to event data retention settings

• Records include:

• Time and date of change

• Nature of change

• Reason for change

• Who made the change

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Access to IRMIS

• Access to IRMIS:

• Authorized users at official Contact Points on

USIE

• Data providers designated by Member States

• No current access to the broader technical

community, media, public

• A public version of IRMIS is planned for a later

stage

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IRMIS Exercise

• IRMIS Exercise available • Connected to USIE Exercise

• Simulated dose rate data from fixed stations pre-loaded

• Data gradually appears over time

• Available for use by Official Contact points and IEC during exercises

• Contact [email protected] at least one week prior to exercise • IEC appoints controller to configure system, upload and

test exercise data supplied by counterpart

• IEC will publish exercise Emergency Data during exercise

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Practical Arrangements

• GC resolution

encourages MS to

provide data to IRMIS

• Note Verbale sent to

all Member States by

DDG-NS

• Practical arrangements

to be agreed with all

IRMIS Data Providers

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IRMIS Data Provider Designation

• Contact point

nomination forms for

IRMIS Data Providers

• Inclusion in USIE

Address Book

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Release stages

• Version 1.0: Internal release (30 Apr 2015)

• Test data exchange and optimise database design and queries

• Version 1.1: External release (17 Dec 2015)

• Initial external launch

• Version 1.1.1: External release (11 Feb 2016)

• Additional analytical features

• Version 1.2: External release (23 Mar 2016)

• Added Exercise instance and on screen notifications

• Version 2.0 to be released Q3, 2016

• Enhanced data selection and data analysis features

• Uploading of shape files

• Export of visualizations from IRMIS in relevant formats (JPG, PDF)

• Saving and sharing of visualizations

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IRMIS sites and Contact Point

• The three IRMIS sites are available at

https://iec.iaea.org/irmis

https://iec.iaea.org/irmis-exercise

https://iec.iaea.org/irmis-training

• All routine communications regarding IRMIS, including requests for training may be sent to [email protected]

• Requests for using IRMIS Exercise should be sent to [email protected]

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Thank you for your attention!