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© 2016 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

NEA INEX 5 EXERCISE

on Notification, Communication and Interfaces Related to Catastrophic

Events Involving Radiation or Radiological Materials

Olvido Guzmán Division of Radiological Protection

& Radioactive Waste Management

Eighth Meeting of the Representatives of Competent Authorities identified under the

Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in

the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency Vienna, 6-10 June 2016

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)

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Overview

• The need for national & international exercices

• The NEA INEX Exercises series: overview

• INEX 5 Exercice

Context

Goals, Objectives & Topical Areas

Scenario

Options for playing: focus on regional playing

Participation

INEX 5 Simplistic website

Evaluation questionnaire & workshop

Timeline


Why national & international exercices?

To deliver an effective response over the EM timeline, it is

necessary to make, maintain and exercise adequate plans and

arrangements in advance


We exercise nationally. Why exercise internationally?

• Nuclear accidents may have impacts over wide areas, long time frames

– International response

• Test, evaluate and improve national, international arrangements for nuclear emergencies:

– International interfaces: communications, coordination, assistance

– Improved national systems → improved int’l systems

– Promote an international ‘exercise culture’

• Bring together stakeholders to identify/resolve issues

International exercises


International Nuclear Emergency Exercise

(INEX) series

Since 1993, the OECD-NEA develops, organises,

evaluates and analyses the International Nuclear

Emergency Exercise (INEX) series exercises to address

best practices and identify areas for improvement in

nuclear/radiological emergency management systems

The INEX exercises series have proved successful in testing, investigating and facilitating improvements

in emergency management nationally and internationally


Activities related to EP&R are mainly carried out by the

CRPPH Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM)

• Mission.-

– to improve nuclear emergency management systems within member states, and

– to share its knowledge and experience widely.

• Scope.- All aspects of planning, preparedness and response for the “early” and

“intermediate” phases of a nuclear/radiological emergency with a view towards

preparation of recovery actions.

• Methods.- Sharing information, data, knowledge, and experience to test all aspects of

emergency management systems and theories, identify gaps and provide

recommended strategies to improve EP&R management worldwide

• Membership: 60 delegates from 27 NEA countries, observers (IAEA, EC, WHO, FAO &

IFRC)

Key pillar:

Develop, organise, analyse the International Nuclear

Emergency Exercise (INEX) series

Organisation of INEX Series


DATE CONCEPT

INEX 1

1993 Early phase table-top exercise at a

fictitious country and NPP to improve

trans-boundary communications and

coordination

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INEX 2

1996-

1999

4 international command-post exercices

built on national exercises to test actual

arrangements on exchange of information.

public/media communications

INEX Series: Early phase exercises


DATE CONCEPT

INEX

2000

1999-

2001

INEX 2-type exercice to test new data

strategies, International coordination; aspects

of Conventions on Third Party Liability.

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INEX 3

2005-

2006

Table-top consequence management exercise

focusing on decision-making in the medium-

longer term after an event causing serious

contamination. Response to international

interest in longer-term issues

INEX 4 2010-

2013

Table/top Consequence Management and

transition to recovery in an urban area

INEX Series: Consequence Management

Exercises


INEX 5 Context

Since 2011 Fukushima accident it has been recognized

that notification, communication, and identifying and

obtaining resources during catastrophic events can be

difficult.

The need for established protocols, policies, and

procedures among and between country entities is

critical for minimizing negative impacts

benefits to design an exercise focusing on these

aspects


Table-top exercise addressing EM aspects of

Notification, Communication &

Interfaces (NC&Is) related to Catastrophic

Events involving Radiation or Radiological Materials

• NOT a real-time exercise,

• NOT intended nor designed to test any

international conventions

INEX 5 Concept


INEX 5 Goal

To provide a basis for enhancing national and

international emergency management

arrangements related to notification,

communication and interfaces & obtaining resources

through the exchange of exercise outcomes and

experiences from participating countries, in order to

identify good practices and common issues to be

addressed


Test and investigate the adequacy of national arrangements

(including national coordination and communication), and where

appropriate international arrangements, for NC&I and obtaining

and managing international resource support to respond to a

severe contamination event;

Review and share information on approaches to notification &

communication processes in order to identify good practice and

to allow review and improvement of local, national and

international arrangements;

Identify key areas and approaches to international

coordination and communication in order to provide a basis

for improvements in international emergency management

systems

INEX 5 Objectives

Country objectives to be added


INEX 5 Topical Areas

Decision-making on notification and communication

strategies, including issues in

optimisation (technical, economic and social

factors)

international communication and coordination

Public information and communication

National and international support (personnel,

equipment, etc.)

These topical areas will be evaluated from both national and

international perspectives and form the core of the common

INEX-5 Evaluation Questionnaire

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• Based on a large scale NPP event,

exacerbated by a natural disaster and

radiological release of significant levels to

affect trans-boundary locations.

• State/National emergency response

organizations make decisions and initiate

actions based on minimal or non-existent

technical data.

• Neighbouring countries, IAEA, WHO &

WMO request information (countries without

NPPs, to consider participating with neighboring

countries w/ NPPs for receiving & requesting information)

Single generic scenario based on a potential radiological event that

escalates to an actual radiological event that is further impacted by

natural disaster requiring/involving international interfaces.

INEX 5 Scenario

FOCUS Decision making in uncertain

circumstances

Early availability and sharing of

information

Accident assessment

considerations based on limited,

uncertain information

How to improve emergency

communications

How to address incoming trade

…


Individually Together

Internationally

Regionally

• Exercise the EPR systems (NPP or non-NPP country)

• Test internal procedures for NC&Is between and among country and international organizations

• Prepare for regional TTX

• Exercise regional EPR systems (NPP and/or non-NPP country).

• Test regional procedures for NC&Is between and among country and international organizations

INEX 5 – Alternatives for playing

• Exercise cross border EPR systems (NPP or non-NPP country)

• Scenario enables non-NPP countries to use role players (within country or other non- NPP country) to simulate NPP release

• Test cross border procedures for NC&Is .

• Exercise national, regional and international EPR systems (NPP and/or non-NPP country).

• Test national, regional and international procedures for NC&Is between and among country and international organizations

Ultimate goal: identify EP&R enhancements/improvements


Following the Fukushima accident, there was a consensus in international fora

that there is a need to enhance international communications and the

exchange of information relevant to national emergency management

decisions. In particular at the regional level, it was seen that there is a need for

some international coordination and eventual harmonization of protective

measures to help to ensure a balanced response.

INEX 5 Regional playing

Regional/International playing encouraged!!!

Complementary Guide with regards to

Regional/International aspects of INEX 5

INEX 5 Official document NEA/CRPPH/INEX(2015)5


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INEX 5 General Information NEA/CRPPH/INEX(2014)3

Official Set of Documents

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INEX 5: Guide for National Planning Committees (NEA/CRPPH/INEX(2015)1)

INEX 5: Guide for Exercise Players (NEA/CRPPH/INEX(2015)2)

INEX 5: Exercise Evaluation Questionnaire (NEA/CRPPH/INEX(2015)3)

INEX 5 : Regional & International Aspects Oof INEX 5 Exercise (NEA/CRPPH/INEX(2016)2)

INEX 5 Simplistic website.- A simplified approach to information collection and sharing (NEA/CRPPH/INEX(2016)1)

Approved by

CRPPH April

2015


Who should participate in INEX 5?

‒ As an international exercise series, the key constituencies for INEX

5 participation include emergency planners, responders and

technical decision-makers from national authorities

‒ The participation of relevant governmental and non-governmental

stakeholders in the national exercises, consistent with the exercise

objectives, is both encouraged and supported by the INEX 5

scenario

‒ The extent of participation within a country will be the choice and

responsibility of each country

INEX 5 is open to all interested countries, both NEA member and non-member countries, and

relevant international organisations.


Who should participate in INEX 5?

‒ Countries are encouraged to involve neighbouring and other

countries that could be involved or provide resources in case of a

catastrophic event involving radiation or radiological materials.

‒ Because of the individual nature of countries’ notification and

communication processes the table top exercises may have

different participants.

‒ NEA has informed and invited the participation of relevant

international organisations (IAEA, WMO, WHO, FAO etc.) through

the Inter-Agency Committee on Radiological and Nuclear

Emergencies (IACRNE).

‒ Each interested international organisation is responsible for

determining the manner and extent of its possible involvement in

the exercise.


INEX 5 Participation

25 Countries participating

NEA Countries

Participating

AUT, BEL, CZE, FRA,

DEU, HUN, IRL, ITA,

JPN, KOR, NLD, NOR,

POL, PRT, RUS, SVK,

SVN, ESP SWE, TUR,

GBR, USA

NEA Countries

Non

Participating

AUS, CAN, CHE, DNK,

FIN, ISL, LUX, MEX

Non NEA

Countries

Participating

Chinese Taipei,

Croatia


INEX 5 Regional playing

Germany, Netherlands

France & Neighbouring countries

Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Hungary

European Regional playing ≈80% of WPNEM members are also HERCA members

INEX 5 scenario fits to test HERCA-WENRA approach

HERCA countries encouraged to play INEX5 regionally to test the H-W

approach

3 Regional Groups. All in Europe

Key when aiming at improving information exchange mechanisms &

coordinating responses at trans-boundary level

Unique opportunity to test the approach and compare results

on a same basis


Context - Recognition that informal exchanges between countries during an accident

do not fit well within the existing official channels’ structure (i.e. USIE,

ECURIE)

- INEX 5 is organised as a table-top exercise as such it would normally

be structurally limited in terms of communications and contacts with other

countries.

- However, with one of the key focuses of the exercise being to better

understand aspects of international coordination and situation assessment

that could be improved, the NEA is providing a table-top exercise tool to

very partially and simply simulate relevant international aspects..

NEA INEX 5 simplistic website

The use of the NEA website during INEX 5 could serve to clarify such

needs, and to eventually draw lessons as to how existing channels

could be updated to better address such needs


What is intended to be assessed? to assist participating countries to assess:

– the types of information they would like to share and collect

internationally and

– how national processes and procedures would support such

international sharing and collection.

What is & what is not the NEA INEX 5 website?

It is a voluntary, simple tool to facilitate playing INEX 5 and to assist

participating countries to simulate the regional aspects of a table-top exercise.

It is not intended to be used in real situations.

It will not replace any other official channel of communication such as USIE or

ECURIE.

NEA INEX 5 simplistic website

NEA encourages all participating countries in INEX 5 playing

regional/international aspects to use the NEA INEX 5 Website.


NEA INEX 5 simplistic website Forum based

Users can post new topics in the forum.

Users can reply to topics in the forum.

Users can edit their posts in the forum.

Users can delete their posts in the forum.

Users can post attachments in the forum


To integrate new questions related to regional/international aspects

(decision from NEO coordination meeting in June 2015)

To enhance the number of questions related to the topical areas

To introduce changes in format to facilitate the analysis

INEX 5 Evaluation Questionnaire

The use of the online version is

kindly requested, but is not required

The questionnaire is also provided in

MS© Word document format

Why an update?

INEX 5 Evaluation questionnaire online!


INEX 5 Evaluation Workshop

• The observations, lessons and issues

captured in the INEX 5 Evaluation

questionnaire will form the basis of the follow-

up INEX 5 International Evaluation

Workshop, being organized after completion

of all national/regional exercises.

• The workshop will allow participants to

exchange and analyze experience from the

national exercises and identify cross-cutting

issues or gaps impacting multiple states.

• An important outcome will be the

identification of good practices as well as key

needs for future work that would benefit from

international co-operation.

Spring

2017

Schedule


2014 2017 Q4 Q1 2015

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2016

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2017

Approval Official Technical Material

Official Invitation to participate

Deadline to notify participation to NEA

Start Official Time Window for conducting INEX 5

Deadline to send completed INEX 5 Evaluation Questionnaire

Publication INEX 5 Report

INEX 5 International Workshop End Official Time Window for

conducting INEX 5

INEX 5 - Timeline

Opportunity for participating countries to test and demonstrate the

value of relevant changes put in place as a result of the Fukushima

Daiichi NPP accident

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