Scheme 1. RTG decommissioning stages
3. General requirements of emergency categories, initial actions and procedure of providing information
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Table 1
Emergency category Initial actions Order of providing information
1 The emergency situation when radiation packages do not have visible damages as a result of mechanical action, have insignificant damages, loosening or breakage of separate elements of fastening to carrier, or if the packages were exposed to slight heating effect as a result of a fire that occurred outside the freight location or the carrier.
1. Put on gas-mask and protection means.
2. Exclude admittance of unauthorised persons into the 10 m zone of the transport facility (carrier).
3. Conduct radiation monitoring.
4. Conduct external survey of packages and arrange and fasten the packages on the carrier again.
5. Check fitness of the carrier to continue transportation or organise reloading to a serviceable carrier.
6. Continue transportation by the route.
Take appropriate measures for immediate notification about the emergency by radio link, telephone, telegraph indicating:
- The emergency category;
- The emergency location, date and time;
- surname of the person passing the information.
Information shall be communicated to the consigner (consignee), carrier, Ministries and Departments by 24-hour telephones:
Ministry of Atomic Energy of Russia (095) 239-24-28
(095) 953-23-05 (095) 239-44-81
Ministry of Railways of Russia (095) 262-61-65
(095) 262-31-08
Ministry of Transport of Russia (095) 200-25-45
Sea Fleet Department (095) 926-10-05 2 The emergency when radiation
packages were subjected to significant mechanical damages or the paint coating was burnt.
Release of radioactive substances from package is possible, however radiation and radioactive contamination levels will not lead to exposure of people above the basic dose limits indicated in Table 5.1 of NRB-99. The package can be thrown out of the carrier or be inside the overturned difficult to access.
1. Put on gas-mask and protection means.
2. Exclude admittance of unauthorised persons into the 50 m zone of the carrier.
3. Conduct radiation monitoring of the emergency site and determine its square area.
4. Evacuate unauthorised persons to a separate zone on the windward side.
5. Install danger signs of the emergency area.
6. Collect radioactive substances in a hermetically sealed metal container, plastic bags or cover them with earth.
7. Take the packages out of the damaged carrier, move them to a dry site, and set guard.
8. Further actions are determined by special Emergency Special Units and Special Emergency Teams, the order
Take appropriate measures for immediate notification about the emergency by radio link, telephone, telegraph indicating:
- The emergency category;
- The emergency location, date and time;
- surname of the person passing the information.
Information shall be communicated to the consigner (consignee), carrier, Ministries and Departments by 24-hour telephones:
Ministry of Atomic Energy of Russia (095) 239-24-28
(095) 953-23-05 (095) 239-44-81 (812) 247-56-53
of their work is specified in the
“Emergency liquidation regulations”
(ELR). Ministry of Railways of Russia
(095) 262-61-65 (095) 262-31-08
Ministry of Transport of Russia (095) 200-25-45
Marine Department (095) 926-10-05
Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia
(095) 926-37-38 Ministry of Public Health (095) 927-25-72 (095) 923-84-06
Federal Directorate for Problems of Ministry of Public Health of Russia (095) 190-33-25
Territorial bodies of Ministry of Internal, of Federal Security Service, Civil Defence Headquarters
3 The emergency situation when the radiation packages are partially or completely broken, and the contents is released. The packages or the carrier are buried in collapsed material, submerged in water or happen to be in durable fire zone.
1. Put on gas-mask and protection means.
2. Exclude admittance of unauthorised persons into the 100 m zone of the carrier.
3. Conduct radiation monitoring of the emergency site and determine its square area.
4. Evacuate unauthorised persons.
5. Install danger signs of the emergency area.
6. Collect radioactive substances in a hermetically sealed metal container, plastic bags or cover them with earth.
7. Take the packages out of the damaged carrier, move them to a dry site, and set guard.
8. Further actions are determined by special Emergency Special Units and Special Emergency Teams, which working order is specified by
“Emergency liquidation regulations”
(ELR).
9. If radioactive substances get into the water basins, warn the local authorities of Sanitary / Epidemiological Station (SES) and of Ministry of Internal.
Take necessary measures for immediate notification by the order indicated for emergency category 2.
3.2. All emergency-related reconstruction works, carried out after the emergency of 2 and 3 category, as well as decontamination activities connected with elimination of radiation after-effects as such, are conducted by Special Emergency Teams (SET) of organisations-consignors (consignees) and Emergency Special Units (ESU). The chief of SET, ESU shall be the person in charge (the manager) of elimination of emergency 2 and 3 category after-effects, while prior to his arrival to the emergency site the above shall be the responsibility of the person in charge of freight escort or the responsible person of the carrier.
3.3. The actions of freight carrying technical staff by railway, motor transport, aircraft or sea (river) vessel shall be fulfilled in accordance with the departmental instructions and requirements of the present emergency card.
3.4. In all the cases of emergencies of 2 and 3 category, all train and transport traffic is to be stopped.
Regular traffic shall be recommenced after required restoration works and radiation monitoring is fulfilled.
3.5. If the people involved in freight escort and transportation are injured – call the local first aid ambulance for the injured.
3.6. In case of fire:
• call the local fire service;
• immediately start the liquidation of fire by all available fire-extinguishing facilities, indicated in section 2, prevent fire expansion and impact on packages, evacuate, where possible, transports with packages out of the fire zone;
• if evacuation is not possible cool the packages with water.
3.7. In case of emergencies of 2 and 3 categories the freight escorting person or SES radiologist (of carrier or of local region) shall:
• monitor contamination of the emergency site and determine its square area using standard DPGZ-04, RKSB-104, RUP-1, DRL-5В or similar;
• set danger signs of the emergency site;
• arrange the freight watch.
4. Actions of fire guard subdivisions during liquidation of fires on transport during freight