Community Radiation Information Project

Russia-USSweden, 2008

Emergency Public

Information - Training course

+ Computer Exerciser

Computer ExerciserFor “telephone hot line” operators in case of low risk - high reaction situations

Scenarios of hypothetical radiation accidents: • INES 0• INES 3• INES 4

Enhance communication skills

and knowedge ofradiation risk basics

Typical questions of journalists and members of the public in 34 dialogues47 self-checking tasks

Dialogue between hot line operator and journalist

Planning Public Communication in a Radiation Emergency or Event

Perceived by the Public as Radiation Emergency

Activities

Information exercise in a pilot region to test existing EPI-system

Recommendations on public communications planning

Training for the EPI personnel in the pilot region

Pilot region

The Chelyabinsk region– Radiation issues remain topical because of

current activity and past radiation accidents at the industrial complex “Mayak”

– The regional government appreciates the need to improve EPI-arrangements

– Specific institution at the regional government– the Ministry of Radiation and Environment Safety - is entrusted with EPI activities

EPI ExerciseChelyabinsk City - 21 May , 2008

Working groups answering typical questions of journalists on behalf of

the regional EMERCOM

the Governor

Recommendations to the regional authorities

Arrangements for EPI preparedness for a nuclear / radiological emergency – Institutionalize EPI-team under the Ministry of

Radiation and Environment Safety – EPI-team must include specialists– Authorize the EPI-team to develop and test

message maps for the most probable scenarios– Train and exercise the EPI-team regularly – Involve press-services of Mayak and EMERCOM

in EPI exercises

Far East - Nuclear Technologies and Environment

Industrial Urals

Industrial North

Far East - Nuclear Technologies and Environment - Products

Supplementary information is attached

Russian: pdf + 500 copies

English: pdf + 50 copies