Preparation of emergency care centre exercises
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H. Schnadt
Abstract
Setup and operation of emergency care centres (sometimes also addressed as emergency reception centres) are part of emergency response in the environs of nuclear power plants. The preparation of an exercise scenario for such a centre is very demanding on the responsible agency. Therefore, a computer code has been developed which helps to translate the exercise objectives into instructions for figurants which simulate the affected population. These instructions are intended to steer a determined flow of people through the emergency care centre by providing fictitious radiological readings and by injecting the demand for additional actions of response personnel by statements and questions.
Kurzfassung
Aufbau und Betrieb von Notfallstationen werden als Teil des Katastrophenschutzes in der Umgebung kerntechnischer Anlagen geplant und geübt. Die Vorbereitungen auf diese Übungen sind auf der Seite der Übenden, aber auch auf Seite der Übungsleitung, sehr aufwändig. Für die Übungsleitung wurde daher ein Rechenprogramm entwickelt, mit dem die jeweiligen Übungsziele in Statistenanweisungen umgesetzt werden können, die wiederum über simulierte radiologische Messwerte die Auslastung und über zusätzliche Aussagen und Fragen die Nachfrage nach bestimmten Leistungen der Notfallstation steuern.
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