Bilateral information and data exchange in case of nuclear emergencies in the German-Dutch border region
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C. J. W. Twenhöfel
Abstract
Communication and exchange of accident information and monitoring data during nuclear emergencies is of crucial importance for a coherent crisis management, especially in cross border regions. In Germany and the Netherlands the need for a reliable information and data exchange for cross border emergency management was recognized and resulted in a Memorandum of Understanding between our countries. A (sub) working group of the Niederländisch-Deutsche Kommission für grenznahe kerntechnische Einrichtungen (NDKK) was formed by NLWKN, BfS and RIVM. The working group reviewed the technical requirements and operational aspects of a coherent data and information exchange between national and federal emergency centers and the state authorities. The data exchange comprises various messages, documents, measurement data and prognostic results from model calculations from the technical decision support centers of NLWKN, BfS and RIVM. Integrated accident information is available on the emergency management websites ELAN (D) and CalWeb (NL). Via regular data exchange programs and exercises special attention is given to ensure long term sustainability of the technical infrastructure and operational data exchange procedures.
Kurzfassung
Während eines grenzüberschreitenden nuklearen Ereignisses ist die Kommunikation mit dem Nachbarstaat und der bilaterale Austausch von Ereignisinformationen und Messdaten insbesondere im grenznahen Bereich hinsichtlich eines einheitlichen Krisenmanagements von entscheidender Bedeutung. In Deutschland und den Niederlanden wurde die Notwendigkeit eines zuverlässigen Daten- und Informationsaustausches für das grenzüberschreitende Notfallmanagement erkannt und in einem Memorandum of Understanding zwischen beiden Ländern festgehalten. Durch Vertreter des NLKWN, BfS und RIVM wurde eine (Unter-) Arbeitsgruppe der Niederländisch-Deutschen Kommission für grenznahe kerntechnische Einrichtungen (NDKK) eingerichtet. Die Arbeitsgruppe stellte die technischen Anforderungen und operationellen Aspekte eines abgestimmten Daten- und Informationsaustausches zwischen nationalen Lagezentren und den zuständigen Länderbehörden zusammen. Der Datenaustausch umfasst eine Vielzahl an Meldungen, Dokumenten, Messdaten und Prognoseergebnissen der bei NLWKN, BfS und RIVM eingesetzten Entscheidungshilfesysteme. Alle wichtigen Notfallinformationen sind in strukturierter Form auf der Elektronischen Lagedarstellung ELAN (D) und der Notfallmanagement Website CalWeb (NL) verfügbar. Durch regelmäßige Datenaustauschtests und Übungen liegt das Hauptaugenmerk darauf, die Zuverlässigkeit der technischen Infrastruktur und der eingesetzten Austauschverfahren auf lange Sicht zu garantieren.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Summaries
- Editorial
- Environmental monitoring in the case of a radiological event
- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- The revised program for measurements in intense operation mode according to AVV-IMIS
- Early emergency response by means of dispersion forecasting – emergency management of the Deutscher Wetterdienst in the context of national and international agreements
- Improvement, extension and integration of operational Decision Support Systems for nuclear emergency management (DSSNET)
- European approach to nuclear and radiological emergency management and rehabilitation strategies (EURANOS)
- Bilateral information and data exchange in case of nuclear emergencies in the German-Dutch border region
- Implementation of decision support systems in Austria
- Source term assessment as a basis for protective measures for the population in case of a nuclear accident in a nuclear power plant with radiological consequences
- Characterization of dose rate instruments for environmental radiation monitoring
- Rapid determination of strontium radionuclides in plants, fodder and foodstuffs
- Longitudinal dispersion of radioactive substances in Federal waterways
- Fast online system for forecasting environmental impact during an incident
- Harnessing monitoring measurements in urban environments for decision making after nuclear accidents
- Correction of deposition predictions with data assimilation
- Potentials and limits of electronic situation displays
- Requirements of emergency control managements on data and information for assessment of the radiological situation in case of a severe accident in a nuclear power plant
- deNIS IIplus – computer-assisted crisis management system
- Iodine Prophylaxis following nuclear accidents – a concept how to distribute potassium-iodide tablets out of the central stocks in the event of an accident
