Chair(s): |
Damien DIDIER, France |
Secretary: |
Joji KOHARA (joji.kohara@oecd-nea.org) |
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Vice-Chair(s): |
Thomas HAMBURGER, Germany | ||
Member(s): | All NEA member countries* | ||
Russia (Suspended*) | |||
*Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. | |||
Full participant(s): |
European Commission Under the NEA Statute | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 29 March 2019 | ||
End of mandate: | 30 April 2023 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract of document NEA/CRPPH/INEX(2021)3
Mandate:
The Working Party on Nuclear Emergency Matters (WPNEM) established the Expert Group on comparison and understanding of Dose Prognosis (EGDP), in order to allow member countries to collaboratively address the issue of improving cross-border co-ordination through a common understanding of the factors that influence dose projection codes and result in different outputs.
This expert group supports the mandate of the Committee for Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH), which states: “the Committee shall … promote international collaboration on specific radiological protection and radiation-related public health topics of interest to the NEA member countries in the framework of the NEA Strategic Plan” NEA/NE(2017)13, Appendix I]. The EGDP also supports the WPNEM mission “to improve nuclear emergency management systems within NEA member countries, and to share its knowledge and experience widely” and, in particular, to “identify and investigate as appropriate further advancements in all aspects of emergency preparedness and response for nuclear/radiological emergencies (including accidents and consequence management of malicious acts) …” NEA/CRPPH/INEX(2016)4/REV1.
Objectives
The main objective of the EGDP is to collaboratively address the issue of improving cross-border co-ordination through a common understanding of the outputs of dose projection codes, which influence the decisions on protective actions.
Scope
The scope of the EGDP will be limited to the dose prognosis phase, as a basis for the recommendations of early protective measures (sheltering, Iodine Thyroid Blocking (ITB, evacuation). It will not include the phase where measurements of fallout are used as inputs to the dose projection codes.
This scope will cover the origin of uncertainties and how these are communicated to the different stakeholders (decision-makers, implementors and the public).
Methods of Working
Interactions
The EGDP will interact as appropriate with other NEA standing technical committees and international organisations such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Commission in order to apply the right expertise to the right issues. The WPNEM will seek good co-operation and co-ordination with other international organisations, and ensure greater efficiency by identifying areas of synergetic effort, clarifying roles, responsibilities and relevant activities to avoid duplicating efforts and optimise resources. In particular, the EGDP will build on the work and outcomes of the FASTRUN project and the European Union Horizon 2020 Fast Nuclear Emergency Tools (FASTNET) project. Additionally, the Heads of European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities (HERCA) and the European Platform on Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response and Recovery (NERIS) are currently interested in similar activities. Meteorology experts will be invited to the EGDP to share their basis for analysis, uncertainties of results and how they communicate them. The EGDP will endeavour to keep these interested parties mutually informed and discuss possible collaboration.
Deliverables
Since its kick-off on 24 March 2020, the EGDP prepared a survey to collect the main features of dose prognosis codes and methods that determine their use by member countries in emergency situations.
The implementation of the EGDP programme is ongoing, including the analysis of the main findings from a dedicated shared exercise to organise in 2021. The feedback on the exercise from member countries will be developed during a workshop in 2022. Deliverable is planned to be issued by end of 2022.
The main deliverable is a report summarising the methodology, development and main outcomes of the exercise, where member countries share their understanding of the outputs of dose projection codes that influence the decisions on protective actions. This report should: