National Nuclear Regulator To Conduct A Nuclear Regulatory Emergency Exercise To Test The Effectiveness Of The Necsa Emergency Plan On 09 September 2015.
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Company Announcement - The NNR will conduct a full scale nuclear safety regulatory emergency exercise to test the effectiveness of the Necsa Nuclear Emergency Plan on 09 September 2014. During the exercise the NNR will evaluate and assess the integration and response arrangements of the various role-players to a simulated emergency scenario.
In accordance with sections 5 and 7 of the National Nuclear Regulator Act (Act No 47 of 1999) the NNR conducts regulatory emergency exercises at the Koeberg and Pelindaba sites to test and evaluate the effectiveness of the emergency plan which also takes into account lessons learned from previous exercises and in-house drills. Being prepared in the event of a nuclear or radiological emergency is an essential part of being a responsible nuclear safety regulator. The NNR oversees and ensures that nuclear activities are carried out with the two-fold aim of preventing accidents, but also of mitigating any consequences should they occur. In accordance with the principles of defence in depth, the necessary steps must therefore be taken to deal with a radiological emergency, no matter how improbable. For this reason nuclear authorisation holders are required to maintain a comprehensive and effective nuclear emergency plan for dealing with potential risks arising from nuclear activities.
"As the competent authority in South Africa, the NNR takes nuclear safety regulation very seriously and by conducting these regulatory emergency exercises, it helps us to sharpen our ability to respond to an emergency scenario as well as to further improve South Africa’s preparedness in the unlikely event of nuclear or radiological incidents and emergencies” stated the NNR’s CEO, Dr M.B Tyobeka.
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