NUCLEAR EMERGENCY RESPONSE EXERCISE

On 27 November 2008 the Paks NPP holds its annual nuclear emergency response exercise together with the following public administration organs: - Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority Emergency Response Organization (HAEA ERO), - Governmental Co-ordination Committee Operative Staff, - Governmental Co-ordination Committee Nuclear Emergency Response Working Group, - Governmental Co-ordination Committee Emergency Centre, - Tolna, Bács-Kiskun and Fejér County Defense Committees. The exercise is evaluated by centrally appointed evaluators.

Based on the exercise scenario, a simulated emergency situation at the Paks NPP and its radiological consequences are assessed by the participants. The main objectives of the exercise are to test the equipments of and cooperation between the national emergency response organizations. The evaluation report will be completed by the chief evaluator and it will contain the areas of improvement and the related corrective actions.