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Transport Accident 31

Source or Dominant radiological Hazard
Condition Main actions
package type hazard level

I-WHITE, II-YELLOW,
III -YELLOW External exposure Low 1. Handle the package carefully and store as required.

Package appears
intact 1. Do not handle the package until the Radiological Assessor is present.

2. Isolate the accident area.
Type B External exposure Medium
Spent fuel 3. Call the Radiological Assessor, consignee and the owner.
4. Survey and recover the package - handle the package with gloves.
5. Check the integrity of the package- confirm that there is no contamination.

1. Do not handle the package until the Radiological Assessor is present.
2. Isolate the accident area.
3. Keep non-essential personnel away from the accident area.
External exposure Low to 4. Call the Radiological Assessor.
Unknown Surface contamination high 5. Survey and recover the package - handle the package(s) with gloves.

6. Survey surroundings for possible contamination; monitor personnel.
7. Identify and segregate potentially contaminated or exposed ones.
8. Clean up as required.

1. Do not handle the package until the Radiological Assessor is present.
2. Isolate the accident area, keep non-essential personnel away.
Package appears 3. Call the Radiological Assessor, consignee and the owner.
to be damaged or I-WHITE, II-YELLOW, External exposure Medium 4. Notify hospital if contaminated injury.
leaking III -YELLOW Surface contamination to high
5. Survey and recover the package, handle the package(s) with gloves.
6. Survey the area and personnel.
7. Clean up as required.

1. Evacuate 100 m around and 200 m downwind.
2. Do not handle the package until the Radiological Assessor is present.
3. Isolate accident area, keep non-essential personnel away.
Type B External exposure 4. Call the Radiological Assessor, consignee and the owner.
Spent fuel Surface contamination High 5. Identify and segregate potentially contaminated people.
6. Notify hospital if contaminated injury.
7. Survey and recover the package.
8. Survey the area and the personnel; clean up as required.

1. Treat as conventional hazard.
2. Evacuate up to 300 m around.
3. Wear respiratory protection and protective clothing.
Fire or explosion - Inhalation Medium 4. Call the Radiological Assessor.
Type B
spill or fumes Spent fuel External exposure to high 5. Notify hospital if contaminated injury.
present Surface contamination
6. Survey and recover the source; survey cool transport flask.
7. Monitor personnel and survey the area.
8. Clean up as required.

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