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Types Of Emergency 9

B. Site Emergency

❖ More serious occurrence

❖ Evacuation of the facility site is not anticipated, but evacuation or

isolation of certain facility area may be necessary

❖ Have potential small release of radioactive airborne that could

result in an off site radiological dose

❖ Effect to the whole facility and people nearby work areas.

❖ Examples of site emergency are:

i. Fire or explosion that cause damage to sealed and unsealed

source storage room

ii. Loss of shielding of large radiation sources

iii. Major spillage of radioactive materials

iv. Loss or damage to transport container for sealed and

unsealed sources

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