Requirements for emergency plans

(1) An emergency preparedness and response plan under section 48 shall include– (a) a requirement that a licencee immediately notify the Office of any situation or incident that can pose a risk of radiological injury requiring emergency response; (b) an allocation of responsibilities for notifying the relevant emergency response organization and for initiating response; 40 (c) intervention levels for protective action and the scope of their application, taking into account the possible severity of emergencies that could occur; (d) including arrangements for contacting and obtaining assistance from organization; (e) a description of the methodology and instrumentation for assessing an emergency situation and its consequences; (f) criteria for terminating each protective action; (g) provisions for training of responders and for conducting practical exercises, as appropriate, to test the adequacy of the plan and to ensure that all parties that maybe involved in emergency responses are adequately informed and prepared for possible emergencies; and (h) provision for providing prior information to members of the public who could reasonably be expected to be affected by an emergency.