Emergency Facilities Equipment and Personnel Preparedness

DOE-STD-6003-96

a. Provide for prompt initial notification of emergency response personnel and response

organizations, including appropriate off-site elements and for continuing effective

communication among the response organizations throughout an emergency.

b. Event categorization, determination of the emergency class, notification, provision of

protective action recommendations, management and decision making, control of

on-site emergency activities, consequence assessment, medical support, public

information, activation and coordination of on-site response resources, security,

communications, administrative support, recovery operations, and coordination and

liaison with off-site support and response organizations.

4.4.5.5 Emergency Facilities Equipment and Personnel Preparedness

An EOC should be established. The staffing, operation, and response activities pertaining

to the EOC should be predetermined and documented. Primary and backup means of commu-

nications should be available in the EOC.

Training must be provided to affected workers regarding operational emergencies and be

available to off-site emergency response organizations. Training should be provided annually to

workers who may have to take protective actions (e.g., assembly, evacuation) in the event of an

emergency. Training should be in place for the instruction and qualification of personnel com-

prising the facility emergency response organization.

A coordinated program of drills and exercises should be an integral part of the emergency

management program. Drills should be used to develop and maintain personnel skills, expertise,

and response capability. Drills should be of sufficient scope and frequency to ensure adequate

response capability. A full participation exercise should be conducted annually in accordance

with established plans and implementing procedures. Off-site response organizations should be

invited to participate in site-wide exercises at least every 3 years. A critique process should be

conducted for each exercise to provide accomplishments and shortcomings discovered during

the exercise.

4.4.6 Maintenance

Safe operation of a fusion facility is directly dependent on the scope, depth, and quality of

the facilities maintenance program. Formal maintenance programs lead to increased effective-

ness and safety benefits.

Maintenance at fusion facilities is the aggregate of those planned and systematic actions

required to prevent the degradation or failure of, and to promptly restore the intended function of

structures, systems, and components (SSCs). This applies to each part of the plant that could

significantly impact safe operation. The basis for this is the fundamental principle of defense

in-depth. Primary emphasis should be on the success of the maintenance program to prevent

the degradation or failure of, and to promptly restore the intended function of, those SSCs.