(iii) Map Plotter; this person should ensure that the radiological data provided by the MAC is plotted on suitable
maps in the CCC and hence ensure that these maps are always maintained up to date.
(iv)
Liaison Officers; Liaison Officers should be present in the CCC from all Government Deparments and other Agencies who will be involved in the emergency. These will include:
Police;
Agriculture and Fisheries;
Water;
Medical and Health;
Fire;
Civil Aid Services;
Government Information Services;
Transport;
Municipal Services Branch;
City and New Territories Administration.
Equipment
The equipment required in the CCC is predominantly communications equipment, in particular, an adequate number of telephones for the CCC staff and liaison officers, telex and facsimile equipment. In general this equipment is already in existence at the CCC. The only obvious deficiencies at present are a telex and telephone link between the CCC and the Daya Bay Command Centre, and a facsimile link between the CCC and the MAC at the Royal Observatory. Other equipment which will be required will be maps, photocopier, lists of useful telephone numbers, reference texts, etc.
It is important that all centres and agencies involved with the emergency utilise identical sets of maps. It will also be useful if one map of Hong Kong, held at each centre or agency, is divided into a number of sectors, each approximately 25 sq km. Each sector should be labelled with suitable letters or numbers such that quick reference may be made to that sector. The use of this map will allow clear definition of any areas in which countermeasures should be taken.
6.5 Monitoring and Assessment Centre
The
purpose of this centre in the event of a suspected accidental release of radioactivity from the Daya Bay reactor is: to receive any carly alert from Daya Bay or from installed monitors and if appropriate alert part or all of the emergency organisation (see Section 6.7 on alerting the emergency organisation);
(i)
(ii)
to confirm or otherwise that an actual release of radioactive material has taken place;
(iii)
to co-ordinate all monitoring, sampling and analyses;
(iv)
to assess the nature, magnitude and extent of the radiological hazards from the release;
(v)
to keep the CCC fully informed of the information obtained from (i) to (iv) above, and also to recommend to the CCC the countermeasure actions which may be required.
It is clear that necessary expertise and equipment does, in general, already exist within the Royal Observatory which is manned 24 hours per day. The MAC should therefore be located there. This has the additional advantage that meteorological data and forecasts are also readily available within this establishment. In particular real-time rainfall data are available as well as data on wind speed and direction.
The MAC will need to have good communications with the Royal Observatory's radiation laboratory at King's Park.
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