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The on-site contingency plan provides that, in the event of an incident, the technical support centre will be manned by technical specialists. Their function would be to provide an evaluation of the status of the plant, the progress of the incident and the action being taken by the operators. The technical support centre staff would provide advice to the power plant management on technical

aspects of the incident.

The staff that would Occupy the technical support centre will be nominated and maintained available at short notice.

(3) Plant Command Centre

(4)

This is a further separate facility to the control room and technical support centre. Its function is to coordinate and direct all aspects of the on-site contingency plan and to be the point of contact for communications off-site.

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In this role the plant command centre will communicate with the control room, the technical support centre and all other functions on site involved in the contingency plan. Off-site communications include the local authorities who are responsible for off-site contingency plans, national nuclear safety

safety organisations and any other centralised bodies.

The staff that would occupy the the power plant management utility and other bodies.

Incident Procedures

plant command centre would include and other nominated individuals from the

The on-site contingency plan will be defined in detail by procedures which will be finalised before first fuel loading. These procedures include the nomination of staff for the various functions described above, their availability, the implementation of the communication links and the on-site organisation for any incident. The procedures will require

require rehearsal and exercise to confirm their practicability and ensure staff remain familiar with their provisions.

As stated earlier, the operation of the plant is covered by detailed procedures in

in which the operators are trained and which are used during normal operation. These procedures include the actions needed to deal with abnormal or incident situations, which are practiced and confirmed on simulators. The operators are therefore equipped with the necessary provisions to deal with all situations that can be envisaged, however remote. Qualified technical supervision i.s provided on a shift basis to monitor the operation of the plant and deal with any unusual technical situations.