Emergency 27
Emergency 27 : A non-routine situation or event that necessitates prompt action, primarily to mitigate a hazard or adverse consequences for human health and safety, quality of life, property or the environment. This includes nuclear and radiological emergencies and conventional emergencies such as fires, release of hazardous chemicals, storms or earthquakes. It includes situations for which prompt action is warranted to mitigate the effects of a perceived hazard. Nuclear or Radiological Emergency: An emergency in which there is, or is perceived to be, a hazard due to: (a) the energy resulting from a nuclear chain reaction or from the decay of the products of a chain reaction; or (b) radiation exposure. Points (a) and (b) approximately represent nuclear and radiological emergencies, respectively. However, this is not an exact distinction. Radiation emergency is used in some cases when an explicit distinction in the nature of the hazard is immaterial (e.g. national radiation emergency plan), and it has essentially the same meaning. Transnational Emergency: A nuclear or radiological emergency of actual, potential or perceived radiological significance for more than one State. This includes: (1) A significant transboundary release of radioactive material (however, a transnational emergency does not necessarily imply a significant transboundary release of radioactive material); (2) A general emergency at a facility or other event that could result in a significant transboundary release (atmospheric or aquatic) of radioactive material; (3) Discovery of the loss or illicit removal of a dangerous source that has been transported across or is suspected of having been transported across a national border; (4) An emergency resulting in significant disruption to international trade or travel; (5) An emergency warranting the taking of protective actions for foreign nationals or embassies in the State in which it occurs; (6) An emergency resulting or potentially resulting in severe deterministic effects and involving a fault and/or problem (such as in equipment or software) that could have serious implications for safety internationally; (7) An emergency resulting in or potentially resulting in great concern among the population of more than one State owing to the actual or perceived radiological hazard
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