2-6 June 2014 Panama City, Panama Regional Workshop for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material in the Caribbean Module 4.4 Exercise - Emergency and Incident Response 2-6 June 2014 Panama City, Panama Chris Bajwa Transport Safety Unit Regulatory Infrastructure and Transport Safety Section Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety Department of Nuclear Safety and Security

Overview For the scenarios provided return to your previous groups Consider the following: What actions would you take immediately? What ministries would need to be involved in this situation? What type of information would you need during this incident? What type of expertise might you need to properly respond to this incident? How will you communicate with the public?

Transport Scenarios 3

Scenario 1: Transhipment Sea Container A sea container from Country 1 to Country 3 is stopped at a transhipment port in Country 2 after routine portal monitor operations detect radiation A specialized team identifies Americium-Beryllium in a scrap metal container

Scenario 2: Land Transport A truck with a sealand container that had recently arrived is stopped while exiting a port after a Customs officer’s Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) alarms At the secondary inspection area, a response team identifies a Cobalt-60 source which is not listed on the manifest

Scenario 3: Air Transport A Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) alarms at its maximum level during a routine inspection of a recently arrived aircraft. The Customs Officer secures the scene, retreats to a safe distance, and notifies the control centre while he awaits further instructions.

Scenario 4: Road Transport Accident A truck catches fire on the highway. The truck is destroyed by the fire and the shipping container is badly damaged. The manifest lists small quantities of radioactive material that are being shipped for disposal

Questions? Thank you