1. Royal Canadian Navy Nuclear Vessel Visit Safety Program
Conference on Global Emergency Preparedness and Response
LCdr Paul Busatta
19-23 Oct 2015

2. Nuclear Vessels
Authorized Nuclear Vessels in Canadian are from France, USA, UK.
Nuclear Vessels are vessels that is powered (propelled) by a nuclear reactor, and/or carrying nuclear weapons. The vessels visiting Canada are:
SSN: nuclear powered attack submarines
SSGN: nuclear powered guided missile submarines
CVN: nuclear powered aircraft carriers
SSBN: nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines

3. Canadian forces Maritime Experimental & Test Range (CFMETR) Nanoose Bay B.C
Authorized Ports
Esquimalt B.C
Halifax N.S.

4. Type of accidents
Nuclear Emergency Response Plan is base on two type of Accidents:
Reactor accidents
Weapons accidents

5. Nuclear Visit Requirements
RCN needs to provide:
Security (Water and Base Control Access Point); and
a capability-in-being during Nuclear Vessel Visit to respond to the events of an accidents and able to perform the following tasks:
Detection
Confirmation
Classification and Declaration
Contamination Control
Decontamination and exposure Control
Survey capability
Assessment
Notification to civilian authorities
Operate for the first 48 hours to 72 hours

6. Objective
Assist the Nuclear Vessel to mitigate the radiological release
Mitigate/minimize the radiation exposure to DND/CAF personnel and property
Make recommendations to off-site (public) authorities to reduce the radiation exposure to the public and property
Administer casualty first aid and coordinate transport to a health care facility

7. RCN Challenges Limited number of qualified personnel (experts)
Personnel shortage
Funds restriction

8. RCN NER TEAM Specialists
The RCN has one designated team of specialist that assemble for each visit and training exercise.
Composition:
Nuclear Safety Officer (NSO)
Located in CAF HQ
Nuclear Emergency Response Officer (NERO),
1 on each coast
4 Nuclear Specialists (OSC, Decon IC, Dose Control Duty NER)
2 on each coast

9. NER Team RCN NER Organization on both coast On scene Commander NER HQ
Communication
Logistics
Records
NPV Liaison
Dose Assessment
Modelling
NSO
Operation Officer
Public Affairs
Radiation Safety
Exposure Control
Survey
Tracking/Plotting
NERO
Logistic
Information
Manager
Fire
Medical
Security
Reporting
Communication
Survey Assets(6)
OSC*
Decon and Pers Dose Control
Fire Rescue, Security
Med Evac
Located the Clean and
Dirty line around
Nuclear Vessel
Total number required to respond within 1 hours: 57
Decon (6)
Medical (6)
Security (16)
Fire (12)

10. National NER Organization NVVSP
Prime Minister
National NER Organization NVVSP
Privy Council Office
Canadian Armed Forces
Minister of National Defence
Chief of Defence Staff
Minister of Public Safety
Minister of Health
Health Canada and OGD (FNEP)
Public Safety Canada (FERP)
Commander CJOC
National
Regional
Provincial/ Regional Public Safety
Emergency Management
Provincial
Joint Task Force Commander
(RJOC)
Local
Emergency Management
Office
Mayor of Local Officials
On scene Commander (Nuclear Emergency Response)

11. Plan Few Months One day One hour Duration of visit: Identify personnel
Schedule training
One day
Equipment and Team preparation
One hour
NER specialist team stood up
Survey boat escort Nuclear Vessel for transit
Duration of visit:
Team on watch 24/7
Duty NER specialist updates weather and makes daily communication with Nuclear Vessel and takes environmental sample

12. Minimum automatic actions
Department of National Defence
International Safety Research
Minimum automatic actions
General Emergency
Nuclear reactor
Evacuate AEZ
Shelter ASZ downwind
Base Alert
Mobilize NER Team
Evacuate AEZ
Base Emergency
Evacuate AEZ
General Emergency
Nuclear weapons
Evacuate AEZ
Shelter downwind in CPZ
Please note that these are automatic actions.
Module 15: Detection, classification and automatic actions

14. Department of National Defence
International Safety Research
Integrated Data
To produce an all hazards emergency management tool that automatically collects and stores data while allowing the user to display and manipulate the data to make the best decisions for the protection of the public.
Module 24: Emergency response software

15. Training / Evaluation Individual Training Team Training Evaluation
Master Degree
NER Management Training
Radiation Monitor Training
Team Training
Nuclear Emergency Exercise
Training that test response on the field and at Operation Center
Twice a year at each location
Evaluation
Once every 3 year on each Coast

16. Questions