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1 The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information). Regulations 2019. Approved Code of Practice and guidance This publication contains the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019 (REPPIR), the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP). and guidance text. It provides supporting good practice guidance for operators and local authorities (LAs) about Preparedness and response arrangements for Radiation emergencies. The Regulations set out the legal duties and the ACOP and guidance give practical advice on how to comply with those requirements.

2 The publication provides guidance for operators in the evaluation of hazards and assessment of consequences, and for LAs on the duties to establish emergency planning zones and make emergency plans. The Regulations came into force on 22nd May 2019, updating and replacing the previous 2001 regulations. They include new requirements for emergency planning in particular, defining a Radiation emergency, establishing a different basis and responsibilities for determining emergency planning zones, including the addition of Outline Planning Zones, and defining an emergency worker.

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4 Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Enquiries should be sent to Published with the permission of the Health and Safety executive on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Approved Code of Practice This Code has been approved by the Health and Safety Executive, with the consent of the Secretary of State. It gives practical information on how to comply with the law. If you follow this code you will be doing enough to comply with the law in respect of those specific matters on which the Code gives advice.

5 You may use alternative methods to those set out in the Code in order to comply with the law. However, the Code has a special legal status. If you are prosecuted for breach of health and safety law, and it is proved that you did not follow the relevant provisions of the Code, you will need to show that you have complied with the law in some other way or a Court will find you at fault. guidance The Regulations and Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) are accompanied by guidance . Following the guidance is not compulsory and you are free to take other action.

6 But if you do follow the guidance you will normally be doing enough to comply with the law. Health and safety inspectors seek to secure compliance with the law and may refer to this guidance as illustrating good practice. Presentation The ACOP text is set out in bold, the accompanying guidance is in normal type, and the text of the regulations is in italics. Coloured borders also indicate each section clearly. CONTENTS. Introduction 5. Regulations, Approved Code of Practice and guidance 16. Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and extent 16.

7 Regulation 2 Interpretation 16. Regulation 3 Application 25. Regulation 4 Hazard evaluation 30. Regulation 5 Consequence assessment 41. Regulation 6 Review of hazard evaluation and consequence assessment 45. Regulation 7 Consequences report 47. Regulation 8 Detailed emergency planning zones 49. Regulation 9 Outline planning zone 53. Regulation 10 Operator's emergency plan 56. Regulation 11 local authority's emergency plan 63. Regulation 12 Reviewing and testing of emergency plans 68. Regulation 13 Co-operation: operator and local authority 77.

8 Regulation 14 Co-operation between local authorities 78. Regulation 15 Consultation and co-operation: employers 79. Regulation 16 Charge for preparation, review and testing of emergency plans 82. Regulation 17 Implementation of emergency plans 85. Regulation 18 Emergency exposures: employees 89. Regulation 19 Disapplication of dose limits 98. Regulation 20 Reference levels 99. Regulation 21 Prior information to the Public 101. Regulation 22 Duty of local authority to supply information to the Public in the event of an emergency 106. Regulation 23 Retention of information 109.

9 Regulation 24 Radiation protection adviser 110. Regulation 25 Modifications relating to the Ministry of Defence etc 111. Regulation 26 Disclosure of information 111. Regulation 27 Revocation 111. Regulation 28 Transitional and savings provisions 112. Regulation 29 Consequential amendments 113. Regulation 30 Review 113. Schedules 114. Schedule 1 Table of radionuclides and quantity ratios 114. Schedule 2 Mass of fissile material 140. Schedule 3 Assessment of consequences requirements 141. Schedule 4 Particulars to be included in a consequences report 147.

10 Schedule 5 Determination of outline planning zone 148. Schedule 6 Information to be included in emergency plans 150. Schedule 7 Principles and purposes of emergency plans 165. 3. The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2019. Schedule 8 Prior information to be supplied and made publicly available 167. Schedule 9 Information to be supplied in the event of a Radiation emergency 170. Schedule 10 Consequential amendments 172. Explanatory note 175. Appendices 178. Appendix 1 Assessing the dispersibility of radioactive sources and substances 178.