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IAEA EPREV Mission
to Canada 2019
Mission Findings and
Canada’s Response
Presentation by the EPREV Steering
Committee to the Canadian Nuclear
Safety Commission
Commission Meeting
17 June, 2020
CMD 20-M14
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Overview: Emergency Preparedness and Response in Canada
• EPREV Mission Drivers, Objectives and Scope
• 2019 EPREV Results
17 June, 2020
• CNSC SpecificCMD 20-M14
Action Items
• Observations
• Conclusions
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CANADA’S TEAM
Federal Partners Ontario Partners New Brunswick Partners
• Health Canada • Ministry of the Solicitor • Ministry of Municipal • Department of Public Safety Resources
• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission General (Emergency Affairs and Housing (New Brunswick Emergency and Energy Development
Management Ontario) • Ministry of Agriculture, Measures Organization) • Ambulance New Brunswick
• Public Safety Canada
• Ministry of Health and Food and Rural Affairs • Department of Health • Emergency Measures
• Global Affairs Canada Long-Term Care • Ministry of • Department of Environment Communication Group
• Natural Resources Canada17 June, 2020
• Ministry of Labour, Transportation and Local Government • Service New Brunswick
• Environment and Climate Change Training and Skills • Ministry of Energy, • Department of Transportation • Point Lepreau Wardens
Canada CMD 20-M14 Development Northern Development and Infrastructure Service
• Public Health Agency of Canada • Ministry of the and Mines • Department of Education • Horizon Health Network
Environment, • Ontario Provincial and Early Childhood • Saint John Regional Hospital
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Conservation and Police Development
• Department of National Defence / Parks • Region of Durham • Department of Social
Canadian Armed Forces • Ministry of Children, • Lakeridge Health Development
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police Community and Social • Department of Natural
Services
Nuclear Power Plant Operators Other Non-Government Partners
• New Brunswick Power • Ontario Power • Bruce Power • Canadian Red Cross
Corporation Generation
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OVERVIEW: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE IN CANADA e-Docs 6253417 PPTX 4 e-Docs 6314804 PDF
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN CANADA
Shared responsibility: Relies on ongoing cooperation
between Federal (F), Provincial (P), and Territorial (T)
governments and their partners
Bottom-up, all-hazards approach:
17 June, 2020 Local authorities and Provincial/Territorial (P/T) governments provide the
first response to most emergencies
CMD 20-M14 If an emergency threatens to overwhelm P/T resources, Federal
Government may intervene on request of the P/T
National Emergency Response System:
Harmonizes joint FPT response to emergencies
In a nuclear emergency, provinces/territory assume control from the
beginning, and are the primary authority for the response.
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INTEGRATED APPROACH (1/2)
Key players in a nuclear emergency – an integrated approach
OPERATOR LOCAL & PROVINCIAL REGULATOR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT
• Prevent escalation 17 June, 2020
• Public Alerting • Regulatory oversight • Support
• Regain control CMD 20-M14
• Iodine Thyroid of operator to provinces
Blocking Agent • Disseminate • National coordination
• Mitigate
• Sheltering information
consequences • Coordination with
• Evacuation • Support to Federal International
• Provide information
to offsite authorities and International governments and
& the regulator agencies
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INTEGRATED APPROACH (2/2)
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
• Other countries
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FEDERAL AUTHORITIES • IAEA
• World Health
• Federal Emergency Response
BORDERING PROVINCES Plan (FERP) Departments
Organization
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• Federal Nuclear Emergency
LOCAL AND PROVINCECMD 20-M14 Plan (FNEP) Partners
• Includes:
• CNSC
• Health Canada
• Public Safety
(Coordinates federal
response)
• Other government
departments
OPERATOR
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EPREV MISSION DRIVERS, OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE e-Docs 6253417 PPTX 8 e-Docs 6314804 PDF
EPREV MISSION DRIVERS
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CMD 20-M14
The 2011 IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear At the 6th Review Meeting of the
Safety, following the Fukushima Daiichi accident &
the Action Plan on Nuclear Safety. Convention on Nuclear Safety,
APNS specifies that Member States should conduct
national reviews of their emergency preparedness
Canada received a challenge to
and response arrangements using the IAEA review hosting an EPREV Mission
service.
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EPREV MISSION OBJECTIVE
• Demonstrate that Canada meets the IAEA’s
standards to respond to a nuclear emergency
• Identify best practices, areas of improvement
• Ensure a high17 level of preparedness to protect
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public healthCMD
and20-M14
safety at all levels
• Solidify Canada’s contribution towards global
harmonisation of emergency preparedness and
response approaches and arrangements
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFNATIONAL EPREV GOVERNANCE
Steering
Committee Federal, Provincial, Municipal Governments,
Nuclear
17 June, 2020 Power Plant Operators Provides oversight
CMD 20-M14 and direction
Planning Province of
Committees Province of Federal
New
Ontario Implements
Brunswick Government
Partners planning activities
Partners In their jurisdiction
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFEPREV MISSION TIMELINE
Mission Invitation Preparatory Mission Advance EPREV Results Follow-up
- Initial National - Agreement on Reference MISSION Published Mission
self-assessment scope, content, Materials - IAEA
submitted to 17 June, 2020
schedule - Updated Mission
IAEA. CMD
- Develop 20-M14
Terms of Self- Report and
- Mission Reference Assessment Canada’s
accepted. - Discuss EPREV team submitted Response is
composition to IAEA published
Jan/Feb 2018 May 2018 Mar 2019 June 2019 February 2020 2022/23
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFEPREV MISSION SCOPE
Scope of mission:
• National emergency preparedness and
response arrangements related to Nuclear
Generating Stations
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• Focused on Point
CMD Lepreau
20-M14NGS and
Darlington NGS
• Self-assessment and Advance Reference
Material (ARM) also included Pickering and
Bruce Power Nuclear Generating Stations.
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFADVANCE REFERENCE MATERIAL
• On March 2019, Canada submitted the ARM to the IAEA. The ARM
contained over 90 emergency preparedness and response
arrangements from Federal, Provincial, Municipal, and Operator
sources, including:
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• Statutes andCMD 20-M14
Regulations
• Regulatory Documents
• Emergency Response Plans
The ARM complements the national self-assessment
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFCOMPOSITION OF THE EPREV REVIEW TEAM
12 Person review team
Team Lead: Michael Scott, USNRC, USA
Deputy Lead: Scott Muston, ARPANSA,
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CMD 20-M14
Experts: Finland, France, Germany,
Romania, South Africa, South Korea,
Sweden, IAEA, and 1 observer from
Japan
EMERGENCY EXAMEN DE LA
PREPAREDNESS PRÉPARATION AUX
REVIEW SITUATIONS D’URGENCE
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e-Docs 6314804 PDF2019 EPREV MISSION TO CANADA
11-Day Mission from June 3 to June 13, 2019
Interviews and site visits in three regions
• CNSC hosted the Ottawa interviews
• EMO hosted17the June, 2020
Province of Ontario
CMD 20-M14
Interviews and site visits
• NB EMO hosted the Province of New
Brunswick interviews and site visits
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e-Docs 6314804 PDF2019 EPREV RESULTS e-Docs 6253417 PPTX 17 e-Docs 6314804 PDF
REVIEW TEAM DECLARATION
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CMD 20-M14
• Canada has a well developed and mature nuclear emergency
preparedness and response system
• Canada is ready to respond to a nuclear emergency
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFIAEA 2019 EPREV REPORT TO CANADA
EPREV report publicly available in both
official languages
Canada is one of the few EPREV host
countries to make their
17 June, 2020full report
available CMD 20-M14
Links to the IAEA’s report are available
on the CNSC’s website
Canada’s Action Plan: http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/resources/international-
cooperation/index.cfm
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFCANADA’S RESPONSE
Canada’s Action Plan has been developed to address
the findings of the EPREV final report in a timely
manner, and prepare for the IAEA's follow-up EPREV
mission. 17 June, 2020
CMD 20-M14
Implementing Canada's Action Plan requires
collaboration from all levels of government
Link to Canada’s Action Plan is available on the CNSC’s
website.
Canada’s Action Plan: http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/resources/international-
cooperation/index.cfm
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFOVERVIEW OF THE EPREV FINDINGS
The 2019 EPREV mission provided valuable insights
to Canada’s nuclear emergency preparedness and
response framework
Canada was presented with a number of good
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practices, as well as 20-M14
recommendations and
suggestions to continue to strengthen its capability
to prepare for and respond to a nuclear
emergency.
The EPREV Mission to Canada resulted in 5 Good
Practices, 6 Suggestions and 6 Recommendations
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFFINDINGS - DEFINITIONS
Good Practice
A good practice goes beyond the fulfilment of current IAEA
requirements
Suggestion
The requirement is17partially met but the arrangements are not entirely
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consistent with theCMD
IAEA Safety Standards; or the requirement is met
20-M14
but it is deemed that tangible improvements could be made to the
manner in which the arrangements implement the requirements
Recommendation
Recommendations address aspects of the emergency preparedness
arrangements that are not consistent with IAEA Safety Standards
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFEPREV-CANADA 2019 GOOD PRACTICES
Good Practice 1 Good Practice 2 Good Practice 3
“The government has implemented a “The implementation of the “The warden service in New Brunswick
streamlined process for timely arrangements for pre-distribution of is an innovative approach to help ensure
submission and processing of claims potassium iodide maximizes public that relevant information is provided to
after a nuclear or radiological awareness and the effectiveness of this the public during the preparedness
emergency, including a fully accessible protective action” stage”
web platform” 17 June, 2020
CMD 20-M14
Good Practice 4 Good Practice 5
“The use of social media simulators in “Canada completed a detailed self-assessment prior to the
exercises has enhanced the ability of EPREV mission and published their national self-assessment
response organizations in Canada to for all users of the Emergency Preparedness and Response
effectively respond to misinformation Information Management System (EPRIMS). This allows other
on social media” States to benefit from the experience of Canada in preparing
for and hosting an international peer review”
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFEPREV-CANADA 2019 SUGGESTIONS
Suggestion 1 Suggestion 2 Suggestion 3
“New Brunswick should consider “The government should consider “Ontario should consider designating
conducting a comprehensive hazard revising arrangements for nuclear or medical personnel trained in the clinical
assessment to ensure that emergency radiological emergencies initiated by management of radiation injuries”
arrangements are fully in line with the nuclear security events, including
hazards identified and potential conducting exercises to test the
consequences, including events at other arrangements”
facilities and activities, concurrent with an
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event at Point Lepreau”
CMD 20-M14
Suggestion 4 Suggestion 5 Suggestion 6
“The government should consider “The government should consider “The government should consider
continuing the current initiative to review conducting an analysis of minimum continuing the implementation of the
the federal governance system for resource requirements and training strategy to ensure regular participation of
emergency preparedness and response qualification for response organizations at senior officials with strategic decision
and should consider any implications for all levels” making authority in drills and exercises”
national (Federal-Provincial-Territorial)
governance”
Canada committed to address all suggestions
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFEPREV-CANADA 2019 RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation 1 Recommendation 2 Recommendation 3
“The government should ensure that the “The government should ensure that the “The government should revise and further
results of the nuclear security threat protection strategy includes provisions for develop arrangements for the protection of
assessment are incorporated into a hazard justification and optimization of the emergency workers and helpers and clarify
assessment” individual protective actions and the overall how helpers in an emergency would be
strategy” utilized”
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CMD 20-M14
Recommendation 4 Recommendation 5 Recommendation 6
“The government should ensure that there is “The Government should document and fully “The government should develop
a monitoring strategy or strategies in place for develop roles and responsibilities and arrangements to terminate a nuclear or
emergency response and that sufficient arrangements for the safe management of radiological emergency including criteria and
resources are available in a suitable time to offsite radioactive waste arising from an procedures for making a formal decision”
implement the strategy throughout the emergency”
emergency response”
Canada committed to address all recommendations
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFEPREV STEERING COMMITTEE
Findings directed to the Province
• Province of Ontario: Led by Emergency Management Ontario
• Province of New Brunswick: Led by New Brunswick Emergency
Measures Organization
Specific Actions
Findings directed to the Government
• Involves both Federal and Provincial organizations and agencies
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Supported by the Region 2020 and the Nuclear Generating
of Durham
Stations
CMD 20-M14
83 Specific actions have been identified and assigned to one or more
organizations
8 Organizations are leading or co-leading specific actions
Action leads and co-leads are responsible for reporting to the EPREV
Secretariat on a quarterly basis
EPREV Steering Committee will meet twice-annually to review and guide
implementation
Implementing Canada's Action Plan requires collaboration from all
levels of government and the NGS
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFSPECIFIC ACTIONS INVOLVING THE CNSC
Suggestion 2 (4) Suggestion 4 (1) Suggestion 5 (3) Suggestion 6 (2)
Clarify GSR Part 7 expectations for Convert EPREV Steering Committee Conduct analysis of EOC and Conduct full-scale priority exercise(s)
the coordination of on-site and off into a permanent Senior Officials other operational program involving senior management; and
site response concurrent with a oversight committee for nuclear capacities and requirements; Update CSA N1600 to ensure senior
nuclear incident; emergency preparedness and Establish risk mitigation management participation in
Conduct exercises to test revised safety-
security interface arrangements; response strategies to address resource exercises
Propose revisions to REGDOC 2.10.1 gaps; and
Version 2 to include arrangements for 17 June, 2020 Follow-up with
safety-security interface; and recommendations of the
Propose updates CSA N1600 to include
arrangements for safety-security interface
CMD 20-M14 analysis
Recommendation 1 (2) Recommendation 5 (3) Recommendation 6 (3)
Clarify the GSR Part 7 expectations for Host IAEA workshop on Termination Host IAEA workshop on Termination of
the safety-security interface, as they of an emergency; an emergency;
relate to the hazard assessment; and Formalize an Federal, Publish federal guidance document on
Consider the on-site security threat Provincial/Territorial waste recovery from a radiological/Nuclear
assessments and communicate management working group; and emergency; and
potential off-site impacts to off-site Document roles and responsibilities Host Workshop on Recovery
Authorities of organizations
18 Specific Actions assigned to the CNSC
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Canada is committed to addressing all recommendations and suggestions
The EPREV Steering Committee remains in place to oversee the closure of
all actions
Canada looks forward to hosting IAEA follow-up mission to demonstrate
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the improvements 20-M14 as a result of actions taken to address the EPREV
findings
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFCANADA’S ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TO DATE
Publication of the National Action Plan in February 2020
• Promoting future nuclear full-scale exercise consider nuclear security component
(Suggestion #2)
• CSA N1600 updated to include requirements for medical personnel trained in the clinical
management of radiation injuries (Suggestion #3)
17 June, 2020
• A Human Factors review
CMD of the CNSC’s response to the full-scale nuclear exercise, Huron
20-M14
Resilience, was conducted in 2019 (Suggestion #5)
• Hosted an IAEA Regional Workshop on the Termination of a Nuclear Emergency
(Recommendation #5)
• Decision made to transform the CNSC’s draft REGDOC 2.10.1 Volume 2 into a Health
Canada Guidance Document (recommendation #6)
Canada’s Action Plan: http://www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/resources/international-
cooperation/index.cfm
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFOBSERVATIONS OF THE HOST COUNTRY e-Docs 6253417 PPTX 30 e-Docs 6314804 PDF
INITIAL PHASE
OBSERVATIONS
• In Canada’s system, many organisations are involved
− requires extensive engagement, consultation, and negotiation
• Keys to success included:
− Project charter
− National EPREV governance
− 17 June,
GSR Part 7 workshop 2020
− CMD 20-M14
Candid self-assessment
• Operator’s engagement was paramount
• EPREV Communications Group was essential for
managing strategic and risks communications
• EPRIMS was a useful tool for consolidating self-
assessment information from stakeholders
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e-Docs 6314804 PDFPREPARATORY & CONDUCT PHASE
OBSERVATIONS
• Comprehensive Self-Assessment and ARM increased the mission’s efficiency
• The EPREV Team was well prepared and asked appropriate questions
• Canada’s team was committed to open, unscripted interviews and discussions with the EPREV Team
• Full support from leaders of participating organizations the review, led to a consensus on findings
• Canada suggests EPREV review
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2020
CMD
- Should understand the 20-M14
host country’s
governance structure prior to missions
- Identify areas of focus prior to the mission to
allow organizations to compile all of the
additional documentation and information
requested ahead of time
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SUMMARY
• Canada became the first G7 country to conduct an EPREV mission and fulfilled the
challenge under the convention of nuclear safety
• The mission was a success because of the collaboration and contributions of the
federal, provincial, and municipal partners and the operators
• The mission resulted in 5 Good Practices, 6 Recommendations and 6 Suggestions
17 June, 2020
• Canada commits CMD to 20-M14
addressing all recommendations and suggestions
• Canada has shared both the IAEA’s report and Canada’s response with the public,
in both official languages
EPREV planning team was awarded the Canadian Nuclear
Society 2020 John S. Hewitt Team Achievement Award
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