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ECURIE Competent Authorities Meeting 2006: 

ECURIE Competent Authorities Meeting 2006 Radiological Emergency Preparedness Arrangements in Turkey Volkan ALTIKULAC European Commission DG Energy and Transport Radiation Protection Unit

Overview: 

Overview No nuclear power plants in Turkey Two nuclear research reactors 67 radiation monitoring stations installed and 23 planned to be installed Main concern due to neighbouring countries nuclear power plant TAEK the responsible body for the radiation protection and the measurements Legislation based on EC Directives Radiological Emergency Preparedness Arrangements: - RESA, ÇADMS Turkey, the member of many International Convention

Concern due to Neighbor reactors: 

Concern due to Neighbor reactors Nuclear power reactors are located very near to border. These are: - Metsamor nuclear power reactor (Armenia) located 16 km from border - Kozloduy (Bulgaria) 300 km from border - Chernavoda (Romania) 300 km from border  

Armenia Reactors : 

Armenia Reactors There are two reactors Both reactors are located on possible earthquake zone Both units are equipped with old Russian technology One unit shutdown and the other is working There is concern in Turkey because these reactors are located very near to Turkey (16 km)

Location of Nuclear Reactors around Turkey: 

Location of Nuclear Reactors around Turkey

TAEK (Turkish Atomic Energy Authority): 

TAEK (Turkish Atomic Energy Authority) The official responsible body for Radiation Protection is TAEK Established in 1956 with Head office based in Ankara

Structure of TAEK: 

Structure of TAEK

Legislation: 

Legislation The revised version of the Radiation Safety Regulations, based on BSS(1) and 96/29/Euratom EC Directive was issued in March 2000. The graph showing Turkish Legislation relating to the Atomic Energy Authority and to radiological protection and safety:

RESA (Early Warning Environmental Radiation Monitoring System (EWERMS)) : 

RESA (Early Warning Environmental Radiation Monitoring System (EWERMS)) Turkey started radiological emergency preparedness arrangements in 1986 Turkey launched RESA to have early information if there was any radiological threat and level Radiological monitoring systems installed mainly along borders -Portable systems are available to measure Gamma radiation (Geiger) -Results from these detection systems transferred to one, main computer that is located in TAEK head office in Ankara -Number of radiation monitoring systems is 67

RESA (Early Warning Environmental Radiation Monitoring System (EWERMS)) : 

RESA (Early Warning Environmental Radiation Monitoring System (EWERMS)) In case there is a nuclear or any other radiological threat: Detection centres work 24 hours Automatically sends alarms to the centre Control center can reach every monitoring station in any time Head office controls every installed radiological detection and calculation centre

67 Radiation Monitoring Stations :: 

67 Radiation Monitoring Stations :

ÇADMS (Environmental Emergency Response System): 

ÇADMS (Environmental Emergency Response System) State decided to create ÇADMS after Chernobyl accident Started functioning in 1999 RESA will send notification when a radiation increase occurs - Not sending information till radiation appears ÇADMS will calculate and display results for any nuclear power plant accident by using the current meteorological data: -Air concentration -Surface deposition -Dose calculation

Turkey in International Arena: 

Turkey in International Arena Turkey is a member of many international Conventions such as: -Convention on Assistance in the case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency -Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident. Based on these conventions in case of accident: Turkey reports directly, or though International Atomic Energy Agency, to the States which are physically affected. This early notification includes: - Time, location and nature of the nuclear accident. - Facility or activity involved. - Cause - General characteristics of the radioactive release, nature, composition and effective height of the release. - Information on current and forecast meteorological and hydrological conditions. - Results of environmental monitoring. - Protective measures taken or planned. - Predicted behaviour over time of the radioactive release ECURIE signed by EC and TAEK but will be operational after the approval of Grand National Assembly of Turkey

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