TORONTO RADEX 2012

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO

PROVINCIAL NUCLEAR RESPONSE

KATHY BLEYER
Outline
• Nuclear Planning and Preparedness

• Provincial Emergency Response Organization

• Concept of Operations

• Public Messaging

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ONTARIO CONTEXT

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PLAN STRUCTURE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AND CIVIL PROTECTION ACT

PROVINCIAL NUCLEAR EMERGENCY

RESPONSE PLAN

PROVINCIAL IMPLEMENTING PLANS

MAJOR OTHER TRANSBORDER OTHER

NUCLEAR RADIOLOGICAL
EMERGENCY
SITES EMERGENCY

MAJOR ORGANIZATION PLANS

MUNICIPALITIES NUCLEAR OTHER

PROVINCIAL MINISTRIES, AGENCIES,
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ORGANIZATIONS

PROCEDURES

CHECKLISTS

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CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL
NUCLEAR AND EXPLOSIVE (CBRNE)
CBRNE

Level 1 (Awareness)

Level 2 (Operational)

THUNDER BAY Level 3 ( Technician/ Specialist)

NORTH BAY
SAULT STE. MARIE
OTTAWA
CORNWALL
PETERBOROUGH

TORONTO
WATERLOO REGION
WINDSOR
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CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
Community Response:
• Secure area
• Set up access control zones
• Implement immediate care of injured
• Initiate protective actions for affected public

Provincial Response:
• Activation of Provincial Emergency Operations Centre
• Environmental radiation monitoring
• Radiation Health Response Plan for treatment of exposed and/or
contaminated persons
• Ministry of Labour ensures emergency worker safety
• Other response measures as required based on technical and operational
assessments

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 NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL
EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATION
LGIC & Premier

Cabinet Committee on Emergency Management

Cabinet Office

Deputy Minister of Community Safety Commissioner of Emergency Management

Government
Operations Centre
Provincial Emergency Operations Centre Liaison
Safety
PEOC Commander

Operations Planning Scientific Logistics Finance and

Administration

Ministry Emergency Operations Centre Municipal Emergency Operations Centre

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 ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION
MONITORING GROUP

PEOC Command

P
Scientific Section
E
O Nuclear Incident Environmental Assurance General
Group Radiation Monitoring Monitoring Province-Wide
C Group Group Monitoring Group

F
I Field Teams Field Teams
E
L
D

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RADIATION CONTAMINATION ZONES
Buffer Zone Restricted Zone
• The area within which exposure control
measures are required

Buffer Zone

Restricted Zone • Provides a buffer area beyond the Restricted

Zone, where limited measures of radioactivity
are detected
• Initially delineated based on the results of
preliminary field monitoring
• Ingestion control measures may be applied
based on guidance provided by Protective
Action Levels

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 COMMUNICATING PROTECTIVE AND
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
Emergency Information
Provide the general public accurate and timely information on the
status of the emergency and the measures being taken to deal with it

Emergency Bulletins
Emergency Bulletins are issued through the media to provide
emergency direction and guidance to the affected public to ensure
their safety and welfare

Province utilizes: Red Alerts, Social Media, SMS, Twitter, media

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 CONCLUSION

• Ontario has a detailed nuclear emergency response plan to respond

to a radiological event
• Significant radiological resources and expertise are available which
are brought together in a coordinated fashion
• The Province is able to communicate effective and promptly with
affected citizens

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