Special Emergency Preparedness Arrangements for 14 MW TRIGA Research Reactor

A 14 Mw TRIGA research reactor is operated on the Institute for Nuclear Research site. The Research Reactor facility in Romania is a dual core TRIGA reactor containing a 14MW TRIGA for steady-state operation and an ACPR TRIGA for pulse operation until 20,000 MW pulses. Both reactor cores are installed in a large pool containing 300 m3 of demineralized water, connected to the primary cooling system. The 14MW TRIGA R.R. is a unique design of TRIGA conception. Both reactor cores have individual Safety Analysis Reports, operational procedures, licensed operators and are authorized by the regulatory body, CNCAN, for continuous operation. The Steady State core was fully converted in May 2006 to use LEU fuel. In the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency that may affect the public the effectiveness of protective actions depends on the adequacy of intervention plans prepared in advance. Considerable planning is necessary to reduce to manageable levels the types of decisions leading to effective responses to protect the public in such an event. The essential structures of our on-site, off-site and county emergency intervention plan and the correlation between emergency intervention plans are presented. (author)