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Public information

In the event of an emergency at Dounreay, the police will inform the public about what is happening and any precautions that may be necessary.

Northern Constabulary works closely with other emergency services and organisations with a key role to play in measuring and countering any impacts off-site during an emergency at Dounreay.

This includes keeping the public and media informed with regular updates.

When the emergency is over and work moves into the “recovery” phase, Highland Council will take the lead in public communication.

Click on the links below to access the “latest news” sections of relevant organisations:

• Highlands and Islands Strategic Co-ordinating Group
• Northern Constabulary
• Health Protection Scotland
• Highland Council
• NHS Highland
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Food Standards Agency Scotland
• Scottish Government
• Scottish Water

INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR RESIDENTS

A booklet about what to do in an emergency is distributed every three years to residents living within close proximity of the nuclear sites at Dounreay and Vulcan. This is produced jointly by Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd and the Royal Navy.

In the event of an emergency, residents are advised to stay indoors and listen to local radio for information and advice.

Emergency arrangements for local residents (January 2007) Click to download.

MEDIA FACT SHEETS

The Nuclear Emergency Planning Liaison Group, a UK-wide body, has produced a series of fact-sheets designed for easy reference by the media:
 

• Fact sheet 1: Planning and exercising
  
  
• Fact sheet 2: Local response arrangements and countermeasures
  
  
• Fact sheet 3: Public information and local liaison
  
  
• Fact sheet 4: Roles of the emergency services and response organisations
  
  
• Fact sheet 5: Lead Government department arrangements
  
  
• Fact sheet 6: The Government Technical Adviser (GTA)
  
  
• Fact sheet 7: Basic radiation facts
  
  
• Fact sheet 8: Radiation monitoring
  
  
• Fact sheet 9: Food
  
  
• Fact sheet 10: Emergency reference levels
  
  
• Fact sheet 11: The International Nuclear Event Scale (INES)
   

RADIATION, PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Radiation takes many different forms in our natural environment. Light and heat radiation are produced by the Sun, ionising radiation is produced by some minerals in the Earth. Despite these different forms of radiation, most people are concerned about one type — that produced by nuclear energy and artificial radioactive materials.

Produced by the International Atomic Energy Agency,  this booklet provides a broad overview on the subject of ionising radiation, its effects and uses, as well as the measures in place to ensure it can be used safely.

Click here to view the booklet.

INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR EVENT SCALE

This is a tool for promptly communicating to the public in consistent terms the safety significance of reported nuclear and radiological incidents and accidents, excluding naturally occurring phenomena such as Radon. It is produced by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Click here to view the nuclear event scale.