title: In-plant considerations for off-site emergency response to reactor accidents.
abstract: This study develops in-plant decision criteria for immediate off-site emergency-response implementation during severe accidents at nuclear power reactors. Decision criteria are defined based on reactor-accident physical processes, in-plant accident monitoring information, and results of consequence calculations performed to determine the effectiveness of offsite protective measures vs the time of their implementation. A simple plant information management scheme is developed based on generic PWR considerations.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D003657:Decision Making; D004189:Disaster Planning; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011210:Power Plants