reg 17 Implementation of emergency plans
(1) An operator who has prepared an emergency plan pursuant to regulation 10 must take reasonable steps to put it, or such parts of it as are necessary, into effect without delay— (a) when a radiation emergency occurs; or (b) if an event occurs which might lead to a radiation emergency. (2) When an operator takes the steps set out in paragraph (1), the operator must at the same time inform the local authority in whose area the premises is situated and the regulator that the operator has put its plan into effect. (3) A local authority which has prepared an off-site emergency plan pursuant to regulation 11 must take reasonable steps to put it, or such parts of it as are necessary, into effect without delay when informed by the operator that— (a) a radiation emergency has occurred; or (b) an event has occurred which could give rise to a radiation emergency. (4) In the event of a radiation emergency occurring, or on the occurrence of an event which could give rise to a radiation emergency, the operator, with the local authority that has prepared an off-site emergency plan, must make a provisional assessment of the circumstances and consequences of such an emergency, and for this purpose must consult— (a) the emergency services; (b) the health authority in whose area the premises to which the emergency plan relates is situated; (c) the health bodies set out at regulation 10(5)(e) and (f) and 11(5)(f) and (g) respectively; (d) the Agency; and (e) any other persons, bodies or authorities which have functions under the operator's emergency plan, or the local authority's off-site emergency plan. (5) The assessment required by paragraph (4) must take place as soon as reasonably practicable in order to respond effectively to the particular characteristics of the radiation emergency. (6) The operator must as soon as is reasonably practicable and in any event within 12 months, or such longer time as the regulator may agree, make a full assessment of the consequences of the radiation emergency or other event and the effectiveness of the emergency plans put into effect in accordance with paragraph (1). (7) The local authority must co-operate with the operator in making the operator's assessment of the effectiveness of the emergency plans as required by paragraph (6). (8) The operator must, within 28 days of the day on which the assessment made under paragraph (6) is completed, make a report of the findings of that assessment and retain that report or a copy of that report for at least 50 years from the date on which the report was completed. (9) The operator must provide the regulator with a copy of the report made under paragraph (8) within 28 days of the day on which it was completed.