Epa manual of protective action guides and protective actions for nuclear incidents

Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents. f: MANUAL OF PROTECTIVE ACTION GUIDES AND PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR NUCLEAR INCIDENTS Presented By The Environmental Protection Agency at NASA HEADQUARTERS date JUNE II, f SESSION I WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS. This Manual updates the “Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents” (EPAR, May ), published by EPA (EPA b) (hereinafter referred to as the “ PAG Manual”). The objective of this manual is to provide such PAGs for the principal protective actions available to public officials during a nuclear incident, and to provide guidance for their use. Nuclear Incident Phases and Protective Actions It is convenient to identify three time phases which are generally accepted as being common to all nuclear incident sequences; within .

This Manual updates the “Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents” (EPAR, May ), published by EPA (EPA b) (hereinafter referred to as the “ PAG Manual”). This Manual updates the “Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents” (EPAR, May ), published by the U.S. EPA (EPA b) (hereinafter referred to as the “ PAG Manual”). The guidance in this Manual was developed cooperatively with. The Protective Action Guide (PAG) Manual contains radiation radiationEnergy given off as either particles or rays. dose guidelines that would trigger public safety measures, such as evacuation or staying indoors, to minimize or prevent radiation exposure during an emergency. EPA developed Protective Action Guides to help responders plan for radiation emergencies.

In January , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a revised, Protective Action Guide (PAG) Manual. The PAG Manual contains radiation. guidance will be presented in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents. the EPA Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents. (the EPA PAG Manual; currently EPA R).