Nuclear and Radiation Accident Emergency Technical Center in China

Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) has become a hot topic for its significant role in nuclear safety. Currently, in China, during a nuclear emergency or a radiological emergency that can cause nuclear emergency or exceptionally serious radiological accident, the National Nuclear Safety Administration, Ministry of Environmental Protection (NNSA/MEP) is expected to operate Nuclear and Radiation Accident Emergency Technical Center (ETC) for protection of the public and environment. In this paper, we will have a detail description for ETC including three main aspects: (a) ETC’s responsibilities, organizations, and response steps; (b) Hardware; (c) Software. Finally, some classical exercises supported by ETC with different scenarios are examined and their performances demonstrate that, the Nuclear and Radiation Accident Emergency Technical Center is a robust coordinating and decision supportive place.