Experiencing an extreme external event – bushfires near ANSTO’s Lucas Heights site, April 2018
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2019-03-24
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European Research Reactor Conference, RRFM
Abstract
In April 2018, a large, fast moving bushfire originating in the outskirts of south-west Sydney led to
activation of the ANSTO emergency response plans. Whilst there was no direct impact on the Lucas Heights
site and no implications for nuclear or radiological safety, there was some impact on the operational activities
onsite. This paper provides an overview of the bushfire and the ANSTO response in the context of the ANSTO
emergency response plans. Some of the key lessons learned by ANSTO are identified as are some other lessons that may be of benefit to other research reactors and similar facilities.
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ANSTO, New South Wales, Australia, Fires, Fire hazards, Fire fighting, Reactor safety, Safety, Emergency plans
Citation
Summerfield, M. W., Waters, D., & Wilson, S. (2019). Experiencing an extreme external event – bushfires near ANSTO’s Lucas Heights site, April 2018. Paper presented to the RRFM/IGORR 19, Jordan, 24th to 28th March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.euronuclear.org/download/rrfm-2019-part-1/#