2011 Follow these directions in the event of an alarm at Oskarshamn nuclear power plant
The Important Public Announcement siren Viktigt Important meddelande Public -både Announcement i fred och krig 14 7 sec. sek 7 14 7 Faran All clear över 30 40 sec. sek lång signal signal If the alarm sounds, follow these directions If you are outdoors You will be warned by the IPA (Important Public Announcement) siren, which sounds for 7 seconds, followed by 14 seconds silence, followed by 7 seconds and so on. Go indoors. You have better protection indoors than out. 2
If you are indoors You will be alerted by your RDS receiver starting and Swedish Radio P4 reading an announcement. Close doors, windows and ventilation. Then contaminated air cannot get in. Listen to Swedish Radio P4 Kalmar. You will be told what has happened and what you should do. Help others. For example, take in people that need shelter indoors. Stay inside. Don t go outside until the All Clear announcement has been given by Swedish Radio P4 Kalmar. Protect animals Keep animals indoors. Listen to Swedish Radio P4 Kalmar for advice on grazing animals, pigs and pets. Possible urgent measures: Take in animals that are outside, in the first place dairy cattle. Where possible close stable and food store doors and windows. Avoid using water from shallow, open sources or ditches. 3
Evacuation If the county administrative board orders an evacuation Via Swedish Radio P4 Kalmar the county administrative board will announce the areas that are to be evacuated. If you have access to a vehicle you should drive to an reception point outside the emergency zone. Listen to Swedish Radio P4 Kalmar to find out which reception point you should go to. Take your pets with you. Listen to SR P4 Kalmar for advice on livestock and pets. Measures that could become necessary: Leave animals in their stalls with water and fodder (hay and straw no concentrated fodder) for a couple of days. Give details of remaining animals to personnel at the reception point station or to the nearest police officer. If you can t arrange transport for yourself you can go to the nearest collection point (indicated on the map by A ). The elderly and handicapped will be helped to evacuate. Children in nursery, primary and secondary school will be evacuated with their classes or groups to a reception point outside the emergency zone. Details of the reception points in use are broadcast on Swedish Radio P4 Kalmar. 4
Important places during evacuation ") E22!( A!( A Adriansnäs bastubyggnad Vänthall Klintemåla brygga Blankaholm Fårbo skola!( A ") E22!( A!( A Misterhults skola!!( A Figeholms skola Oskarshamns kärnkraftverk OKG AB utställningshall Oskarshamn A Collection points Adriansnäs bastubyggnad (sauna building) Waiting room, Kintemåla brygga Misterhults skola (school) OKG AB utställningshall (at the power plant) Fårbo skola (school) Figeholms skola (school) Emergency Planning Zone Reception/assembly points Västervik, gymnasieskolan (high school) Vimmerby, Vimarskolan, is- och sporthall (ice rink /sport arena) Oskarshamn, Oskarsgymnasiet (high school) Kalmar, Jenny Nyströmskolan, sporthall (sport arena) 5
Iodine tablets You should only take iodine tablets if requested to do so by the county administrative board or the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority. Take the tablets at the recommended times. The tablets must have time to work before you get any radioactive iodine into your body. The tablets protect the thyroid gland from radiation. They don t protect anything else. Adults over 40 don t need to take iodine tablets as medical research has shown that there is no risk of that age group developing thyroid cancer from radioactive iodine. Dosage Infants, younger than a month: Children 1 month - 3 years: Children 3-12 years: Children over 12: Adults, under 40: Adults, over 40 don t need to take tablets. If pregnant or breast-feeding, tablets should be taken on a maximum of two occasions. The tablets can be chewed or swallowed whole, they taste of salt; you should therefore take them with water. For infants, the dose can broken up and dissolved in a little water or salt. One dose provides protection for 48 hours. The leaflet in the tablet box contains detailed information. 1/4 tablet 1/2 tablet 1 tablet 2 tablets 2 tablets Read above Kaliumjodid 65 mg 6
Information in other languages Information about emergency preparedness for nuclear energy accidents can be obtained from Kalmar County Administrative Board and Oskarshamn Municipality. Information om beredskap mot kärnkraftsolyckor finns att få hos länsstyrelsen Kalmar län och Oskarshamns kommun. Informationen zur Bereitschaft im Falle eines Kernkraft-Störfalles erhalten Sie bei der Verwaltungsbehörde der Provinz Kalmar län und der Gemeinde Oskarshamn. 7
In the event of an emergency you can obtain more information from: Kalmar County Administrative Board: Tel. 0480-82 000 www.lansstyrelsen.se/kalmar Oskarshamn Municipality: Telefon 0491-88 000 www.oskarshamn.se Joint authority crisis information: www.krisinformation.se