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Emergency Preparedness and Response Information Management System (EPRIMS): EPR-EPRIMS (2021)
At its 59th regular session, the IAEA General Conference adopted resolution GC(59)/RES/9, which “[e]ncourages Member States to ensure regular self-assessments of their domestic nuclear, radiation, transport and waste safety, as well as emergency preparedness, using the IAEA self-assessment tools and taking into account the relevant IAEA Safety Standards”. To assist Member States in completing the emergency preparedness self-assessments, and to promote harmonization of international emergency arrangements, the IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre launched the Emergency Preparedness and Response Information Management System (EPRIMS).
EPRIMS is an interactive, web based tool that enables Member States to assess their emergency arrangements for nuclear and radiological emergencies and to share information on the results. In addition, EPRIMS also contains a database of technical information on nuclear power reactors.
An updated version of the site was launched in July 2018, taking into account experience gained in the first two years of operation. Many of the changes incorporated feedback from users and aimed at making the system more accessible, smoother and easier to use.
The purpose of this publication is to serve as another step in making EPRIMS more accessible both to users who may already be familiar with the system and to users who are completely new to the system. In doing so, it is intended to further promote the broad use of EPRIMS as a platform for collecting and sharing the results of self-assessment and to contribute to the global enhancement and harmonization of emergency preparedness and response arrangements.
The IAEA officers responsible for this publication were M. Breitinger and J. Anderson of the Incident and Emergency Centre.