Comprehensive Emergency and Fire Drill Conducted at Akkuyu NPP Site
A large-scale emergency and fire drill was conducted as part of the preparations for the operating license of Akkuyu NPP's Unit 1.
A full-scale emergency and fire drill was conducted by Akkuyu Nuclear JSC at the Akkuyu NPP site within the scope of preparations for the operating license of Unit 1. Various institutions and teams participated jointly in the drill.
Scope and Participants of the Drill
The full-scale emergency and fire drill conducted at the Akkuyu NPP site was closely monitored by numerous senior officials and institutional representatives.
During the drill process, officials from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and other relevant domestic and international organizations conducted inspections at the site.
Scenarios Performed on the Simulator
Within the framework of the drill program, hypothetical technological disruptions and equipment failures were addressed on the full-scale simulator representing the control room of Unit 1.
Shift personnel evaluated the situation by taking necessary measures in accordance with instructions to adjust the parameters of the reactor facility.
Crisis Management and Communication Systems
Simultaneously with the work of the operating personnel, communication systems ensuring the flow of information between the plant management and external organizations were tested.
Teams serving in the mobile crisis center practiced decision-making processes and the coordination of intervention activities.
Firefighting and Forest Fire Scenarios
In the fire section of the drill, fire departments and security units jointly intervened in a hypothetical fire that broke out in the internal auxiliary standby transformer.
In addition, relevant directorates and volunteer teams took part in the field for the planned forest fire scenario under the power transmission lines outside the site.
Search and Rescue and Evacuation Activities
The Akkuyu NPP search and rescue team executed scenarios for rescuing people from under the rubble and handing over the injured to medical teams.
Dosimetry control, decontamination, and first aid operations were carried out for the evacuated personnel at the center established in Büyükeceli.