[ET-ERA] The Expert Team on Emergency Response Activities
The Expert Team on Emergency Response Activities (ET-ERA) has been supporting WMO Members in effectively responding to both nuclear and non-nuclear emergency incidents and accidents. This support is coordinated with the WMO Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres for environmental emergency responses (RSMCs-EER). In such events, the dispersion prediction products from atmospheric transport and dispersion models are invaluable.
It is therefore important to review and enhance coordination among the RSMCs-EER themselves and with other International Organizations, including the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in order to ensure the provision of the relevant products and services. Additionally, the Expert Team will explore technological advancements to improve the quality of products provided to the WMO Members.
Please find the meeting related information below:
- Draft agenda: link
- Presentation template: link
- Meeting link for online participants: Click here to join the meeting
- Venue: GeoSphere Austria, Hohe Warte 38, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
- Group photo is available here, GSA, IAEA, IAEA (BW)
- Draft action items (in progress) is available here, link
- Final report: link
Note: The following working arrangement will be adjusted based on the time zones of online participants and the status of outstanding documents.
Day 1: Monday, 16 October 2023
| Time (CET) | Agenda items | Presenters |
| 09:00-09:30 | Meeting registration | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Opening and roundtable introduction |
Gerhard WOTAWA (Geosphere Austria), Alain MALO (Vice-chair), Yuki HONDA (Secretariat) |
| 10:00-10:30 |
2.1 Adoption of the agenda 2.2 Working arrangement |
Alain MALO |
| 10:30-11:00 | Tea/Coffee break | |
| 11:00-12:30 |
3.2 Overall report on outcomes of INFCOM-1, 2, EC-76 (27 February – 3 March 2023), SC-ESMP (20-24 March 2023) and Cg-19 (22 May to 2 June 2023) |
Secretariat |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:30-14:30 |
3.4 WMO Integrated Processing and Prediction System (WIPPS) and its Roadmap 3.5 Discoverability and accessibility of WIPPS products and plans for WIS2: 3.5a and 3.5b |
Secretariat |
| 14:30-15:00 | 4.1 Review of action items from the meeting of ET-ERA (1-5 October 2018) | Alain MALO |
| 15:00-15:30 | Tea/Coffee break | |
| 15:30-17:00 |
4.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs, RTH Offenbach, IAEA, CTBTO and ICAO |
Victor MUKHALYOV Jeffery MCQUEEN Soledad OSORES |
Day 2: Tuesday, 17 October 2023
| Time (CET) | Agenda items | Presenters |
| 09:00-10:30 | 4.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs, RTH Offenbach, IAEA, CTBTO and ICAO |
Florian BACIU Jolanta KUSMIERCZYK-MICHULEC Zhenxin SONG |
| 10:30-11:00 | Tea/Coffee break | |
| 11:00-12:30 |
4.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs, RTH Offenbach, IAEA, CTBTO and ICAO |
Alan WAIN Alain MALO |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:30-15:00 |
4.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs, RTH Offenbach, IAEA, CTBTO and ICAO |
Jochen FOERSTNER Yukinari OTA Philippe ARBOGAST Gerhard WOTAWA |
| 15:00-15:30 | Tea/Coffee break | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Visit operating Centre in GeoSphere Austria | |
| 16:00-17:00 |
Tianfeng CHAI |
Day 3: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
| Time (CET) | Agenda items | Presenters |
| 09:00-10:00 | 4.3 Progress on providing products related to Transfer Coefficient Matrix (TCM) including ensemble forecasting, Word |
Gerhard WOTAWA |
| 10:00-10:30 | 4.4 Progress on providing Time of Arrival (ToA) product, Annex, Word and Word-annex | Yukinari OTA |
| 10:30-11:00 | Tea/Coffee break | |
| 11:00-11:30 | 4.4 Progress on providing Time of Arrival (ToA) product | Yukinari OTA |
| 11:30-12:30 | 4.5 Plan to update designated RSMCs-EER websites (mirrored website) | Alain MALO |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:30-14:00 | 6.1 Introduction of Guide on Review Process of Designated GDPFS Centre Compliance, 6.1b | Jeffery MCQUEEN |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Introduction on the development of compliance review plan, including risk analysis and self-assessment questionnaires 6.2 RSMCs for nuclear environmental emergency response: 6.2a Risk Analysis and 6.2b Self-assessment questionnaire |
Jeffery MCQUEEN |
| 14:30-15:00 |
Introduction on the development of compliance review plan, including risk analysis and self-assessment questionnaires 6.3 RSMCs for non-nuclear environmental emergency response: 6.3a Risk Analysis and 6.3b Self-assessment questionnaire |
Alain MALO, Philippe ARBOGAST and Jochen FOERSTNER |
| 15:00-15:30 | Tea/Coffee break | |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Introduction on the development of compliance review plan, including risk analysis and self-assessment questionnaires 6.4 RSMCs for atmospheric sand and dust storm, and 6.4b Self-assessment questionnaire |
Sara BASART |
| 16:00-16:30 | 5.1 Review of action items from the meeting of ET-ERA (1-5 October 2018) (Non-nuclear EER), Excel file | Alain MALO |
| 16:30-17:00 |
5.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs and ICAO (non-nuclear EER)
|
Jun RYUZAKI |
Day 4: Thursday, 19 October 2023
| Time (CET) | Agenda items | Presenters |
| 09:00-10:30 |
5.2 Status of operational implementation activities of RSMCs and ICAO (Non-nuclear EER)
|
Alain MALO Philippe ARBOGAST Jochen FOERSTNER |
| 10:30-11:00 | Tea/Coffee break | |
| 11:00:11:30 | 5.3 Plan for regular exercises among RSMCs for non-nuclear centres | Alain MALO |
| 11:30-12:00 | 7.1 Updates on WMO ERA webpages and Documentation on RSMCs support for Environmental Emergency Response (targeted for meteorologists at NMSs) (WMO-TD/No. 778), Draft updates | Alain MALO |
| 12:00-12:30 | 7.2 Information regarding the updating WMO-No. 550-realted publication (WMO-No. 550) | Secretariat |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:30-14:00 | 8.1 IAEA IEC Overview | Florian BACIU |
| 14:00-17:00 | Visit IAEA / Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) |
Day 5: Friday, 20 October 2023
| Time (CET) | Agenda items | Presenters |
| 09:00-09:30 | 8.2 Updates on the Joint Radiation Emergency Management Plan of the International Organizations (2017) | Secretariat |
| 90:30-10:00 | 8.3 Repository of NPP stations for quarterly exercises with IAEA | Florian BACIU |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Pierre DANIEL (Expert Team on Marine Environmental Emergency Response) |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Tea/Coffee break | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Review of action items identified during the meeting | ET members |
| 11:30-12:00 | 9.1 Review of Terms of Reference of ET-ERA | Secretariat |
| 12:00-12:30 |
9.2 Amendment to Manual on GDPFS (WMO-No. 485) 2.2.2.7 Nuclear environmental emergency response - draft amendment.docx 2.2.2.8 Non-nuclear emergency response - draft amendment.docx |
Alain MALO |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:30-14:00 | 9.3 Compliance review | Secretariat |
| 14:00-14:30 | 9.4 Development of draft workplan | Secretariat |
| 14:30-15:00 | 10.1 Efficient measure to update contact information of NMHSs | Secretariat |
| 15:00-15:30 | Review of action items identified during the meeting | ET members |
| 15:30-16:00 | 11. Any other business & subjects for further discussion | Alain MALO |
| 16:00-16:30 | Closing | Alain MALO |