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Describing an Incident

Key definitions: incident vs. eventInternational Nuclear and Radiological "Event" (Severity) Scale (INES)Incident's Phases and Timelines

Key definitions: incident vs. event

What is the difference between an event and an incident using current US terminology?

Event (planned event)Examples: a scheduled nonemergency activity (e.g., sporting event, concert, parade, training exercise, large convention, fair, large gathering, etc.)Incident (unplanned event)Examples: An occurrence or event, natural or manmade that requires a response to protect life or property. Incidents can include major disasters, emergencies, terrorist attacks, terrorist threats, civil unrest, wild land and urban fires, floods, hazardous materials spills, nuclear accidents, aircraft accidents, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms, tsunamis, war-related disasters, public health and medical emergencies, and other occurrences requiring an emergency response.Source: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100.b), Student Manual, August 2010, (PDF - 8.99 MB). See glossary. This is part of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

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International Nuclear and Radiological "Event" (Severity) Scale (INES)

Developed by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and partners in 1990 and it has undergone revisions.The diagram below is the current version.Severity scale ranges from 1 (least severe) to 7 (most severe)The severity of an event is about 10 times greater for each increase in level on this scale.Events without safety significance are called "deviations" and are classified as Below Scale/Level 0.See INES informationOverview with diagram
INES Brochure (PDF - 189 KB)INES Flyer (PDF - 357 KB)




Source of Table above: IAEA flyerNote nomenclature difference between IAEA and USIAEA nomenclature references "event".US nomenclature references "incident" as in the NIMS.ExamplesIAEA characterized the March 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Accident in Japan as an INES Level 7 accidentIAEA characterized the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident in the Ukraine as an INES Level 7 accident.

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Incident's Phases and Timelines

"The Radiological/Nuclear Incident Annex to the Response and Recovery Federal Interagency Operations Plans" (PDF - 3.38 MB) (US Government Interagency, October 2016) describes 3 main operational phases for the response to and recovery from a nuclear/radiological incident.The phases vary based upon the size, scope, and complexity of the incident.The operational phases identified in the Response and Recovery Federal Interagency Operations Plans serve as the default posture for achieving Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex response and recovery objectives.Catastrophic nuclear/radiological incident response and recovery activities are interdependent and often concurrent.Decisions made and priorities set early in the response will have a cascading effect on the nature and speed of recoveryFigure 2 from that document, shown below, provides an overview of this default posture. 



HHS has used the following nomenclature (see below) to describe the chronological phases of an incident.It is valuable for all agencies to work from the same or similar nomenclature and timeline, as they respond to an incident.Illustration of the current nomenclature for the timeline and its phases.