UK Health Security Agency plays a major role in assisting the UK response to any radiation or nuclear emergency. In the event of such an emergency there would be many demands on UKHSA for information, advice and monitoring. Preparations are made by developing, maintaining and exercising arrangements for responding. Our Radiation Emergency Preparedness Service provides a range of radiation emergency related consultancy, training and research and development services to government, industry and others.

UKHSA Radiation Emergency Preparedness Service:

• Contributes to national plans for radiation and nuclear emergencies.
• Maintains and develops UKHSA's assistance to government departments and others in relation to planning for, and responding to, radiation and nuclear emergencies.
• Provides support to government departments and other national and local agencies in preparing, conducting, participating in, and learning lessons from, emergency exercises.
• Maintains and develop UKHSA's own emergency plan and associated facilities for responding to radiation and nuclear emergencies.
• Participates in research and development related to facilities, techniques and studies to support radiation emergency planning and response.
• Maintains the National Arrangements for Incidents involving Radioactivity (NAIR).
• Provides and participate in a range of training courses for staff of organisations with a role to play in radiation and nuclear emergencies.
• Participates in nuclear emergency exercises and contribute to government reviews of emergency arrangements following terrorist attacks.