RSMC's Toulouse and Exeter have joint responsibility for Environmental Emergency Response requirements in World Meteorological Organization (WMO) regions VI and I which covers Africa and Europe ( see here ). In the event of a nuclear accident a National Met Service within our area of responsibility or International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) may request services from the RSMC's. Once this request is received we initiate a run of the MOCAGE dispersion model using default values and distribute the output to the originator of the request. We also inform the RSMC Exeter, WMO and IAEA that this request has been received. When the event is confirmed by IAEA we will distribute the products by fax and email to all other National Met Services within Africa and Europe and liaise with Exeter over the joint statement. The joint statement is guidance for meteorologists and other specialists in interpreting the models ( NAME and MOCAGE ) output and is issued only after agreement has been reached between RSMCs. The dispersion model output consists of five charts. One 3D trajectory chart one total deposition chart and three dosage charts covering the 72 hour forecast.

The products issued by the RSMC Toulouse in the framework of the environmental emergency response procedures, are available via this site through an identification code. In the case you haven't yet got it or in case of trouble, please contact your RSMC. One identification code is dedicated to the access to the products distributed to IAEA and for global distribution to any meteorological centre. A specific identification code will be attributed for each international bilateral request.