Nuclear threat from Ukraine war prompts Ottawa to update plans for catastrophe
OTTAWA — Canada is dusting off and updating emergency protocols to deal with fallout from a possible tactical nuclear exchange in Europe or the spread of radiation across the ocean from a Ukrainian power plant explosion.
Public Safety notes prepared in advance of an August 2022 meeting of senior bureaucrats involved in emergency management show much of the concern focused on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which was hit by shelling. Officials also developed plans for a"significant surge in requests for consular assistance" expected after a power plant disaster.
"A timely and well-co-ordinated response will be necessary to address public concern and high risk perception, and maintain trust in government."
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