Nuclear Emergency Operations Center

The Nuclear Emergency Operations Center is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and processing incoming data, issuing re​commendations to support decision-making, and accelerating and organizing national response ​​operations to radiological and nuclear emergencies. The NRRC established the center to coordinate activities related to emergency preparedness and response for nuclear and radiological incidents. This includes continuous radiological monitoring and surveillance, receiving and sending notifications and alerts, exchanging international and national reports, assessing the impact of incidents, forecasting their development, planning field response operations, and maintaining effective communication.

The Nuclear Emergency Operations Center consists of four main systems:

1. Unified System Integration with the IAEA Platform: This system facilitates the exchange of information and notifications for nuclear and radiological incidents and emergencies (USIE). The notification platform connects to the International Emergency Center (IEC) at the IAEA and the national contact points of member states in the Early Notification Convention of a Nuclear Accident. The NRRC's center serves as the contact point for the Kingdom.
2. Decision Support System: This system performs mathematical modeling of the r​adiological cloud resulting from a nuclear incident and forecasts its movement in the atmosphere. It includes multiple computer models for simulating the dispersion of the radiological cloud during its formation, radiation dose simulation, and recommending preventive measures corresponding to the scale of the incident at the national level.
3. Continuous Environmental Radiological Monitoring and Early Warning Network: This network comprises 240 radiological monitoring stations across various regions of the Kingdom. It continuously monitors radiation dose levels and alerts about any radiological or nuclear emergencies.
4. Network for Monitoring the Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Radiological Materials: This system links to electronic radiological monitoring gates installed at key locations across the Kingdom, such as airports, city entrances, and other critical sites.

For more information and to use the portal, visit: NRRC Beneficiary Services Portal.​