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Demonstration of generic handbooks for assisting in themanagement of contaminated food production systems and inhabited areas inEurope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2010

Wolfgang Raskob ,
Michel Hugon ,
A.F. Nisbet ,
K.G. Andersson  and
T. Duranova
A.F. Nisbet
Affiliation:
Radiation Protection Division, HPA, Didcot, UK
K.G. Andersson
Affiliation:
RISØ National Laboratory, Denmark
T. Duranova
Affiliation:
VUJE, Slovak Republic
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Abstract

Two handbooks have been developed in conjunction with a wide range of stakeholders thatprovide assistance in the management of contaminated food production systems and inhabitedareas following a radiological incident. Emergency centres in Member States not involvedin the development of these handbooks were invited to take part in demonstrationactivities to establish whether the handbooks would be useful for the purposes ofcontingency planning and accident management. Some eight centres took part. Emergencyexercises or similar events based on scenarios involving contamination of the foodchainand inhabited areas were used. Feedback from all of the demonstrations was positive withconstructive criticism given on how to improve the navigation, structure and format of thehandbooks. All of the key improvements highlighted during the demonstrations were takeninto account and included in version 2 of the handbooks. Two additional demonstrationstook place in Denmark and Slovakia to investigate the appropriateness and applicability ofa stakeholder participatory process when applying the handbooks. These stakeholdersexpressed their willingness to discuss the issues at stake from contamination of foodproduction systems and inhabited areas and gave a clear commitment to continue theprocess.

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Radioprotection , Volume 45 , Issue 5: Enhancing nuclear and radiologicalemergency management and rehabilitation: Key Results of the EURANOS EuropeanProject. , 2010 , pp. S243 - S249
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© EDP Sciences, 2010

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