TY - JOUR
T1 - Generic guidance on the lifting of emergency countermeasures
AU - Nisbet, A.
AU - Rochford, H.
AU - Cabianca, T.
AU - Oudiz, A.
AU - Kirchner, G.
AU - Hoffmann, M.
AU - Bersch, V.
AU - Merz, M.
AU - Carlé, Benny
AU - Turcanu, Catrinel
AU - Sohier, Alain
AU - Camps, Johan
AU - Olyslaegers, Geert
N1 - Score = 10
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - Generic guidance on the withdrawal of sheltering, withdrawal of evacuation and
evacuation of sheltered populations (displacement) has been developed based on
previously unpublished work in the UK and France and on input from stakeholder
panels in Germany, Belgium, France and the UK. The guidance is a living document
that can be developed further in the future, both in its generic form and also as
customised versions in some Member States. The guidance outlines the many factors which influence the withdrawal of emergency countermeasures: official confirmation that any release has stopped; adequacy of monitoring data; radiological criteria;
radiological protection advice; availability of resources; social and psychological
needs; stakeholder dialogue; and communication strategy. The relative importance
placed by decision makers on each of these criteria would vary according to the nature
and scale of the accident and also on socio-political, economic and cultural
perspectives. In the event of a radiological incident, decision makers will need to be in
a position to construct a strategy for managing the withdrawal of emergency
countermeasures. For larger scale, longer duration releases involving several nuclides,
a management strategy is likely to be complex.
AB - Generic guidance on the withdrawal of sheltering, withdrawal of evacuation and
evacuation of sheltered populations (displacement) has been developed based on
previously unpublished work in the UK and France and on input from stakeholder
panels in Germany, Belgium, France and the UK. The guidance is a living document
that can be developed further in the future, both in its generic form and also as
customised versions in some Member States. The guidance outlines the many factors which influence the withdrawal of emergency countermeasures: official confirmation that any release has stopped; adequacy of monitoring data; radiological criteria;
radiological protection advice; availability of resources; social and psychological
needs; stakeholder dialogue; and communication strategy. The relative importance
placed by decision makers on each of these criteria would vary according to the nature
and scale of the accident and also on socio-political, economic and cultural
perspectives. In the event of a radiological incident, decision makers will need to be in
a position to construct a strategy for managing the withdrawal of emergency
countermeasures. For larger scale, longer duration releases involving several nuclides,
a management strategy is likely to be complex.
KW - Generic guidance on the lifting
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/ezp_111139
UR - http://knowledgecentre.sckcen.be/so2/bibref/7721
U2 - 10.1051/radiopro/2010015
DO - 10.1051/radiopro/2010015
M3 - Article
SN - 0033-8451
VL - 45
SP - S39-S46
JO - Radioprotection
JF - Radioprotection
IS - 5
ER -