Monitoring radioactivity in nuclear and radiological emergency in a European perspective: aims and means. (2nd July 2007)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Cort, Marc
• Is Part Of: International journal of emergency management. Volume 4:Number 3(2007)
• Page Start: 319
• Page End: 388
• Publication Date: 2007-07-02
• Subjects: measurement strategy -- radiation measurements -- air contamination measurement -- in situ measurements -- surface contamination sampling -- environmental sampling -- radioactivity monitoring -- emergency management -- emergency preparedness -- mobile monitoring -- air pollution -- nuclear energy -- nuclear power -- nuclear emergency -- nuclear safety -- environmental pollution -- radiological emergency -- ; Emergency management -- Periodicals; 658.47705
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-4825

Abstract

After the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, European countries have further enhanced their capacity and infrastructure for monitoring radioactivity in their environment. This paper gives a summary of the most commonly used techniques relevant to routine and nuclear and/or radiological emergency conditions, followed by a discussion of the various network types (routine, emergency preparedness, mobile monitoring) and some suggestions on how homogeneity of the monitoring information can be improved.