Nuclear Emergency Planning and Response. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Nuclear Emergency Planning and Response

This is an updated and greatly extended version of "Nuclear Emergency Response for Local Authorities: An Introduction" (2018) by Keith Pearce.

This book provides a wide ranging discussion of nuclear emergency planning focused on the UK but dipping into the regulation and guidance given in other countries. It describes the nuclear fuel cycle, concentrating on the risk assessments that help define the performance requirements for off-site plans. It provides some background science about radiation and radiation protection, including the protective actions that can be taken to reduce the harm of a nuclear accident. It reviews the UK regulation with some discussion of the differences and similarities with other countries. It reviews guidance from the IAEA, the UK government and other UK organisations and compares this with other countries, particularly where they seem to do better. It describes the process for writing and maintaining off-site plans and the roles played by the supporting organisations and it describes the response to a range of radiological emergencies including those within the nuclear industry, but also lost and orphan sources, satellite re-entry and terrorism.

It may be of interest to those with leadership roles in emergency planning in industry, government, local authorities, emergency services and other supporting organisations, and those with response roles in these same organisations.

In view of the negative impacts of Covid on young people, the Author's income from the sale of this book is being contributed to the Prince's Trust in the UK which runs a number of programmes to help this age group. This policy will be reviewed annually.