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Application of Basic Principles for Intervention

The paper deals with the basic terms which are within scope of activities of the expert group for risk analysis and assessment of potential consequences of a nuclear accident. The expert group is a part of the Technical Support Center which is going to be established within a new croatian national emergency response plan as the Lead Technical Agency in case of a nuclear emergency. Terms such as protective measures (urgent and long-term), intervention levels (generic and operational), projected and avertable doses are considered. Potential accident in the Krško NPP, as an example for implementation of mentioned terms, is analyzed and a rapid approach for assessment of protective measures which would be taken is applied. It is emphasized that rapid methods are characterized by a high degree of uncertainty. It is concluded that the time factor remains the most critical one in the entire accident response process. In order to optimize the time necessary for decision making, implementation and surveillance of protective measures, a set of requirements are pointed out.

risk analysis; potential consequences; nuclear accident; intervention levels

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