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4. Conclusions and outlook
Crisis doctrines and organizations for radiological emergencies are well defined in France. They have been tested during crisis exercises and, although the level of preparation achieved today seems satisfactory, they need to be further improved, particularly with regard to the handling of events occurring outside nuclear facilities.
Furthermore, despite the lessons learned from real crises abroad, notably in the United States and the former USSR, the absence of any major nuclear accident in France has undoubtedly limited awareness of the need to improve our level of preparedness in certain aspects of radiological emergency management, particularly in terms of communication and the involvement or training of the highest government authorities.
Until recently, this state of affairs probably also limited awareness in most countries, particularly...
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Bibliography
General documentation on crisis management
- LAGADEC (P.) - La gestion des crises. - McGraw-Hill (1991).
- LAGADEC (P.) - Cellules de crise – Les conditions d'une conduite efficace. - Éditions d'Organisation (1995).
Technical...
Regulations
Law of June 13, 2006 on nuclear transparency and safety.
Interministerial directive of April 7, 2005 on government action in the event of a radiological emergency.
Interministerial directive of November 29, 2005 on the performance and processing of environmental radioactivity measurements in the event of a radiological emergency.
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Websites
Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire http://www.irsn.org
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire http://www.asn.fr
International Atomic Energy Agency http://www.iaea.org
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