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3. Post-accident management
3.1 General
The post-accident phase is generally defined as the phase of dealing with the consequences of the accident and restoring living conditions in contaminated areas; it follows the emergency phase.
Until recently, public authorities in many countries, including France, concentrated their efforts on managing radiological and nuclear crises during the emergency phase. It is during this phase that immediate action must be taken to protect the population from the short-term dangers of a radiological emergency.
Work is currently underway, both at national level and within international organizations, to identify the many aspects that need to be addressed to ensure good governance in the event...
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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.
Interministerial Directive...
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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