Chernobyl

The nuclear accident of April 1986 in Chernobyl changed the whole pattern of life in Europe for an extended time period. The book reports on how the society responded to this traumatic disaster.

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The nuclear accident of April 1986 in Chernobyl changed thewhole pattern oflife in Europe for an extended time period.The book reports on how the society responded to this trau-matic disaster.

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1 Introduction.- 1.1 Other Accidents.- 1.2 The Costs.- 1.3 Factual Description.- Notes.- References.- 2 Monitoring and Assessment.- 2.1 A Historical Review.- 2.2 Design of Monitoring Systems.- 2.3 Assessment.- 2.4 Communications.- 2.5 Monitoring Networks and Assessment in Five European Countries.- References.- 3 Health Effects: Potential Long-Term Consequences in Europe.- 3.1 Biological Effects of Radiation.- 3.2 Radiation Protection Principles.- 3.3 Impact of the Chernobyl Accident on Europe's Population.- 3.4 Conclusions.- Addendum.- References.- 4 Agriculture and Trade.- 4.1 Derived Reference Levels for Radioactivity in Foods.- 4.2 Reaction of the European Community.- 4.3 Reactions of Other European Countries.- 4.4 Measures Taken by Non-European Countries.- 4.5 Effects on Trade and Agriculture.- 4.6 Costs of Chernobyl.- 4.7 Lessons to be Learned.- References.- 5 The International Response: Prospects for a Nuclear Safety Regime.- 5.1 International Organizations and Nuclear Safety after TMI.- 5.2 International Response to the Chernobyl Accident.- 5.3 An International Nuclear Safety Regime.- 5.4 Summary.- Notes.- References.- 6 Perception of a Secondhand Reality.- 6.1 Defining Perception.- 6.2 Perception of Chernobyl.- 6.3 Investigating Perception.- 6.4 The Perception of Chernobyl as a Social Accident.- 6.5 Conclusion.- References.- 7 The Media and Crisis Management.- 7.1 Communication Needs and Government Responses.- 7.2 Common Communications Problems.- 7.3 Discussion and Conclusions.- 7.4 Recommendations.- References.- 8 The Credibility Crisis.- 8.1 Introduction: Something Worse than the Bad News.- 8.2 The Chernobyl Accident as a Human-made Disaster.- 8.3 The Uniqueness of Nuclear Disasters.- 8.4 The Future of a Credibility Crisis.- 8.5 Conclusions.- Note.-References.- Appendix: Concepts, Unit, and Terminology.