After Chernobyl accident: faults, experiences and lessons learned

The paper presents concise chronology of events starting with the Chernobyl accident on April 26, 1986, followed by the contamination of Yugoslav territory, particularly Beograd's environment. Some mechanism of human body contaminations by food and water are presented. The results of radionuclide radiation hygiene are given and some conclusions about precautionary measures and cases of nuclear accidents in general conditions are made. The whole body measurements of internal contamination activities and equivalent dose rates in the human bodies of domestic populations as well as some Yugolsav citizens in USSR are presented. The recommended activities, which should be carried out in order to reduce the radiation consequences risks of our population are given. (author). 12 refs.; 2 figs