Criteria and components of damage caused in the Urals region by radioactive accidents at PA Mayak

Nuclear accidents at PA Mayak led to expressed decrease of life quality of population residing at the contaminated territories of the Ural region. The basic components of the damage in the region are as follows: - worsening of population health; - socio-economic consequences and psychological stresses; - environmental damage. A distinction needs to be drawn between the damage that brings about the compensations and the cost of rehabilitation measures