Radiological accidents, scenarios, planning and answers
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Description
Radiological accidents, scenarios and the importance of a good planning to prevent and control these types of accidents are presented. The radiation can be only one of the risks in an accident, most of dominant radiological risks are not radiological (fire, toxic gases, etc.). The common causes of radiological accidents, potential risks such as external irradiation, internal contamination and the environment pollution are highlighted. In addition, why accidents happen and how they evolve is explained. It describes some incidents with the radiation occurred in Costa Rica from 1993 to 2007. The coordination of emergency management in Costa Rica in relation to a radiological accident, and some mechanisms of action that have practiced in other places are focuses. Among the final considerations are the need to finalize the national plan for radiological emergencies as a tool of empowerment for the teams of emergency care and the availability of information. Likewise the processes of communication, coordination and cooperation to avoid chaos, confusion and crisis are also highlighted
Abstract (Spanish)
Los accidentes radiologicos, los escenarios y la importancia de una buena planificacion para evitar y controlar estos tipos de accidentes son presentados. La radiacion puede ser solo uno de los riesgos en un accidente, en su mayoria son dominantes los riesgos no radiologicos (fuego, gases toxicos, etc.). Las causas comunes de accidentes radiologicos, los posibles riesgos tales como irradiacion externa, contaminacion interna y la contaminacion del ambiente son destacados. Ademas, se explica por que ocurren los accidentes y como evolucionan. Describe algunos incidentes con la radiacion ocurridos en Costa Rica entre 1993 al 2007. Enfoca la coordinacion de manejo de una emergencia en Costa Rica respecto a un accidente radiologico y algunos mecanismos de accion que se han practicado en otros lugares. Entre las consideraciones finales estan la necesidad de finiquitar el plan nacional de emergencias radiologicas como herramienta de fortalecimiento para los equipos de atencion de emergencias y la disponibilidad de informacion. Asi mismo se destacan los procesos de comunicacion, coordinacion y cooperacion para evitar caos, crisis y confusionAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Spanish)
- Accidentes radiologicos, escenarios, planificacion y respuestas
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Radiological protection, environmental implications, health and risk management: forum
- Imprint Pagination
- 1 CD-ROM
- Journal Page Range
- 1 CD-ROM
Conference
- Title
- Forum radiological protection, environmental implications, health and risk management
- Original Conference Title
- Foro proteccion radiologica, implicaciones ambientales, sanitarias y de gestion del riesgo
- Dates
- 4-6 Mar 2008
- Place
- San Jose (Costa Rica)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Costa Rica
- Country of Input or Organization
- Costa Rica
- INIS RN
- 40000220
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- CONTAMINATION; EMERGENCY PLANS; ENVIRONMENT; HAZARDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; DOSES; MONITORING; RADIATIONS
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- Notes
- System requeriments for CD-ROM: PC Intel Pentium II or higher, 250 mb available in hard disk, SVGA monitor of 16 bit color, 800 X 600 pixels of resolution, 64 mb memory, Windows 98 or higher; Ills., tabs. Imprint:Proteccion radiologica, implicaciones ambientales, sanitarias y de gestion del riesgo: foro