Agriculture, environment and nuclear facilities: how to react in the case of an accident

This work is a contribution to the estimates of accidental contamination consequences. This estimates will provide a way to intervene as quickly as possible and with measures adapted to the situation. The different chapters present a knowledge assessment on 1)the way the contamination of the different media (air, water, soils, cattle, plants, non cultivated natural medium, buildings, equipment) and the different productions (milk, cereals, meat, vegetables, forage, fruits, vine, fish breeding) take place 2)the hazards which can result of the contamination and 3)the prevention means. They are preceded by a short description of what is a nuclear accident, its seriousness and the probability it happens as well as the characteristics of the main radioisotopes which would be issued. (O.M.)