Lessons from Chernobyl post-accident management
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Although severe nuclear accidents rarely happen, the world is now facing a second one with the accident of Fukushima after the one of Chernobyl. Such accidents show that the long-term management of their consequences is not straightforward. Compared to the situation prevailing before the accident, the new situation is much more complex. It is characterised by key issues which have to be taken into account when implementing protection strategies in contaminated territories.
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