Abstract
After the Chernobyl accident at no stage did the radiation situation in Finland require actual protective action, such as taking shelter indoors or in civil defence shelters. Civil defence plans for emergency situations include a warning level at 200 {mu}Sv/h (population has to stay indoors) and an alarm level at 2000 {mu}Sv/h (populaiton has to seek shelter immediately). Both levels are `at the latest` levels, given as guidance in case regional or local authorities have to make the decision. The highest confirmed gamma radiation reading in Finland was 5 {mu}Sv/h. During the first days of the Chernobyl fail-out it also became evident that no large scale restrictions for use of foodstuffs were needed in the Nordic countries. Various mitigating actions were adopted in the days and weeks following Chernobyl, but mostly in the form of recommendations. The situation in Finland can serve to explain the various types of mitigating actions considered, how they were adopted, and to some extent give information on how efficient and how expensive the mitigating actions were.
Blomqvist, L;
Mustonen, R;
Paakkola, O;
[1]
Salminen, K
[2]
- Saeteilyturvakeskus (STUK), Helsinki (Finland)
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki (Finland)
Citation Formats
Blomqvist, L, Mustonen, R, Paakkola, O, and Salminen, K.
Economic and social aspects of the Chernobyl accident in Finland.
Finland: N. p.,
1991.
Web.
Blomqvist, L, Mustonen, R, Paakkola, O, & Salminen, K.
Economic and social aspects of the Chernobyl accident in Finland.
Finland.
Blomqvist, L, Mustonen, R, Paakkola, O, and Salminen, K.
1991.
"Economic and social aspects of the Chernobyl accident in Finland."
Finland.
@misc{etde_10104295,
title = {Economic and social aspects of the Chernobyl accident in Finland}
author = {Blomqvist, L, Mustonen, R, Paakkola, O, and Salminen, K}
abstractNote = {After the Chernobyl accident at no stage did the radiation situation in Finland require actual protective action, such as taking shelter indoors or in civil defence shelters. Civil defence plans for emergency situations include a warning level at 200 {mu}Sv/h (population has to stay indoors) and an alarm level at 2000 {mu}Sv/h (populaiton has to seek shelter immediately). Both levels are `at the latest` levels, given as guidance in case regional or local authorities have to make the decision. The highest confirmed gamma radiation reading in Finland was 5 {mu}Sv/h. During the first days of the Chernobyl fail-out it also became evident that no large scale restrictions for use of foodstuffs were needed in the Nordic countries. Various mitigating actions were adopted in the days and weeks following Chernobyl, but mostly in the form of recommendations. The situation in Finland can serve to explain the various types of mitigating actions considered, how they were adopted, and to some extent give information on how efficient and how expensive the mitigating actions were.}
place = {Finland}
year = {1991}
month = {Jan}
}
title = {Economic and social aspects of the Chernobyl accident in Finland}
author = {Blomqvist, L, Mustonen, R, Paakkola, O, and Salminen, K}
abstractNote = {After the Chernobyl accident at no stage did the radiation situation in Finland require actual protective action, such as taking shelter indoors or in civil defence shelters. Civil defence plans for emergency situations include a warning level at 200 {mu}Sv/h (population has to stay indoors) and an alarm level at 2000 {mu}Sv/h (populaiton has to seek shelter immediately). Both levels are `at the latest` levels, given as guidance in case regional or local authorities have to make the decision. The highest confirmed gamma radiation reading in Finland was 5 {mu}Sv/h. During the first days of the Chernobyl fail-out it also became evident that no large scale restrictions for use of foodstuffs were needed in the Nordic countries. Various mitigating actions were adopted in the days and weeks following Chernobyl, but mostly in the form of recommendations. The situation in Finland can serve to explain the various types of mitigating actions considered, how they were adopted, and to some extent give information on how efficient and how expensive the mitigating actions were.}
place = {Finland}
year = {1991}
month = {Jan}
}