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| NKS Programme Area: | NKS-B | | Research Area: | Emergency preparedness | | Report Number: | NKS-28 | | Report Title: | Radiological Emergency Monitoring Systems in the Nordic and Baltic Sea Countries | | Activity Acronym: | BOK-1 | | Authors: | Bent Lauritzen, Lennart Devell | | Abstract: | This report describes the national systems for emergency monitoring of radioactivity in the five Nordic
countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden as well as in the six Baltic Sea countries,
Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the Russian Federation. Similarities and differences
regarding strategy and equipment are shown briefly. The main feature for early warning is the national
network of automatic gamma monitoring stations. This network is supplemented by manual stations
and/or survey teams, often measuring at predetermined locations. Air filter stations are used for nuclide
analyses of particles and gases. Dose rate maps and fallout maps of ground deposited nuclides, e.g.,
cesium-137, are produced based on data from airborne measurements, monitoring stations, survey
teams and environmental samples. Most countries describe programs for checking food contamination.
Whole body counting and organ measurements are used to determine internal contamination. External
contamination of people, vehicles, goods etc is checked with survey meters and other equipment at
checkpoints or as needed. Field measurements of various kinds complete the national systems.
Possible future development and planned improvement are discussed. This report is an extension and
update of a previous NKS report covering the Nordic countries. | | Publication date: | 01 Febr 2001 | | ISBN: | ISBN: 87-7893-079-0 | | Number of downloads: | 2661 | | Download: |  NKS-28.pdf |
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