Emergency preparedness and response (EP&R) to radiological or nuclear accidents depends on many different stakeholder groups: European and national legislative bodies and authorities; institutions and ministries concerned by health, environment and consumption; first-line responders including the military, firemen and health workers; as well as local authorities and nuclear industries. NGOs or civil associations/societies can also be involved in radiation monitoring and protection. Stakeholders also include the general public such as people living near NPPs or affected by previous nuclear or radiological accidents and incidents. Educational workers and journalists, bloggers and other social media figures also play a key role in effective dissemination of knowledge and information.The present study describes the role of different research institutions (such as CIEMAT, UPM and ISGlobal) and of the Spanish Radiation Protection Society in bringing together the abovelisted stakeholders in Spain to discuss EP&R and identify benefits and challenges of working together.
-Recommendations and requirements for the management of foodstuffs including drinking water and feedstuffs (but not other commodities) contaminated after a nuclear accident or a radiological event have been developed by international bodies such as Codex Alimentarius Commission or European Union as well as by individual countries. However, the experience from severe nuclear accidents (Chernobyl, Fukushima) and less serious radiological events, shows that the implementation of such systems (based on criteria expressed in activity concentration) seems to be not fully suitable to prevent several difficulties such as, for instance, stigmatization and even rejection attitudes from consumers or retailers (anticipating the fears of consumers). To further investigate the possible strategies and stakeholder expectations to deal with this sensitive issue, a study has been launched within the European research project PREPARE-WP3. The overall objective of this work, coordinated is to contribute to the development of strategies, guidance and tools for the management of the contaminated products, taking into account the views of producers, processing and retail industries and consumers. For this purpose, 10 stakeholder panels from different European countries have been set up. In addition, feedback experience from the management of contaminated goods following the Fukushima accident has been provided by Japanese stakeholders. This paper highlights the key topics tackled by the different European stakeholders' panels.
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