Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents. Revision

Abstract

This manual has been prepared to provide practical guidance to State, local, and other officials on criteria to use in planning protective actions for radiological emergencies that could present a hazard to the public. The guidance presented here is not intended as a substitute for, or an addendum to, a State radiological emergency response plan. It is intended only to provide information for use in the development of such a plan. The manual is organized to provide first, a general discussion of Protective Action Guides and their use in planning for the implementation of protective actions to protect the public. This is followed by chapters dealing with Protective Action Guides for specific exposure pathways and time periods. The application of Protective Action Guides and protective actions is discussed separately for various categories of source terms. Support information that has not been previously published is provided as appendices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA119287

Entities

Organizations

  • Environmental Protection Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Dose Rate
  • Electrons
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Hazards
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Pressurized Water Reactors
  • Public Health
  • Radiation Effects
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Safety
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.