Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2016. Vol. 61. No. 3. P. 68-75

V.I. Rubtsov, V.N. Klochkov, L.I. Tuneeva, A.B. Trebukhin, A.V. Simakov, A.Yu. Nefedov, E.V. Klochkova

Use of Experience of Elimination of the Consequences of the Accident at the Chernobyl NPP for Developing the Personal Protection System and Equipment for the Staff and Rescuers at Radiation Accident

A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA, Moscow, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To analyze and summarize the experience of the staff personal protection during rectification of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP, and to define the main areas of improving the personal protection system and equipment (PPE) for the usage at potential radiation accidents.

Material and methods: This work analyzes the results of the authors’ long-term research and literature data on the specifics of work conditions at rectification of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP in 1986–1987, and positive and negative results of using particular PPE.

Results: Main conclusions on the specifics of the staff personal protection during rectification of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP are provided. Using experience of rectification of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP? The experts of the A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center in collaboration with special organizations have developed and implemented new models of high-efficient PPE: various insulating suits, respirators protecting from radioactive aerosols and radioactive iodine compounds, additional special cloth made from polymeric laminated materials. The actual regulatory and procedural base of PPE for the enterprise staff and accident rescue units in nuclear industry, as well as training and reference literature have been created.

Conclusion: The extreme work conditions during rectification of the consequences of this accident were a very good ground for evaluating positive and negative aspects of personal protection. For 30 years the objective analysis of the results of using PPE in the Chernobyl NPP area allows to find optimal solutions at creation of new PPE and developing various aspects of the staff personal protection under radiation accident conditions.

Key words: personal protective equipment, accident at the Chernobyl NPP, “Lepestok” respirator, insulating suit, decontamination

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For citation: Rubtsov VI, Klochkov VN, Tuneeva LI, Trebukhin AB, Simakov AV, Nefedov AYu, Klochkova E.V. Use of Experience of Elimination of the Consequences of the Accident at the Chernobyl NPP for Developing the Personal Protection System and Equipment for the Staff and Rescuers at Radiation Accident. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2016;61(3):68-75. Russian.

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