Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2016. Vol. 61. No. 3. P. 98-102

N.K. Shandala, A.V. Titov, E.G. Metlyaev

Emergency Limitation of Radionuclide Concentrations in Foodstuffs: from Temporary Permissible Levels to Normal Practice

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

The accident at the Chernobyl NPP resulted in contamination to a varying extent of area of more than 56 thousand square kilometers area, including about 35 thousand square kilometers of agricultural lands and about 10 thousand square kilometers of woodlands. Therefore, there was radioactive contamination of foodstuffs of various levels and scale. Ingestion intake of radionuclides via foodstuffs was one of the significant factors of radiation exposure to the public living at the contaminated areas. The article describes approaches to limitation of radionuclide activities in raw foods and foodstuffs, which were used to assure radiation protection of the public since the accident and up to now.

Key words: radionuclide, foodstuffs, permissible levels, effective dose, public, critical group

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For citation: Shandala NK, Titov AV, Metlyaev EG. Emergency Limitation of Radionuclide Concentrations in Foodstuffs: from Temporary Permissible Levels to Normal Practice. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2016;61(3):98-102. Russian.

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