title: Analysis of the effectiveness of emergency countermeasures in the 30-km zone during the early phase of the Chernobyl accident.
abstract: Some radiation-emergency countermeasures, including evacuation, were implemented in the settlements of the 30-km zone during the early phase of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. These countermeasures are described and compared with the international recommendations. An analysis of the effectiveness of the emergency countermeasures was conducted based upon the results of a wide-scale public survey. Quantitative assessments of the effectiveness (dose reduction) of the countermeasures were derived.
authors.affiliation: Ukrainian Scientific Center of Radiation Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Likhtarev
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Chumack
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Repin
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004630:Emergencies; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D011210:Power Plants; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D014455:Ukraine