Stakeholder involvement facilitates decision making for UK nuclear accident recovery.
The importance of major stakeholders participating in the formulation of strategies for maintaining food safety and agricultural production following a nuclear accident has been successfully demonstrated by the UK 'Agriculture and Food Countermeasures Working Group' (AFCWG). The organisation, membership and terms of reference of the group are described. Details are given of the achievements of the AFCWG and its sub-groups, which include agreeing management options that would be included in a recovery handbook for decision-makers in the UK and tackling the disposal of large volumes of contaminated milk, potentially resulting from a nuclear accident.
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Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH, UK. cathy.alexander@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Nisbet
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D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D003657:Decision Making; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D005507:Food Contamination, Radioactive / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom