Chapter 8 Countermeasures for Reduction of Dose in Contaminated Inhabited Areas

Abstract

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the different countermeasures that might be implemented to reduce doses in an inhabited area. It describes the types of aspects that would be necessary to consider in evaluating the usefulness and appropriateness of a countermeasure, either for generic emergency preparedness or for a very specific emergency situation. A number of countermeasures generate contaminated waste that must be managed safely. The chapter also includes descriptions of options for management of waste produced by the implementation of countermeasures in inhabited areas. A number of recovery options that might be considered would generate contaminated waste (liquid, solid or mixed). The impact on normal waste disposal practices and the workforce managing these can be assessed and controlled. This chapter gives a series of descriptions of the possible routes of transport, treatment, and storage/disposal of the wastes that may be generated by countermeasures for contaminated inhabited areas.