Re: Living in Kiev: exposure, risks and guidelines

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

At 06:16 AM 7/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Radsafer's, 
>
>Some employees of Embassy's and International Companies, living in 
>Kiev, visit our Whole Body Counter facility from time to time for a 
>radioactivity check. They ask questions about their exposure to 
>internal and external radiation, the associated risks, how 
>to reduce the exposure, is it safe to get pregnant, what to do 
>when the sarcophagus collapses or another reactor melts down?
>
>Is there any text or publication available where these issues are 
>discussed, not too scientific and focused on people who intend to 
>stay in Kiev for a longer time? Any suggestion is welcome.
>
>Joost Weeda
>Institute for Radiopathology and Radiation Protection
>Leiden, The Netherlands.
>

Dear Joost,

Yes, there are hundreds of documents about Chernobyl and areas of
consequences, in many International Organizations, as IAEA, NEA, IRPA, etc.
I suggest to you, because the simplest language, the IAEA WEB SITE:
http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/
To help you I recommend the following ones to start, many of these
documents, have contribution from Institutions in Kiev.

Chernobyl - Ten years after
Global experts clarify the facts about the 1986 accident and its effects 
by Abel J. González
http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/inforesource/bulletin/bull383/gonzalez.html
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http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/thisweek/preview/chernobyl/
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: ONE DECADE AFTER CHERNOBYL
Summing up the Consequences of the Accident
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Social/psychological effects
http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/inforesource/bulletin/bull383/sjoberg.html
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Estimated Long Term Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident
http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/thisweek/preview/chernobyl/paper3.html
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http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/thisweek/preview/chernobyl/paper2.html
Effects on the Thyroid in Populations Exposed to Radiation as a Result of
the Chernobyl Accident
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CHERNOBYL'S CHALLENGE 
http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/inforesource/bulletin/bull393/cherno.html
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Good Luck

J. J. Rozental
<josrozen@netmedia.net.il>
Israel