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Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Experience gained in the CIS in the aftermath of the Chernobyl acciden
t has demonstrated a need for the development of a practical decision
support system capable of providing advice on agricultural countermeas
ure strategy at the local level. Such a system is being developed with
in the agricultural countermeasures module of Joint Study Project 1 un
der the umbrella of the EC-CIS Agreement on the Consequences of the Ch
ernobyl Accident. This system, which has received the acronym FORCON,
takes into account such factors as soil type, cut-rent farming practic
e and management. This paper gives an overview of the main features of
the FORCON system. Methodology, models and associated databases used
in the system are described. The criteria for the evaluation of the ex
isting radiological situation in agriculture and estimation of the eff
ectiveness of countermeasures are discussed. The comparable analysis o
f different strategies for implementing countermeasures in a settlemen
t situated on contaminated territory are presented.