Радиационная гигиена (Sep 2015)

EAST-URAL RADIOACTIVE TRACE: SVERDLOVSK REGION

  • S. V. Kuzmin,
  • S. V. Romanov,
  • I. A. Vlasov,
  • I. V. Tibilov,
  • A. A. Kalinin,
  • O. L. Malykh,
  • V. A. Zabolotskikh,
  • N. I. Kochneva

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 3
pp. 48 – 52

Abstract

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The article provides radiation-hygienic description of the situation in the territories of the Sverdlovsk region subjected to radioactive contamination as a result of the 1957 accident at the production association "Mayak", shows the role of agencies and institutions of the Federal Service on Customers' Rights Protection and Human Well-being Surveillance in ensuring radiation safety, presents summarised data of radiation-hygienic monitoring of food products and of environmental objects, as well as assessments of doses to residents. The paper also gives estimations for the main population health indicators and presents problems of social protection of victims and solutions to these problems.

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