Guidance

UK recovery handbooks for radiation incidents 2015

Handbooks (PHE-CRCE-018) for national and local authorities, radiation protection experts and others who may be affected by radiation incidents.

Documents

UK recovery handbooks for radiation incidents 2015: Abstract

UK recovery handbooks for radiation incidents 2015: Drinking water supplies handbook

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UK recovery handbooks for radiation incidents 2015: Food production systems handbook

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UK recovery handbooks for radiation incidents 2015: Inhabited areas handbook

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Details

These handbooks (version 4), developed in conjunction with a wide range of expert stakeholders, provide guidance for the management of contaminated food production systems, inhabited areas and drinking water supplies, to help develop and implement a recovery strategy in the aftermath of a radiation incident.

They are aimed at:

  • national and local authorities
  • central government departments and agencies
  • radiation and health protection experts
  • emergency services
  • industry and others who may be involved in the recovery from a radiation incident

The handbooks can be used as a preparatory tool, under non-crisis conditions, to engage stakeholders and to develop local and regional plans.

Previous versions were HPA-RPD-064 (version 3), published in 2009, HPA-RPD-042 (version 2), published in 2008, and HPA-RPD-002 (version 1) published in 2005.

Published 5 June 2015