Countermeasure datasheets appropriate to contaminated food previously generated by the STRATEGY project have been reviewed and adapted to address recognised deficiencies and to take into account feedback from stakeholders in the FARMING network. The datasheets were specifically reviewed and amended to consider: (i) application in the early-phase of post accident response; (ii) application to a wider range of radionuclides including those from incidents other than nuclear power plant accident; (iii) applicability to Mediterranean production systems; (iv) applicability to Fennoscandian production systems. Countermeasures additional to those considered within STRATEGY were also evaluated on the basis of new information, to consider the pre-deposition phase, and to address specifics of Mediterranean and Fennoscandian systems. The new datasheets and the datasheets which had been most revised were peer reviewed by a range of independent specialists.

Here we discuss the applicability of the food production systems countermeasures compendium (i.e. intended users and uses, and limitations) and the evolution of the STRATEGY countermeasure datasheets within the EURANOS project. The countermeasure compendium, containing 45 datasheets, is provided as a set of linked electronic documents and can be accessed via the 'quick link to countermeasures' below or from within the deliverable. The documents comprise the individual countermeasure datasheets which are hyperlinked to accompanying information on aspects such as legal constraints, ethical considerations, side-effect evaluation methodologies and waste disposal options. The compendium can also be accessed via the STRATEGY (http://www.strategy-ec.org.uk/EURANOS/euranos.htm) or EURANOS (http://www.euranos.fzk.de) websites.

Quick link to countermeasures

      Activity number: CAT01RTD01     

Funding: The work was funded by the European Commission Sixth Framework Programme (Nuclear Fission, Radiation Protection) under Integrated Project: FI6R-CT-2004-508843.