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REDUCE EXPOSURE TO RADIATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE RESOURCES

• Reduce Radiation Risk: Minimize Time to Minimize Dose. This very brief section explains that the farther you are from radiation, and the smaller the amount of time spent near radiation, the lower the dose you will receive. (United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
• Very general information about protecting your family from radiation. Some information only applicable to US. (United States Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Nuclear War Survival Skills is a full-text on-line book about how to protect yourself from radiation. Although it was written specifically for use after a nuclear war, some of the material is about general radiation protection and would be useful after any major nuclear accident.
  Note: this book contains information that is meant to be used after not only a major release of radiation but also the destruction of much of a country's infrastructure. Therefore, some of the material in this book is not applicable to a nuclear power plant accident. (By Cresson Kearny, a civil engineer who long worked on civil defense issues.)
  Sections of special interest after a nuclear power plant accident may be:

1. Water. Scroll down a page to the sections "Sources of Water in Fallout Areas," "Water from Wells," and "Removing Fallout Particles and Dissolved Radioactive Material from Water."
2. Food. Scroll down a few paragraphs to the section "Precautions When Eating Meat."
3. Shelter Against Beta and Alpha Particles
4. Clothing to Protect Against Beta Burns
5. Surviving Without Doctors: A Temporary Return To Self-Help contains sections on radiation sickness and how to treat injuries such as burns, infections, and more.

• Chernobyl Consequences in Sweden: Recommendation to Swedish Farmers provides a small amount of information about what farmers can do to reduce radiation amounts in crops and animals. Scroll down for this information. (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
• How Contamination Can Occur/Actions Which May Be Necessary to Protect the Food Supply. Contains information about livestock, crops in the field, vegetables growing underground, and more. This information is especially for farmers or those with gardens. Warning: this information is provided by a nuclear power plant and downplays the contamination that can be caused by a radiation release. (Cook Nuclear Power Plant, USA)

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE RESOURCES

• "Dear Parents! Dear Fathers and Mothers!" Information for parents about how to protect their families from radiation intake from food and the environment. This document is located in a purple box toward the very end of the page. (BelRAD Institute in Belarus)
• "Dear Friend!" A guide written for children about how to protect themselves and their families from radiation intake from food and the environment. This document is located in a purple box toward the very end of the page. (BelRAD Institute in Belarus)