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	REMM Bibliography - Nuclear Reactor Incidents General information Guidance documents about nuclear power plants Guidance documents about managing internal contamination History of radiation incidents CDC/ATSDR FDA Nuclear Regulatory Commission Other Agencies Pediatric issues National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) General information Short-Term and Long-Term Health Risks of Nuclear-Power-Plant Accidents. N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 16;364(24):2334-41. [PubMed Citation] top of page Guidance documents about nuclear power plants Radiological Emergency Preparedness, Program Manual (Draft), Released for Public Comment, May 18, 2009 (PDF - 1.53 MB) (FEMA). This document is about creating a response plan for a nuclear reactor accident and is currently under review. Planning Guidance for Protection and Recovery Following Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) and Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) Incidents (PDF - 519 KB) (DHS/FEMA, published in Federal Register, August 1, 2008, Z-RIN 1660-ZA02) Contamination Monitoring Guidance for Portable Instruments Used for Radiological Emergency Response to Nuclear Power Plant Accidents (PDF - 233 KB)(FEMA, October 2002) top of page Guidance documents about managing internal contamination Management of Persons Contaminated with Radionuclides: Scientific and Technical Bases (NCRP Report No. 161, Volume II), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 2010. Management of Persons Contaminated With Radionuclides: Handbook (NCRP Report No. 161, Volume I), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 2008. Management of Persons Accidentally Contaminated with Radionuclides (NCRP Report No. 65), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 1980. [This document has been superseded by NCRP 161.] Dose assessment of inhaled radionuclides in emergency situations (Health Protection Agency/United Kingdom and Treatment Initiatives After Radiological Accidents (TIARA) project/European Commission, August 2007) top of page History of radiation incidents Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Radiation Crisis: A National Review of the U.S. Domestic Public Health and Medical Response (PDF - 1.01 MB) (Association of State and Territorial Heath Officials, May 2012) The Journal of Radiological Protection published a special subsection of the March 2012 issue with 22 excellent articles on the Japanese Fukushima nuclear power plant incident (based on the September 2011 International Expert Symposium in Fukushima: Radiation and Health Risks) J Radiol Prot. 2012 Jun;32(1) (special section) Balonov MI. On protecting the inexperienced reader from Chernobyl myths. J Radiol Prot. 2012 Jun;32(2):181-9. Epub 2012 May 8. [PubMed Citation] Thomas GA (ed.), The Radiobiological Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident 25 Years On - April 2011, Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2011 May;23(4):229-308. (Note: All 11 articles in this issue are on this topic) See also: History of Radiation Incidents top of page CDC/ATSDR Potassium Iodide (CDC, March 17, 2011) Radiation and Potassium Iodide (CDC, March 18, 2011) Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM): Radiation Exposure from Iodine 131, Course SS3117. (HHS/ATSDR, November 2002) top of page FDA Frequently Asked Questions on Potassium Iodide (KI) (March 18, 2011, HHS/FDA) Guidance: Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies (PDF - 40 KB) (HHS/FDA, December 2001) Other KI resources including information for infants and small children (HHS/FDA) top of page Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consideration of Potassium Iodide in Emergency Planning (March 14, 2011) Fact sheet on Emergency Preparedness at Nuclear Power Plants (July, 2010) Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1) Student's Corner - Nuclear Reactors Operating Nuclear Power Reactors (by Location or Name) top of page Other Agencies Medical Effectiveness of Iodine Prophylaxis in a Nuclear Reactor Emergency Situation and Overview of European Practices (PDF - 717 KB) (European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy Directorate D - Nuclear Energy Unit D4, Radiation Protection No. 165, 2010) Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident (Committee to Assess the Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident, National Research Council, 2004) Office of Science and Technology Policy memo about prepositioning Potassium Iodide around nuclear power plants (PDF - 974 KB) (January 22, 2008). This document is currently under review. Federal Policy on Use of Potassium Iodide (KI) (PDF - 43 KB) (DHS/FEMA document, published in Federal Register January 10, 2002) Guidelines for Iodine Prophylaxis following Nuclear Accidents (PDF - 96 KB) (WHO, 1999) top of page Pediatric issues Pediatric Counter-terrorism Measures (HHS/FDA, 2/2010) See KI information. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health. Radiation disasters and children. Pediatrics. 2003 Jun;111(6 Pt 1):1455-66. [PubMed Citation] top of page National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Population Monitoring and Radionuclide Decorporation Following a Radiological or Nuclear Incident (NCRP Report No. 166), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, 2011. Responding to a Radiological or Nuclear Terrorism Incident: A Guide for Decision Makers (NCRP Report No. 165), Bethesda, MD, 2010. Management of Persons Contaminated with Radionuclides: Scientific and Technical Bases (NCRP Report No. 161, Volume II), Bethesda, MD, 2010. Management of Persons Contaminated With Radionuclides: Handbook (NCRP Report No. 161, Volume I), Bethesda, MD, 2008. Management of Persons Accidentally Contaminated with Radionuclides (NCRP Report No. 65), Bethesda, MD, 1980. [NCRP 65 has been superseded by NCRP 161.] Cesium-137 in the Environment: Radioecology and Approaches to Assessment and Management (NCRP Report No. 154), Bethesda, MD, 2006. Risk to the Thyroid from Ionizing Radiation (NCRP Report No. 159), Bethesda, MD, 2008.

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