Summary and conclusions: capabilities and challenges

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Major improvements, especially in Europe, have been made to emergency and post accident management in the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident, which exposed important deficiencies in local, national, regional and international arrangements. Notwithstanding the broadly adequate provisions now in place in most countries and internationally, complacency would be misplaced and continuing vigilance remains important. Improvements (of a technical, organisational or political nature) are still needed in some areas. Even maintaining the existing capabilities will not be easy at a time when emergency and post accident management for nuclear installations is no longer at the forefront of political debate or public opinion—apart from the context of the increased threat of terrorism that may involve the malevolent use of radioactive or fissile materials. The continuing improvements being made in the safety of nuclear installations (with consequential reductions...

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