Context
Growing concerns about potential major accidents in nuclear power plants, heightened by the current geopolitical tensions, necessitate that EU countries enhance their preparedness and response capabilities.
A major reactor accident can lead to widespread contamination across large goegraphical areas, posing serious risks to public health and necessitating containment efforts and evacuation plans. Its effects include environmental damage, public health threats, and substantial economic consequences.
Chernobyl (Ukraine, 1986): explosion and fire in reactor #4 of the Chernobyl NPP
Fukushima (Japan, 2011): tsunami triggered by an earthquake caused catastrophic damage to the reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi NPP
Methodology
The EU-funded GUARDIANS project seeks to enhance emergency response capabilies for nuclear crises.
GUARDIANS will provide cutting-edge, cost-effective and sustainable technologies along with emergency protective measures and strategies to assist decision-makers, first responders, and receivers.
All these resources will be integrated into a web-based decision-support system with real-time risk assessment for situational awareness during nuclear crisis (GUARDNET).
The GUARDNET platform
GUARDNET will be a successful bridge between disaster management systems and RN oriented decision support systems (DSS). It will represent the next generation of real-time platform for efficient use of resources and optimized protection of the public and the environment.
