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NERIS: European platform on preparedness for nuclear and radiological emergency response and recovery – Activities and perspectives

¹ Chair of NERIS Platform.
² Nuclear Evaluation Protection Centre (CEPN), 28 rue de la Redoute, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.
³ Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), BP17, 92263 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France.
⁴ Nuclear Power Plants Research Institute (VUJE), Okružná 5, 918 64 Trnava, Slovakia.
⁵ Universidad Polytécnica de Madrid (UPM), José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
⁶ Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany.
⁷ Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
⁸ MUTADIS, 5 rue d’Alsace, 75010 Paris, France.
⁹ Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Schwarzenburgstrasse 165, 3097 Liebefeld, Switzerland.
¹⁰ Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), ullevålsveien 72, 0454 Oslo, Norway.
¹¹ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany.

Abstract

Created in 2010, the aim of the NERIS platform is to establish a forum for dialogue and methodological development among all organisations and associations taking part in decision-making of protective actions in nuclear and radiological emergencies and recovery in Europe. The objectives of the platform are to contribute to improving the effectiveness of current approaches for preparedness, promoting more coherent approaches, identifying gaps and need for further developments, addressing new and emerging challenges, and maintaining and improving know-how and technical expertise in this field. This paper describes the missions, the organisation and the activities of the platform as well as the key components of its strategic research agenda.