Mitigation corresponds to taking measures to limit the adverse impact of a Nuclear or Radiological Accident and it is based on two main components:
- Planning for emergencies on the site of a hazardous facility and off-site;
- Community awareness.
The practical goals, following on-site and off-site emergency planning, are to:
- Regain control of the situation;
- Prevent or mitigate consequences at the scene;
- Prevent the occurrence of deterministic health effects in workers and the public;
- Give first aid and manage the treatment of radiation injuries;
- Prevent, to the extent practicable, the occurrence of stochastic health effects in the population;
- Prevent, to the extent practicable, the occurrence of adverse non-radiological effects on individuals and among the population;
- Protect, to the extent practicable, the environment and property; and
- Prepare, to the extent practicable, for the resumption of normal social and economic activity.