Table 7 Examples of protective measures listed by extent and time duration and the quantities describing the outcome of protective measures, CEDres and CUMLARav, based on sheltering, evacuation, decontamination, and extensive food restrictions.

From: LARCalc, a tool to estimate sex- and age-specific lifetime attributable risk in populations after nuclear power plant fallout

Protective action scenarios

CUMLARav

CEDres

(1)

Indoor sheltering (tshelt)

CUMLAR(t = 0 to 70 y; Sdecont(t) = 1)—CUMLAR(t = 0 to tshelt; Sdecont(t) = fshield-finh⋅Dinh⋅LAR(age(t)))

CEDres = CED(tshelt to 70 y, Sdecont(t) = 1; Saliment = 1)

(2)

Evacuation with resettlement time (tret). Relaxed food restrictions as in Sweden after the Chernobyl fallout: Saliment = 1. Sheltering 3 days

CUMLAR(t = 0 to 70 y; Sdecont(t) = 1)—CUMLAR(t = tret to 70 y; Sdecont(t) = 1)

CEDres = CED(1 to 70 y; Sdecont(t) = Saliment = 1)

(3)

Evacuation until time tret = 1 y and decontamination with 50% efficiency. Saliment = 1. Sheltering 3 days

CUMLAR(t = 0 to 70 y; Sdecont(t) = 1)—CUMLAR(t = 1 to 70 y; Sdecont(t) = 0.5)

CEDres = CED(t = 1 to 70 y; Sdecont (t) = 0.5; Saliment = 1)

(4)

Evacuation tret and decontamination with 90% efficiency. Saliment = 1. Sheltering 3 days

CUMLAR(t = 0 to 70 y; Sdecont (t) = 1)—CUMLAR(t = tret to 70 y; Sdecont (t) = 0.1)

CEDres = CED(tret to 70 y; Sdecont(t) = 0.1)

(5)

Evacuation tret and decontamination with 50% efficiency, with lifting of extensive food restrictions, Saliment = 0, at tfood. Sheltering 3 days

CUMLAR(t = 0 to 70 y; Sdecont(t) = 1; Saliment = 1) –(CUMLAR(t = tret to tfood y; Sdecont(t) = 0.5; Saliment = 0) + CUMLAR(t = tfood to 70 y; Sdecont(t) = 0.5; Saliment = 1))

CED(t = tret to tfood y; Sdecont(t) = 0.5; Saliment = 0) + (CED(t = tfood to 70 y; Sdecont (t) = 0.5; Saliment = 1)

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