This book addresses a potential radiation incident caused by the war in Ukraine, from an interdisciplinary approach of medical, nuclear safety and security, nuclear research, geostrategic and populations resilience perspectives. The book also address the key role played by NATO in identifying new solutions for stabilizing the region, while also focusing on the emergency preparedness in order to ensure that adequate capabilities and capacity are in place which can be mobilized in response to a radiation emergency.
Russia's military invasion in Ukraine is considered the most serious security crisis in Central and Eastern Europe since the end of the Cold War, with major implications for the regional security environment and NATO.
Since the very beginning of Russia's illegal military invasion in Ukraine the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance condemned the invasion and demand that Russia should stop and withdraw its forces from Ukraine, being deeply concerned that the violence and insecurity in the region caused by Russia are determining a critical humanitarian situation and material destruction all over Ukraine.
Moreover, after invading Ukraine, Russian army took control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, in early March, 2022. Since then, Russian military units guard the facility and, after Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed up to 18% of Ukraine, including the area where the nuclear plant is located, he signed a decree to formalize Russian control over the plant.
Section 1: The risk of a radiation incident generated by war in Ukraine.
Implications for international actors and regional security.- End of the War
The worse scenario, Gl. (r.) Stefan DANILA, Former Chief of Staff Romanian
Army, Founder of I2DS2 - Integrated Intelligence Defence and Security
Solutions, Romania.- Hybrid Threats for Republic of Moldova Generated by the
Russian Military Invasion in Ukraine, Associate Professor Natalia ALBU,
Executive Director of Platform for Security and Defense Initiatives, Republic
of Moldova.- Enhancing Moldovas Resilience to Geopolitical Threats State of
Play and Future Prospects, Associate Professor Ludmila COADA, Free
International University, Republic of Moldova.- Nuclear Geopolitics in the
Context of Redefining the Great Strategic Game, PhD Veaceslav UNGUREANU,
Scientific Researcher, Institute for Legal, Political and Sociological
Researches, Moldova State University.- Russian Fake News and Black Propaganda
Related to Nuclear Weapons Use in Ukraine, Marius ILIE, Security Studies
Master Programme from Bucharest University, Romania.- Probabilistic
Foundations of Nuclear Risk Assessment, Davide BARBIERI, Visiting Professor
Universitą degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy.- Hybrid Nuclear Compellence:
Intentions and Consequences, Ph.D. Valeriia HESSE, fellow at the Odesa Center
for Nonproliferation, Ukraine.- Russian provoked nuclear disaster, attack or
accident: scenarios, probability and consequences, Professor Iulian CHIFU,
Carol I National Defence University, Romania.- The triadic relationship
strategic communication security culture- societal resilience, Professor
Adrian LESENCIUC, "Henri Coand Air Force Academy, Romania.- Risks of
nuclear threats in modernwar (online) Professor Andriy STAVYTSKYY, Taras
Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.- Crisis Communication
Strategy in Case of Nuclear Incident in Ukraine (on-line), Ph.D. Marin
GHERMAN, Director of Institute of Political Studies and Social Capital,
Ukraine.- Section 2: Raising populations resilience and reaching medical
preparedness for a radiation emergency.- Nuclear and Radiological Incidents:
Should We Consider Individual Factors? Professor Nicolas FORAY, Unit of
French Institute of Health and Medical Research, Michel BOURGUIGNON,
Professor Emeritus of the University of Paris Saclay, medical director of
INSERM UMR 1296, France.- Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster. Lessons
Learnt for Japan Medical Units, Professor Tsubokura MASAHARU, Fukushima
Medical University, Department of Radiation Health Management, Japan.- Public
health preparedness for and medical response to radiation accidents and
nuclear incidents, Professor Istvįn TURAI, Senior Counsellor of the
Directorate, Frederic Joliot-Curie National Research Institute for
Radiobiology and Radiohygiene (NRIRR), Hungary.- Evaluating the risk of the
evacuation and shelter in a nuclear disaster: lessons learned from previous
incidents, Ph.D. Cosmin DUGAN, Lacramioara BORDEA, Bucharest University
Emergency Hospital, Cristian VIZITIU, Head of Space Applications for Human
Health and Safety Department, Institute of Space Science, Romania.- Overview
WHO Resources. Resilience / Preparedness / Response for a Nuclear Event, Dr
Silvia Gatscher, Health Operations Manager, WHO Country Office in Romania.-
ITB (Iodine Thyroid Blocking) Implementation for Nuclear Emergency, Marc
Benderitter, Deputy director of the Health Division of Institut de
Radioprotection et de Sūreté Nucléaire, France.- Medical preparedness and
response to nuclear and radiological emergencies in Moldova, colonel (r) Ion
APOSTOL, National Agency for Public Health, Republic of Moldova.- Medical
Units Strategic Management in Case of CBRN Incidents in Republic of Moldova,
Dr. Sergiu CĪRLAN, Alexandru cel Bun Military Academy and Andrei MARFIN,
Head of Defence Ministry Health Care Department, Republic of Moldova.- WHOs
role in global preparedness and response to radiation emergencies (on-line),
PhD Zhanat CARR, Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health
Organisation.- Ukraine Resilience/Response to a Major Radiation Incident. The
European Blood and Marrow Transplant Society EBMT Nuclear Accident Committee
NAC Collaboration, Ray Powles Head of Haemato-oncology and Bone Marrow
transplantation at Nuffield Cancer Centre London UK.- Ukraine under 2022
Russian Invasion: How Ready for a Nuclear Catastrophe Is a Country that Has
Previously Experienced a Large-Scale Radiation Accident (on-line), Sergiy
Klymenko, Head of the Center of Hematology, Hemoblastosis Chemotherapy
andBone Marrow Transplantation at "Feofaniya" Clinical Hospital, Ukraine.-
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Activity in Romania, and the Capacity
to Receive Patients in Case of Radiation Emergency, Alina Tanase, MD, PhD
Head of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit of Fundeni Clinical Institute,
Bucharest.- Diagnosis and Medical Management of ARS, Marc Benderitter, Deputy
director of the Health Division of Institut de Radioprotection et de Sūreté
Nucléaire, France.- Section 3: Shelling Ukraines nuclear power plant,
radioactive waste storage, hospitals, research institutes or factories that
use radioactive sources: how to deal with environmental contamination.- The
Importance of Effective Communication between Radiation Protection
Professionals and Medical Care Providers, Stephen L. (Steve) SUGARMAN, CHP,
Vice President and Corporate Health Physicist, SummitET Summit Exercises
and Training LLC, US DOE Officeof Nuclear Incident Policy and Cooperation.-
Why We Need Republic of Moldovas Former and Volunteer Military in Case of a
Nuclear Incident in Ukraine, Brigadier General (r) Vitalie MARINUTA,
President of Retired Officers Association, former Ministry of Defense,
Republic of Moldova, Brigadier General (r) Vitalie STOIAN, Head of Military
Training Department Moldova Technical University, Former Chief of Staff,
Republic of Moldova.- The Role of Immigration Service from Republic of
Moldova in Case of Nuclear Incident in Ukraine, Alexandr GOTEANSCHII, Head of
Radioactive and Chemical Department, Border Police Inspectorate, Republic of
Moldova.- Emergency preparedness and response arrangements in case of nuclear
or radiological accidents in Bulgaria, Dr. Lyudmila SIMEONOVA, Acting Head of
Emergency planning and preparedness section, Bulgaria.- Report of the
HERCA-WG Emergencies (WGE) Task Force supporting Ukraine and neighboring
countries - Coordinating planning and implementation of radiological
emergency protective actions between countries during the war, Gareth THOMAS,
The Office for Nuclear Regulation, United Kingdom and Chair of HERCA WGE.-
Scientific and Evidence-Based Support in Emergency Preparedness and
Resilience Strengthening, Under Volatility and Uncertainty, Bogdan VAMANU,
Scientific Researcher 'Horia Hulubei' National Institute of Physics and
Nuclear Engineering, Romania.- Specifics of Emergency Planning for multi-risk
unregulated radioactive sources: study case, Dan SERBANESCU Nuclear safety
and risk specialist at Nuclearelectrica and Director of Engineering and
Safety at RoPower.- The Role of European Union in Dealing with Radiological
Incidents (on-line), Bharat PATEL, D3 Unit, DG Energy, European Commission.-
Concluding Remarks: Strengthening the network to build upon further under
NATO/SPS programme and/or different instruments, PhD Cristian FELEA, Former
Intelligence Manager, Columnist RepublikaNews, Colonel (r) Niculae IANCU
President of Integrated Intelligence, Defense and Security Solutions
Association, Former Rector at the National Intelligence Academy.
Florin Ctlin CĪRSTOIU MD, PhD is Manager of Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology and Dean of Medicine Faculty at "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest. Furthermore, he is the Chief of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department at Bucharest Emergency University Hospital where he conducts an extensive surgical activity centered on bone defects reconstruction using various methods after tumor resection surgery, but also after failed total hip or knee arthroplasty and osteolysis caused by specific or nonspecific osteoarticular septic complications.
Victor JUC is Head of the Legal, Political and Sociological Research Institute, Moldova State University, doctor, professor, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, scientific profile International Relations. Professor Victor JUC is author of 310 scientific publications (monographs, chapters in collections, articles in scientific journals, materials of national and foreign scientific conferences).
Corina Silvia POP is Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest - over twenty years of clinical and academic experience Medical Director of University Emergency Hospital Bucharest Secretary of State at Ministry of Health 2015-2018 Senior adviser of Ministry of Health Senior advisor health projects Ministry of European Funds Between 2015-2018 she coordinated National Health Programmes financed by European Social Funds EU Commision on Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases screening and prevention.
Petre MIN is a nuclear power plants engineer, with an MSc in radiation protection and nuclear safety and a PhD in NPP accident management and 19 years working experience. His duties at the regulatory authority included the coordination of Emergency Preparedness and Response activities, implementation of Emergency Preparedness and Response projects, elaboration of regulatory requirements in Emergency Preparedness and Response, Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety, elaboration of plans and procedures, national representation at international organizations (EC, IAEA).
Cristian BARNA is Training Manager at Intelligene4ALL, visiting Professor at Babes-Bolyai University from Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest University and former Vice-Rector and PhD coordinator of Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy from Bucharest. Cristian
Barna holds a PhD in Sociology and his area of expertise are applied sociology, intelligence and security studies, geopolitics, security organizations, organized crime and terrorism studies.
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