СРЕДНИЕ ГОДОВЫЕ ЭФФЕКТИВНЫЕ ДОЗЫ ОБЛУЧЕНИЯ В 2014 ГОДУ ЖИТЕЛЕЙ НАСЕЛЕННЫХ ПУНКТОВ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ, ОТНЕСЕННЫХ К ЗОНАМ РАДИОАКТИВНОГО ЗАГРЯЗНЕНИЯ ВСЛЕДСТВИЕ КАТАСТРОФЫ НА ЧЕРНОБЫЛЬСКОЙ АЭС (ДЛЯ ЦЕЛЕЙ ЗОНИРОВАНИЯ НАСЕЛЕННЫХ ПУНКТОВ)

The Chernobyl accident in 1986 is one of the most large-scale radiation accidents in the world. It led to radioactive contamination of large areas in the European part of the Russian Federation and at the neighboring countries. Now, there are more than 4000 settlements with the total population of 1.5 million in the radioactively contaminated areas of the Russian Federation. The Bryansk region is the most intensely contaminated region. For example, the Krasnogorskiy district still has settlements with the level of soil contamination by cesium-137 exceeding 40 Cu/km2. The regions of Tula, Kaluga and Orel are also significantly affected. In addition to these four regions, there are 10 more regions with the radioactively contaminated settlements. After the Chernobyl accident, the affected areas were divided into zones of radioactive contamination. The attribution of the settlements to a particular zone is determined by the level of soil contamination with 137Cs and by a value of the average annual effective dose that could be formed in the absence of: 1) active measures for radiation protection, and 2) self-limitation in consumption of the local food products. The main regulatory document on this issue is the Federal law № 1244-1 (dated May, 15,1991) «On the social protection of the citizens who have been exposed to radiation as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant». The law extends to the territories, where, since 1991: – The average annual effective dose for the population exceeds 1 mSv (the value of effective dose that could be formed in the absence of active radiation protection measures and self-limitation in consumption of the local food products); – Soil surface contamination with cesium-137 exceeds 1 Cu/km2. The paper presents results of calculations of the average effective doses in 2014. The purpose was to use the dose values (SGED90) in zonation of contaminated territories. Therefore, the calculations have been done under the assumption that the doses were formed in the absence of active radiation protection measures and self-limitation in consumption of the local food products. The dose to population, rather than the density of radioactive contamination of soil by 137Cs, is the most objective characteristic of the actual radiation exposure to the residents of the contaminated areas.Одна из самых масштабных радиационных катастроф в мире – авария на Чернобыльской АЭС (ЧАЭС) в 1986 г. – привела к радиоактивному загрязнению значительных территорий европейской части Российской Федерации и сопредельных государств. В настоящее время в зонах радиоактивного загрязнения Российской Федерации находится более 4 тыс. населенных пунктов, где проживают более1,5 млн человек. Наиболее интенсивно загрязнена Брянская область: так, в Красногорском районе до сих пор есть населенные пункты с радиоактивным загрязнением почвы цезием-137 выше 40 Ки/км2. Значительно пострадали также Тульская, Калужская и Орловская области. Кроме этих четырех областей, еще в 10 регионах страны имеются населенные пункты, расположенные в зонах радиоактивного загрязнения. После аварии на ЧАЭС пострадавшие территории были разбиты на зоны радиоактивного загрязнения. Отнесение НП к той или иной зоне определяется уровнем загрязнения почвы 137Cs и величиной средней годовой эффективной дозы облучения, которую могли бы получить жители в условиях отсутствия активных мер радиационной защиты и самоограничений в потреблении местных пищевых продуктов. Основным нормативным документом по данному вопросу является Федеральный закон от 15 мая 1991 г. № 1244-1 «О социальной защите граждан, подвергшихся воздействию радиации вследствие катастрофы на Чернобыльской АЭС», распространяющийся на территории, на которых, начиная с 1991 г.: – средняя годовая эффективная доза облучения населения превышает 1 мЗв/год – доза, которую могли бы получить жители в условиях отсутствия активных мер радиационной защиты и самоограничений в потреблении местных пищевых продуктов; – плотность радиоактивного загрязнения почвы цезием-137 превышает 1 Ки/км2. В статье приведены результаты расчетов средних годовых эффективных доз облучения населения в предполагаемых условиях отсутствия активных мер радиационной защиты, предназначенные для целей зонирования населенных пунктов (СГЭД90). Как известно, наиболее объективным качественным и количественным показателем оценки реального радиационного воздействия на жителей загрязненных территорий является доза облучения населения, а не плотность радиоактивного загрязнения почвы

THE AVERAGE ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSES FOR THE POPULATION IN THE SETTLEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ATTRIBUTED TO ZONES OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION DUE TO THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT (FOR ZONATION PURPOSES), 2014

The Chernobyl accident in 1986 is one of the most large-scale radiation accidents in the world. It led to radioactive contamination of large areas in the European part of the Russian Federation and at the neighboring countries. Now, there are more than 4000 settlements with the total population of 1.5 million in the radioactively contaminated areas of the Russian Federation. The Bryansk region is the most intensely contaminated region. For example, the Krasnogorskiy district still has settlements with the level of soil contamination by cesium-137 exceeding 40 Cu/km2. The regions of Tula, Kaluga and Orel are also significantly affected. In addition to these four regions, there are 10 more regions with the radioactively contaminated settlements. After the Chernobyl accident, the affected areas were divided into zones of radioactive contamination. The attribution of the settlements to a particular zone is determined by the level of soil contamination with 137Cs and by a value of the average annual effective dose that could be formed in the absence of: 1) active measures for radiation protection, and 2) self-limitation in consumption of the local food products. The main regulatory document on this issue is the Federal law № 1244-1 (dated May, 15,1991) «On the social protection of the citizens who have been exposed to radiation as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant». The law extends to the territories, where, since 1991: – The average annual effective dose for the population exceeds 1 mSv (the value of effective dose that could be formed in the absence of active radiation protection measures and self-limitation in consumption of the local food products); – Soil surface contamination with cesium-137 exceeds 1 Cu/km2. The paper presents results of calculations of the average effective doses in 2014. The purpose was to use the dose values (SGED90) in zonation of contaminated territories. Therefore, the calculations have been done under the assumption that the doses were formed in the absence of active radiation protection measures and self-limitation in consumption of the local food products. The dose to population, rather than the density of radioactive contamination of soil by 137Cs, is the most objective characteristic of the actual radiation exposure to the residents of the contaminated areas

Mechanisms driving neural crest induction and migration in the zebrafish and Xenopus laevis

The neural crest is an evolutionary adaptation, with roots in the formation of mesoderm. Modification of neural crest behavior has been critical for the evolutionary diversification of the vertebrates and defects in neural crest underlie a range of human birth defects. There has been a tremendous increase in our knowledge of the molecular, cellular and inductive interactions that converge on defining the neural crest and determining its behavior. While there is a temptation to look for simple models to explain neural crest behavior, the reality is that the system is complex in its circuitry. In this review, our goal is to identify the broad features of neural crest origins (developmentally) and migration (cellularly) using data from the zebrafish (teleost) and Xenopus laevis (tetrapod amphibian) in order to illuminate where general mechanisms appear to be in play and, equally importantly, where disparities in experimental results suggest areas of profitable study