affected areasinbothPhaseIandPhase11oftheproject. FAOandIAEAhave recently hadfurther consultations tostrengthen co-operation intheirfuture workrelatedtothisproject. International AtomicEnerqyAgency (IAEA) 18.InOCtober 1989,theGovernment oftheUSSRrequested IAEAtoorganize an assessment byinternational experts oftheconcept whichtheUSSRhasevolved toenablethepopulation tolivesafelyinareasaffected byradioactive contamination following theChernobyl accident, andanevaluation ofthe effectivenes ofthestepstakenintheseareastosafeguard thehealthofthe population. 19.Aproject ontheradiological consequences intheUSSRfromtheChernobyl accident: assessment ofhealthandenvironmental effects andevaluation of Drotective measures, hasbeenorganized byIAEA,andisbeingexecuted bya teamofinternational experts, including participants fromtheCommission of theEuropean Communities, FAO,UNEP,UNSCEAR andWHO.Theteamofindependent international experts willassesstheradiological consequences intheUSSRof theChernobyl accident, including healthandenvironmental effects, and evaluate theprotective measures takenbytheSovietauthorities. The findings ofthestudyareexpected tobemadeavailable laterin1990. lAEA willpublish thesefindings andarrange foropenmeetings atwhichtheresults ofthestudywillbepresented. 20.From25to30March1990anInternational Experts' Preparatory Mission, accompanied bytwomembers oftheUSSRParliament, visited several villages in contaminated areasintheUkrainian SovietSocialist Republic, the Byelorussian SovietSocialist Republic andtheRussian Federation. The experts reviewed information provided byscientific organizations, hospitals, clinics andagricultural centres, bothintheaffected areasandinthe capitals oftheRepublics. Theyalsoheldmeetings withthelocalpopulation inthevillages, political representatives andnon-governmental organizations. 21.Theresults ofthispreparatory mission weresubmitted toan International Advisory Committee, whichapproved theworkplantobe implemented. Thisincludes thecorroboration ofdatatobeprovided bythe USSRaswellasanevaluation oftheprotective measures taken.Itfurther envisages makingrecommendations onfutureactionintheaffected regions. Uponcompletion oftheproject, areportistobeprepared bythe International Advisory Committee andpublished byIAEA.Meetings willbeheld atKievandMinsktodiscuss thefindings contained inthereport.-I I j 1E/l990/97 page5 22.Theimplementation oftheproiect isorganized according tofivemajor tasks,asfollows: (a)Historical portrayal oftheeventsleading tothepresent situation anddescription ofthecurrent status; (b)Corroboration ofassessments oftheenvironmental contamination from caesium, strontium, plutonium andhotparticles; (c)Corroboration ofindividual andcollective doseassessments; (d)Clinical healtheffects fromradiation exposure andevaluation of thegeneral healthsituation; (e)Evaluation ofprotective measures: intervention criteria, action levels andcountermeasures taken. 23.Inaddition totheabovetasks,therearetwootherareasofactivity. Inthefirst,individual doseestimates willbecarried outthrough distribution ofpersonal dosimeters andwholebodycounting. Inthesecond, specialist meetings willbeorganized between international andlocalexperts inmedical andagricultural sciences. Through thesemeetings, acommonlevel ofunderstanding ontheeffects ofradiation exposure andoncriteria for radiological protection willbesought. 24.Theproiect isexpected tobecompleted bytheendof1990andtoform thebasisforfollow-up studies. International LabourOrganisation (ILO) 25.Following theChernoby1 accident, anILOGeneral Observation was formulated concerning theapplication oftheRadiation Protection Convention (No.115)of1960inthecaseofabnormal conditions ofoperation. Inthat Convention, Governments wereinvited toprovide information concerning criteria andstandards fortheprotection ofworkers ininterventions after aradiological accident. TheMeeting ofExperts, whichconvened in September 1986,included specific provisions onthelimitation ofradiation
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a project related to the Chernobyl nuclear accident, focusing on the assessment of health and environmental effects, as well as the evaluation of protective measures taken by the Soviet authorities. The involvement of international organizations such as IAEA, FAO, and WHO suggests a global response to a significant environmental disaster.

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Health, Science and Technology