Post-Accident Strategy after the Nuclear or Radiological Accident and Lessons Learned from Covid-19 Crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic, which is still in progress offers a unique opportunity to take lessons learned to understand not only the fundamental laws of nature but also to understand how modern civilisation works. It poses unprecedent challenges. As every society on the planet was or still is challenged with Covid-19 crisis situations, the measures taken reflected actual society preparedness for such emergencies. Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic also demonstrated some drawbacks of globalisation. As a result, every area of human activity should take lessons learned from this pandemic. Emergency preparedness for nuclear or radiological accident and management of post-accident situations are not an exemption. After the Fukushima accident the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA) developed the post-accident strategy presented in the document Post-Accident Strategy after the Nuclear or Radiological Accident (the Strategy). Although the pandemic is still under way four main areas to be strengthen have been identified so far, namely, challenges related to assuring protection means and equipment needed as well as critical staff, challenges related to information and managing of fake news and finally flexibility of decisions. The article is a small contribution to the development of crisis management in the 21st century.