Decontamination Center

�A decontamination center should be established to monitor people who may be contaminated and provide facilities for decontamination.

�Ideally, it should provide showers. In a crisis, hoses could be used.

�A decontamination center should be staffed by physicians with a radiological background, health physicists or other staff familiar with decontamination procedures and the use of radiation survey meters, and psychological counselors.

�Towels and replacement clothing should be available. Provisions, especially in inclement weather, may be needed to shelter people or to transport them elsewhere after decontamination.