Impact on

tourism after a nuclear incident

Kris van Dijck

mayor Dessel

Flanders Belgium

January 12th 2022

Origin of GMF

GMF meeting in Brussels (March 2019)

Our members – in 14 different countries (EU and non-EU)

Structure

Extended Steering Committee

in Barcelona (November 2021)

Tabloo Dessel - tourism

• Communication centre
• Expo nuclear – radioactivity
• Learning and visiting

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Nuclear incidents worldwide

• Tree big ones
• Tree Mile Island – Harrisburg 1979
• Tsjernobyl 1986
• Fukushima 2011

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• Negative perception about nuclear power / nuclear energy

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• Chernobyl; nuclear disasters doesn’t recognize borders…

nuclear incident pandemic

Local Starts local

Nuclear cloud People infect each other

wind travel

Take shelter locally Isolate people globally

Can’t close borders Close borders

No global measures Global measures

Consequences of a pandemic

• Global impact
• Stagnation and decline of the economy
• Closing borders
• Different measures in different countries
• Border traffic – cfr Belgium / Netherlands
• Cessation of tourism

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Consequences of a nuclear incident

• Local impact
• No stagnation and decline of the economy in general
• Borders can’t be closed
• Measures in the area of the incident
• People have to be moved in the area of the incident
• No impact on global tourism
• All kind of activities stop in the area of the incident.

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Chernobyl became a tourist attraction…�

• https://chernobyl-exclusive-tours.com/?currency_id=3&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Europe&utm_term=%2Btschernobyl%20%2Bbesuchen&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx5rD3Ziq9QIVugYGAB0VMQIwEAAYASAAEgKPP_D_BwE

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• https://chernobylx.com/tours/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx5rD3Ziq9QIVugYGAB0VMQIwEAAYAiAAEgLYK_D_BwE

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