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This compensation scheme provides support for expenses, additional work, and economic losses incurred by reindeer herders as a result of measures against radioactivity in reindeer meat. The program covers various activities including early slaughter, feeding in facilities, and feeding on natural pastures. Compensation is available to reindeer herding districts, siidas, and reindeer herding groups located south of Saltfjellet in Norway. The scheme requires that measured radioactivity levels from a representative sample of reindeer exceed the threshold of 3000 Bq/kg of reindeer meat, and measures must be pre-approved by the county governor. Compensation is provided according to established rates and covers additional costs for facilities, veterinary services, transport of reindeer to feeding enclosures, snow plowing of roads to feeding areas, and in special cases, disposal of reindeer meat. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.