Radiation protection authorities

JNREG (Joint Norwegian -Russian Expert Group Report). 1997. Sources contributing to radioactive contamination of the Techa River and areas surrounding the Mayak production association, Urals, Russia. Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, 134 pp. 

In 1999-2001 a Regulatory Lepse Project was implemented under the international support. As the result of the project implementation, Gosatomnadzor -supported by the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority - developed the following documents ... 

Tone Cappelen Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Medical Imaging and Intervention, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway Jan Frede Unhjem Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, 1332 0ster s, Norway... 

Svahn, B. Swedish Radiation Protection Authority, Sweden... 

Wohni, T. Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Norway... 

Figure 4 Activity concentration of Tc in the stipes and blades of Laminaria hyperborea collected from the Western Coast of Norway, since 1997. (Mobbs H and Saibu B (2002) Temporal changes in technelium-99 activity in algae from the Norwegian Coast. In Borretzen P, Jolle T, and Strand P (eds.) Radioactivity in the Environment, p. 610.0steras Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority.)...

JOINT NORWEGIAN-RUSSIAN EXPERT GROUP FOR INVESTIGATION OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION IN THE NORTHERN SEAS, Dumping of Radioactive Waste and Radioactive Contamination in the Kara Sea, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Oster s, Norway (1996). 

US Environmental Protection Agency, United States of America Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Norway Royal Naval College, United Kingdom... 

The monitoring programme reflects the still novel status of the wetland and requires substantial manpower and laboratory resources. It was agreed with the regulators (both radiation protection and water resources authorities) and includes the following sampling points and frequencies ... 

The present distinction between radioactive waste that arises from operations of the nuclear fuel cycle and NARM waste provides an unnecessary impediment to development of a classification system that applies to all radioactive wastes. This distinction is not based on considerations of protection of public health but is based only on the source of the waste. NCRP notes that EPA s proposed guidance on radiation protection of the public (EPA, 1994d) encourages elimination of this legal distinction, because the guidance specifies that dose limits for all sources of radiation exposure combined and authorized limits for individual sources or practices should be applied to essentially all controllable sources, excluding indoor radon, not just to sources associated with the nuclear fuel cycle. 

The Government has followed up the strategic decision by establishing the necessary regulatory framework thus giving the authorities the appropriate instrument for supervision and enforcement. The three main acts are the act on Nuclear Activities, the act on Radiation Protection and the act on Financing. 

Have available in advance Ihe telephor>e num< ber ol the health authorities and radiation protection service (and keep them up tO dataj. 

National Council on Radiation Protection Measurements (NCRP). (1991). Developing radiation emergency plans for academic, medical or industrial facilities (Report 111). Bethesda, MD Author. 

Authorized limits are limits specified by the regulating authority for a specific practice or source. In setting limits the authority must consider the requirements of radiation protection and individual dose limitation. The authorized limits will not exceed the upper bound. For practical reasons limits for releases of radioactive effluents to the environment are expressed as limits of releases over a specified period. 

It is important to set reference levels for all activities. A reference level is not a limit but indicates a course of action like recording data, investigation or intervention. These levels are determined by radiation protection factors and the extent of the measures taken must be described in the operating procedures. In the case of new practices where reassessment may result in lower or higher release rates being acceptable, setting authorized limits can be difficult. 

National public health and environmental protection authorities are making a significant contribution to controlling environmental radiation. These bodies are expected to play an even greater role in the future. 

SSI (Swedish National Institute of Radiation Protection), Activities of the Swedish Authorities following the Fallout from the Soviet Chernobyl Reactor Accident, Report 1986-05-12, May, Stockholm, Sweden, 1986a. 

The Study therefore used as its principal international authority on radiation protection matters the interagency International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionising Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources. 

Radioactive waste is any waste material—gas, liquid, or solid—whose radioactivity exceeds certain limits. These limits have been established by governments or by local authorities, guided by the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP). The ICRP recommendations define the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) for each individual radionuclide and for mixtures of radionuclides in water or air. The U.S. regulation defines such limiting concentration as the radioactivity concentration limit (C), which is the terminology used in this text, Values of C for selected actinides and long-lived fission products in water or air are given in App. D. 

Contents -the name of the radionuclides as taken from the listing of radionuclides in Section 173.390 (symbols which confonn to established radiation protection terminology are authorized, i.e., Mo, Co, etc.). For mixtures of radionuclides, the most restrictive radionuclides on the basis of radiotoxicity must be listed as space on the label allows. 

A. Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) This is the ultimate authority for environmental compliance. New editions of 40 CFR are published annually and are available on the World Wide Web. This resource includes chapters on air, water, pesticide, radiation protection, noise abatement, ocean dumping, solid wastes. Superfund, Emergency Planning and Right-to-Know,... 

As per the provisions of the Atomic Act, reconstruction or implementation of other changes in nuclear facilities that affect nuclear safety, radiation protection, emergency preparedness and security falls into the category of activities for which a permission (license) must be granted by the Czech Republic regulatory authority, i.e., the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SUJB). The Act also outlines the contents of the documentation that must be submitted to the SUJB in support of the application for such a license. The documentation shall include the following information ... 

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