Reporting of monitoring results

In accordance with the BSS, Registrants and licensees shall, if appropriate  

In addition, registrants and licensees should promptly report any discharges exceeding the authorized limits on discharges in accordance with criteria established by the regulatory body. 

The periodic summary report should also include an interpretation of the results and an adequate explanation of their significance (e.g. with reference to appropriate models or standards or to the uncertainty of the results), especially for results that show significant variations in the releases or in the contamination of the environment. The summary should also include other useful information such as the weather conditions during the reported period and the net electrical energy production (for nuclear power plants) or the quantities of fuel produced (for a fuel fabrication facility) or reprocessed (for a fuel reprocessing plant) in the period concerned. 

The prompt report of a significant unplanned increase in environmental radiation fields or contamination should include a description of the 

In view of the increasing public awareness of environmental issues, the regulatory body together with the licensees and registrants should make available to the pubhc summary information on environmental monitoring with an adequate explanation of its significance (e.g. with reference to standards or to the uncertainty of the results). 

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