Keywords
surveillance network
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Abstract
The system of environmental radiation monitoring established in Spain is composed of several networks with different objectives, a monitoring network in the vicinity of the facilities and several national networks financed and managed by public agencies.
The operators of the facilities are responsible for the conduct of its Environmental Radiological Surveillance Program as directed by the CSN.
Moreover, the Directorate General of Civil Defense and Emergencies has a Radioactivity Warning Network (RAR) consisting of over 900 automatic stations measuring dose rate distributed nationwide.
The Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Network (Revira), managed by the CSN, is a nationwide network, consists of a Network of Sampling Stations (REM) and a Network of Automatic Stations for continuous monitoring (REA). The autonomous communities of Valencia, Catalonia, Extremadura and the Basque Country have their own automated networks similar to that of the CSN. Revira provides information on the radioactivity in the air, soil, water (drinking, inland and sea) and of food. The sampling and analysis programs are tailored to radiological recommendations laid down in the European Union Commission. The REM has the collaboration of laboratories in universities and the Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT) for execution. The monitoring of inland and coastal waters is undertaken by the Centre for Studies and Experimentation of Public Works, Ministry of Public Works (CEDEX).
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