Keywords
radiological protection
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Abstract
The Advisory Panel of the European Commission on Radiological Protection, referred to in Article 31 of EURATOM Treaty, adopted in late February of 2010 the most important aspects of the future directive.
This new Directive also adpats into a single legislative text the five previous directives, it also includes protection against gas radon on which there was previously only a recommendation.
The issues of greatest concern are the new recommendations related to emergency planning, the new framework of the protection system now based on all types of situations, planned, existing and emergency. In addition, specific aspects of processing industries naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) are fully integrated in the protection system has included a major overhaul of protection in medical applications including extending what is stated in the current directive on the subject , addresses the specific aspects for imaging non-medical reasons, which sets out new requirements with respect to radon in homes and workplaces and, finally, are issued new requirements for residential construction materials.
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