[ RadSafe ] Re: EC tender for new dosimeter and services recommendations

[Dimiter Popoff]

Jim,

> Will this be just another effort to politically ratchet up the
> regulations and costs for "radiation protection" (including standard
> bureaucratic fear-mongering) or an opportunity to apply advanced
> technology to improve the balance between rad protection costs and
> benefits for dosimeters and services?

I think neither. Sounds like some "right" company has a new model which
may or may not be working, but has to be guaranteed some "sales".
My guess is even you won't believe how impossible it is to be
sufficiently cynic dealing with that kind of organizations.... :-)

Dimiter

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> Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:56:24 -0400
> From: "Muckerheide, Jim  \(CDA\)" <Jim.Muckerheide at state.ma.us>
> To: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> Cc: rad-sci-l at wpi.edu, Rad_Sci_Health at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] EC tender for new dosimeter and services recommendations
> 
> Friends,
> 
> Will this be just another effort to politically ratchet up the
> regulations and costs for "radiation protection" (including standard
> bureaucratic fear-mongering) or an opportunity to apply advanced
> technology to improve the balance between rad protection costs and
> benefits for dosimeters and services?
> 
> Regards, Jim Muckerheide
> ====================
> 
> Tender: Establishing European technical recommendations for monitoring
> individuals exposed to external radiation
> [Date: 2006-09-20]
> The European Commission's Directorate General for Energy and Transport
> has issued a call for tenders for the establishment of European
> technical recommendations for monitoring individuals exposed to external
> radiation. 
> 
> Workers occupationally exposed to ionising radiation are monitored by
> the use of individual dosimeters. The respective radiation monitoring
> recording and reporting systems have to fulfil specific requirements
> concerning accuracy, performance and uncertainty. In this context, the
> European Commission issued in 1994 technical recommendations for
> monitoring individuals exposed to external radiation (Radiation
> protection series No 73). In view of the rapid technological development
> of radiation monitoring systems, these technical recommendations need to
> be revised. The aim of this study contract is to establish new technical
> recommendations, taking into consideration particularly the development
> and introduction of electronic personal dosimeters EPD and computerised
> national dose register. The technical recommendations are addressed to
> Member State regulatory bodies aimed at laying down European wide common
> criteria for approval of dosimeters and dosimeter services. The document
> also forms the basis for a mandate to CEN/CENELEC and ISO for
> establishing European and International norms and standards for
> dosimeter systems.
> For further information, please contact: 
> 
> European Commission 
> Directorate-General for Energy and Transport 
> Radioprotection Unit (H4) 
> Attn: Mr Stefan Mundigl 
> Office EUFO 4154 
> L-2920 Luxembourg 
> Tel: +352 43 0135026. 
> Fax: +352 43 0134646. 
> E-mail: Contact
> <http://cordis.europa.eu.int/MailAnon/index.cfm?fuseaction=Hiding.Postal
> Form&address=00530074006500660061006e002e004d0075006e006400690067006c004
> 000650063002e006500750072006f00700061002e006500750020000d>  
> 
> 
> To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web
> address: 
> http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:187997-2006:TEXT:EN:HTML
> Remarks: The deadline for requesting tender documents is 30 October
> 2006. 
> The deadline for submitting tender documents is 3 November 2006. 
> 
> Before contacting the Commission, tenderers are strongly advised to
> consult the original call text in the Official Journal of the European
> Union at the reference below.
> Category: Calls
> Data Source Provider: Official Journal of the European Union
> Document Reference: OJ No S- 177-187997 of 16 September 2006
> Subject Index: Medicine, Health; Radiation Protection; Measurement
> Methods 
> RCN: 26378