Re: International regulations and standards

[dj_strom@ccmail.pnl.gov]

Jean-Michel Mure <Jean-Michel.Mure@andra.fr> wrote: 
>I am looking for international regulations and standards concerning 
>concentration of radionuclides in foodstuff and drinking water for a normal 
>situation and a post-accident situation. 

The best single source of international recommendations is a 
publication of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 
Safety Series No. 115-I ("I" for interim), "International Basic 
Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and 
for the Safety of Radiation Sources."  This publication is a 
truly international effort, and it includes the 1990 
Recommenations of the ICRP; dose coefficients (sieverts per 
becquerel) based on the new ICRP Publication 66 Respiratory Tract 
Model, and the ICRP Publication 65 radon [with added thoron] dose 
conversion convention.  Age-dependent dose coefficients are 
available for ingestion and inhalation for both workers and 
public.  These coefficients can be used, along with dose 
standards and standard values of intakes, to determine 
concentrations of radionuclides in foodstuff and drinking water 
under various situations.

IAEA publications are available in France from OFFILIB, 48, rue 
Gay-Lussac, F-75240 Paris (V-iŠme) Cedex 05.  Also, you might 
contact Mme. A.M. Beau, Soci‚t‚ Fran‡aise de Radioprotection, 
B.P. 72, Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex (1) 46 54 72 85 for specific 
information on French regulations.

- Dan Strom dj_strom@pnl.gov

Daniel J. Strom, Ph.D., C.H.P.
Staff Scientist
Health Protection Department K3-56
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 
P.O. Box 999
Richland, WA 99352-0999 USA
(509) 375-2626
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dj_strom@pnl.gov

These opinions are my own and have not been reviewed by Battelle 
or the U.S. Department of Energy.