Re: International regulations and standards

[Jean-Michel Mure <Jean-Michel.Mure@andra.fr>]

Daniel,

Thanks for detailed information. I've already determined concentrations
using ICRP standard dose coefficients and ALI. What I want to do now is to
compare it with various regulations around the world.
By the way, try not to use e's with accents since the resulting letter is
=82. You also have =20 at the end of each line of your message.



At 17:33 22/02/1996 -0600, you wrote:
>Jean-Michel Mure <Jean-Michel.Mure@andra.fr> wrote:=20
>>I am looking for international regulations and standards concerning=
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>>concentration of radionuclides in foodstuff and drinking water for a=
> normal=20
>>situation and a post-accident situation.=20
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>The best single source of international recommendations is a=20
>publication of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),=20
>Safety Series No. 115-I ("I" for interim), "International Basic=20
>Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and=20
>for the Safety of Radiation Sources."  This publication is a=20
>truly international effort, and it includes the 1990=20
>Recommenations of the ICRP; dose coefficients (sieverts per=20
>becquerel) based on the new ICRP Publication 66 Respiratory Tract=
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>Model, and the ICRP Publication 65 radon [with added thoron] dose=
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>conversion convention.  Age-dependent dose coefficients are=20
>available for ingestion and inhalation for both workers and=20
>public.  These coefficients can be used, along with dose=20
>standards and standard values of intakes, to determine=20
>concentrations of radionuclides in foodstuff and drinking water=20
>under various situations.
>
>IAEA publications are available in France from OFFILIB, 48, rue=20
>Gay-Lussac, F-75240 Paris (V-i=8Ame) Cedex 05.  Also, you might=20
>contact Mme. A.M. Beau, Soci=82t=82 Fran=87aise de Radioprotection,=
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>B.P. 72, Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex (1) 46 54 72 85 for specific=20
>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=20
>P.O. Box 999
>Richland, WA 99352-0999 USA
>(509) 375-2626
>(509) 375-2019 fax
>dj_strom@pnl.gov
>
>These opinions are my own and have not been reviewed by Battelle=20
>or the U.S. Department of Energy.
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				Jean-Michel MURE

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