Re: Dose constraint for the public

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

At 23:14 14/07/1996 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi radsafers,
>
>The EPA in New South Wales is proposing to introduce a dose constraint of
>0.3 mSv/y for members of the public. The dose limit is currently 1 mSv/y (as
>per ICRP 60). One implication of the dose constraint is that all shielding
>calculations will have to be carried out using the new value of 0.3 mSv/y as
>the integrated dose in areas with an occupancy factor of 1.
>
>I would be interested to learn of the dose constraints for shielding that
>are in place (or are proposed) elsewhere in the world. For example, can
>anyone tell me the limits in the recently released Euratom Directive on
>Basic Safety Standards?
>
>
>Richard Smart PhD
>Department of Nuclear Medicine
>St. George Hospital
>Kogarah, NSW 2217
>Australia
>Tel:61 2 350 3112
>Fax:61 2 350 3991
>Email:R.Smart@unsw.edu.au
>
>
>The Euratom Directive 96 sets the new dose limits to 1 mSv/y for the public
and 20 mSv/y for the workers. Overall, it is a combination of ICRP60
recommendations and ICRP68 dose conversion factors. Nothing really new in
terms of safety standards.
Note that member countries must adapt their own regulations within 4 years.

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