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NORM industrial plants with potential radiological impact on workers and local population: First lessons from the review of available risk assessment studies in France

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2009

J. Barescut ,
C. Cazala ,
G. Loriot ,
N. Pires ,
T. Doursout ,
F. Matouk ,
A. Rannou ,
B. Cessac  and
A. Despres
C. Cazala
Affiliation:
Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), BP. 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
G. Loriot
Affiliation:
Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), BP. 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
N. Pires
Affiliation:
Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), BP. 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
T. Doursout
Affiliation:
Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), BP. 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
F. Matouk
Affiliation:
Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), 6 place du Colonel Bourgoin, 75572 Paris Cedex 12, France
A. Rannou
Affiliation:
Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), BP. 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
B. Cessac
Affiliation:
Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), BP. 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
A. Despres
Affiliation:
Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), BP. 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Abstract

The French Decree of 25 May 2005 [4] relative to activities using naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) not used because of their radioactive properties imposes that the operators assess effective doses received by workers and populations. To date, about sixty studies have been submitted to the French public authorities. Within this context, the French public authorities asked IRSN to develop a tool for evaluating the quality and the comprehensiveness of these studies and for identifying industrial plants with radiological protection problems. This tool is aimed at helping the regional representatives of French public authorities in their duty to analyse these studies. The aim of this presentation is to illustrate the application of the tool developed by IRSN and to present the French feedback.

Type
Research Article
Information
Radioprotection , Volume 44 , Issue 5: ECORAD 2008 - Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity , 2009 , pp. 233 - 236
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, 2009

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References

Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 may 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation
Decree n° 2002-460 of April 4, 2002 relative to the radiation protection of the population
Decree n° 2003-296 of March 31, 2003 relative to the radiation protection of workers
Ministerial order of May 25, 2005 about activities using NORM not used because of their radioactive properties