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Considerations on the Concept of Dose Constraint (1996)

AuthorNEA, European Commission
Date1996
Classification 6.01.4.30/47 (RADIATION - STANDARDS)
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FOREWORD

During the discussions carried out internationally for the preparation of the
FAO/IAEN/LO/NEA(OECD)/PAHO/WHO Basic Safety Standards for Protection
Against Ionising Radiation and the Safety of Radiation Sources (BSS) and of the
European Union Basic Safety Standards for the Protection of the Health of Workers
and the General Public Against the Danger Arising from Ionising Radiation
(EURATOM Directives), it appeared that the concept of dose constraint was far from
enjoying full understanding and homogenous interpretation of its meaning and
application in the regulatory and operational domains.

The NEA Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health (CRPPH), therefore,
decided, in 1993, to set up an Expert Group to deal with this matter. In view of a
similar exercise simultaneously launched by the European Commission (EC) Group
of experts referred to in Article 31 of the Euratom Treaty, it was also decided that
the Expert Group on Dose Constraints should be jointly sponsored by the two
organisations. The objective of the Joint NEA/EC Expert Group was to review and
elaborate the concept of dose constraint and its links with the various levels which
are used in practical radiation protection.

The report of the Joint Expert Group is submitted as a contribution to the international
debate on the issue of dose constraints and is intended to assist national authorities
and international organisations in their activities in the area of optimisation of
protection.

This report, which represents the views of the Joint Expert Group, is published by
the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency by arrangement with the European Commission.
This publication is issued under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the
OECD and does not commit Member countries.

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