Radiation Protection CHERNOBYL Assessment of Radiological and Health Impacts 2002 Update of Chernobyl: Ten Years On NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

A critical review of the system of radiation protection. First reflections of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency's Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health (OECD/NEA, 2000).

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Until the late thirties, the known effects of radiation were the injuries to the superficial tissues, the changes in the blood and derangement of internal organs. Because of the existence of thresholds for the appearance of these effects the corner stone of radiological protection was the limitation of exposure below a level considered as tolerable to avoid any dangers of over exposure From the...

Nuclear and radiation safety: Guidance for emergency response

involving radioactive materials in recent years have had consequences for the health of the general public. These have ranged from the major accident at Chernobyl in 1986 to accidental dispersion of medical and industrial radioactive sources. Responses to these accidents differed between countries. It later became apparent that some protective actions were taken that, in the most extreme cases,...

A Critical Review of the System of Radiation Protection First Reflections of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health (CRPPH)

Radiation Protection The Way Forward in Radiological Protection An Expert Group Report NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: − to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus t...