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“ALARA issues arising for safety and security of radiation sources and security screening devices” – Summary and recommendations of the 12th European ALARA network workshop

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2010

P. Shaw ,
P. Croüail  and
F. Drouet
P. Shaw
Affiliation:
HPA, Radiation Protection Division, Occupational Services Dept., Hospital Lane, Cookridge, Leeds LS 16 6RW, UK
P. Croüail
Affiliation:
CEPN, 28 rue de la Redoute, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
F. Drouet
Affiliation:
CEPN, 28 rue de la Redoute, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Abstract

The 12th European ALARA Network (EAN) workshop on “ALARA issues arising for safety and security of radiation sources and security screening devices” took place in Vienna (Austria) in October 2009. The aim of that workshop was to consider how the implementation of ALARA, in terms of planned and emergency situations, involving worker and public doses, is affected by the introduction of security-related measures. In the case of new equipment and procedures, there was also the question of whether exposures arising from security screening devices can be justified and optimised. This workshop consisted of invited oral presentations, which highlighted the main issues, and half of the programme was devoted to discussions within working groups on specific topics. During their discussions, the working groups identified recommendations dealing with the following topics: the implementation of the Code of Conduct and HASS – ensuring ALARA; balancing security and safety – how to achieve an optimum solution; the management of an emergency exposure situation from an ALARA perspective; the justification and optimisation of the use of security devices. The objective of this paper is to present the main conclusions and recommendations produced during the workshop. Individual presentations (papers and slides) as well as the reports from the working groups are available to download on the EAN website (http://www.eu-alara.net).

Keywords

ALARAsafetysecurityradioactive sourcesrecommendations
Type
Meeting report
Information
Radioprotection , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , July 2010 , pp. 401 - 408
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, 2010

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