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Review on Regulatory and Technical Standards of Radiation Protection for Lens of the Eye

수정체 방사선 방호에 관한 규제기준 및 기술기준 검토

  • Si Young Kim (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Central Research Institute (KHNP CRI)) ;
  • Seok-Ju Hwang (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Central Research Institute (KHNP CRI)) ;
  • Jae Seong Kim (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Central Research Institute (KHNP CRI)) ;
  • Jung-Kwon Son (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Central Research Institute (KHNP CRI))
  • 김시영 (한국수력원자력 중앙연구원) ;
  • 황석주 (한국수력원자력 중앙연구원) ;
  • 김재성 (한국수력원자력 중앙연구원) ;
  • 손중권 (한국수력원자력 중앙연구원)
  • Received : 2023.11.30
  • Accepted : 2023.12.20
  • Published : 2024.03.31
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Abstract

The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) lowered the annual equivalent dose limit of lens of the eye for radiation workers from 150 to 20 mSv in April 2011. This trend of lowering the equivalent dose limit for radiation workers has been observed worldwide, including international organizations such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the European Commission (EC). In 2016, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission of South Korea published research results that included a proposal for lowering the equivalent dose limit of lens of the eye for radiation workers in line with the ICRP recommendation. However, as of now, South Korea's Nuclear Safety Act and related regulations still specify an annual equivalent dose limit of lens of the eye as 150 mSv for radiation workers. The IAEA and ISO have issued guidelines regarding radiation protection for lens of the eye and recommended a dose level for the lens of the eye at 5 or 6 mSv per year for periodic monitoring of the equivalent dose for the lens of the eye.

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