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http://dx.doi.org/10.5516/NET.08.2014.714

CLARIFYING THE PARADIGM ON RADIATION EFFECTS & SAFETY MANAGEMENT: UNSCEAR REPORT ON ATTRIBUTION OF EFFECTS AND INFERENCE OF RISKS  

Gonzalez, Abel J. (United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), Commission of Safety Standards (CSS) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear de Argentina (ARN))
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.46, no.4, 2014 , pp. 467-474 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to describe a relatively recent international agreement on the widely debated concepts of: (i) attributing effects to low dose radiation exposure situations that have occurred in the past and, (ii) inferring radiation risk to situations that are planned to occur in the future. An important global consensus has been recently achieved on these fundamental issues at the level of the highest international intergovernmental body: the General Assembly of the United Nations. The General Assembly has welcomed with appreciation a scientific report on attributing health effects to radiation exposure and inferring risks that had been prepared the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) following a formal request by the General Assembly.
Keywords
Radiation Effects; Radiation Risks; Effect Attribution; Risk Inference; Safety Management; UNSCEAR; Radiation Paradigm;
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