Environmental radioactivity studies and regulatory issues

During the last decades, Russia has developed regulations applying to the territories affected by radioactive contamination. Some regulatory approaches appear to be quite ineffective and contradictory. This paper shows by means of examples the problems and issues associated with some existing situat...

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Published in:	Applied radiation and isotopes Vol. 66; no. 11; pp. 1554 - 1557
Main Authors:	Abalkina, I.L., Sarkisov, A.A., Linge, I.I., Kazakov, S.V., Panchenko, S.V., Savelieva, E.A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-11-2008
Subjects:	Body Burden Chernobyl accident Environmental Exposure - analysis Forecasting Government Regulation Guidelines as Topic Internationality Kyshtym accident Radiation Monitoring - legislation & jurisprudence Radiation Monitoring - standards Radiation Protection - legislation & jurisprudence Radiation Protection - standards Radioactive contamination Radioisotopes - analysis Reference Standards Risk Assessment - legislation & jurisprudence Risk Assessment - standards Risk Assessment - trends Russia Safety Management - legislation & jurisprudence Safety Management - standards Safety Management - trends Techa River Russia Radioactive contamination Kyshtym accident Techa River Chernobyl accident
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Summary:	During the last decades, Russia has developed regulations applying to the territories affected by radioactive contamination. Some regulatory approaches appear to be quite ineffective and contradictory. This paper shows by means of examples the problems and issues associated with some existing situations. A better way for the future is indicated.
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ISSN:	0969-8043 1872-9800
DOI:	10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.12.011