The EAN produces a regular ALARA Newsletter, widely distributed (especially in Europe), to provide a link between all those concerned with ALARA, mainly the health physicists, but also the managers, the radiation protection organisations, the research bodies, the regulatory bodies, the trade union representatives and the medical doctors. This Newsletter intends to reflect some major aspects of the ALARA life in Europe: evolution of regulations and judicial precedents, results of research, description of existing databases, analyses of dosimetric data, authorities and utilities ALARA programmes, available ALARA tools, need for ALARA improvements, lessons learnt from incidents, and recommendations to EC coming from the panel sessions of the EAN Workshops. Each issue includes one or two feature articles, as well as experts’ viewpoints and ALARA information.
The content of the Newsletter has mainly been provided by EAN Members. However, the EAN Newsletter Editorial Board has decided to also encourage recipients of the Newsletter to submit article for inclusion in future issues. Submitted articles should aim to fit the current ediotorial line and will be selected on that basis.
You are free to translate the Newsletter: As in many countries the English language is not understood by some of the potential addresses of the Newsletter, it has been suggested it should be translated into other languages (Flemish, Spanish, French…). The Network is not able to do this centrally but, as the objective of the Newsletter is to facilitate as wide as possible dissemination of the ALARA culture, every participating organisation may translate the Newsletter and publish it as a ‘common’ publication with the European ALARA Network. Moreover any journal can translate one or more articles in its own publication using its national language, providing the original article in the Newsletter and authors are referenced.
Authors are solely responsible for their publication in this Newsletter. It does not represent the opinion of the community. The community and the Editorial Board are not responsible for any use that might be made of the data appearing therein.
We are delighted to share with you the 53rd edition of the EAN Newsletter, bringing the latest insights and updates from the radiological protection community across Europe. In this issue, you will find: Spain’s INVEAT Challenge: a closer look at the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council’s (CSN) regulatory approach to licensing a major wave of high-tech […]
You can access here the 52nd issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. In this edition, you will find: 3rd ENA Workshop: Highlights from the integrated EAN session on Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM), focusing on regulatory practices and technological advancements (pages 2-7). Radon in Slovenia: Discover how radon contributes to over 80% of the average annual […]
You can access here the 51th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. Editorial. With a reminder that ALARA is not a « once and done » process; RECUMo – ALARA at the design of a new facility; The Radium Action Plan in Switzerland; Update of the radon maps in Ireland; A new digital portal is […]
You can access here the 50th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. Editorial – With a perspective on the content of EAN newsletter 1. Kinsarvik, a high radon area. Current perspective and situation; Radiological protection in NORM involving industries using a graded approach: a methodology proposed from Italy; A synthesis of the EAN Workshop n° […]
You can access here the 50th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. Editorial – What is ALARA according to ChatGPT Restriction of exposure in veterinary practice; Future challenge in theragnostic centres taking into account all the radiological protection measures; Introducing EAN Workshop n° 20 on Interventional Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; A synthesis of the […]
You can access here the 48th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. Occupational Radiation Protection in the Operation of Accelerators at CERN; Optimisation of Radiation Protection – The Cornerstone of Radiation Protection; Inventory of Territorial Approaches for the Management of Radon in Frances Homes; EAN Workshop n° 20 on Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine; […]
You can access here the 47th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. Radiation Protection for ALARA implementation during MINERVA Design and Construction Phases; The United Kingdom Dental Guidance Note – 2nd edition; Irradiators with High Activity Sources to be Replaced Optimisation Actions of Remediation in a Legacy NORM site in Norway Life of EAN and […]
You can access here the 46th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. Theory and practice in the clean-up and support of the supervision of legacy sites in North-West Russia The implementation of the EU-BSS for NORM involving industries in the Italian context Aircrew exposure to cosmic radiation – Data update from France Feedback from […]
You can access here the 45th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. The Graded approach for workplaces in the context of the implementation of Directive Euratom 2013/59 Contamination incidents during injection of radoopharmaceuticals an OTHEA/RELIR incident Reminder about the OTHEA/RELIR Action Plan to strengthen the radiological safety and security (of sources) in Switzerland (RADISS) […]
You can access here the 44th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. key principles in radiation protection can also apply to protection from Covid new regulation for the protection against radon at work in France optimization, rethinking the art of reasonable – NEA workshop joint roadmap for radiation protection research – state of the […]