The European ALARA Network (EAN) promotes the optimisation of radiation protection (keeping exposures As Low As Reasonably Achievable – ALARA) across Europe. It brings together professionals, regulators, and stakeholders to share experience, develop guidance, and support the practical implementation of ALARA principles in various sectors, including industry, medicine, research, and the environment.
Author: A. Schmitt-Hannig (BfS, Germany) The development of a common ALARA culture among radiation protection professionals and other stakeholders in Europe is one of the fundamental objectives followed and shared by all EAN members. Moreover the 10th EAN Workshop on Experience and new Developments in Implementing ALARA in Occupational, Public and Patient Exposures (Prague, 2006) […]
Author: A. Schmitt-Hannig (BfS, Germany) The 4th International Conference on Education and Training in Radiological Protection (ETRAP), organised by the European Nuclear Society (ENS) in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and hosted by Portugals Instituto Technologico e Nuclear (ITN), was held from 8 – 12 November 2009 in Lisbon. The Conference was […]
Preamble When the paper about 60Co contaminated lift buttons was drafted and published (see European ALARA Newsletter No. 25, October 2009) some Italian colleagues informed us that Italy, too, had been involved in the problem, but at that moment no information was available for dissemination, because the enquiry was still open and the public prosecutor […]
Author: S. Hennigor (Radiation Protection Manager, Forsmark NPP, Sweden) The incident In the beginning of May 2009 a contaminated car was discovered by the vehicle monitoring system at Forsmark NPP in Sweden. The inside of the luggage compartment was found to be contaminated, but there was no specific contaminated equipment or goods. After a retrospective […]
Authors: M. Ginjaume1, E. Carinou2, F. Vanhavere3, G. Gualdrini4, I. Clairand5, M. Sans Merce6 1 Institute of Energy Technologies, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPS), Spain2 Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Greece3 Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Belgium4 Radiation Protection Institute – Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie LEnergia et lAmbiante (ENEA), Italy5 Institut de Radioprotection et […]
Author: Stephen Fennell (Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland – RPII) Introduction In 2002 Ireland submitted its national report to the meeting of the Oslo-Paris (OSPAR) ad-hoc working group on Radioactive Substances (RSC) describing how it intended to implement its strategy with regard to the discharge of radioactive substances to the marine environment. In assisting the […]
"ALARA issues arising for safety and security of radiation sources and security screening devices" Authors: P. Shaw (HPA), P. Croüail (CEPN) Workshop background, objectives and programme Radiation protection has always included security-related provisions (for example to prevent the unauthorised use of sources), which have contributed to the overall system of radiation safety. In recent years, […]
The European Technical Centre of the international Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) is organizing, in collaboration with Sizewell B NPP, the 2010 ISOE International Symposium on Occupational Exposure Management at Nuclear Facilities. The Symposium will be held in Cambridg, United Kingdom, from 17th to 19th November 2010. The main aims of the Symposium are: […]
ALARA News Every 6 months, at the occasion of the EAN Steering Group meeting, the members of the network provide a small document summarizing the main events dealing with ALARA in their country. The following documents include these information. The later ALARA news have been included directly in the minutes of the EAN meetings. ALARA News […]
The 13th EAN Workshop will deal with "ALARA in the medical sector". It will be held from 7th to 10th June 2011 in Norway. More information will be available in the middle of 2010 on the EAN website.