The European ALARA Network

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.

December 2017 – Documents

Due to exceptional circumstances, the EAN Administrative and Steering Group meetings planned in December 2017 have been postponed. The administrative aspects have been discussed and validated by email.  Administrative Board minutes. 

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Issue 40 – November 2017

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You can access here the 40th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter (pdf, 3 Mo). Articles deal with: The Conclusions and Recommendations from EAN workshop 17 on the application of ALARA in emergency exposure situations, S. Andresz (CEPN, France), J. Morgan (PHE, United Kingdom), F. Vermeersch (SCK•CEN, Belgium), P. Croüail (CEPN, France). Justification, Optimisation and […]

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2017 – June 14th 2017

You can view or download the PDF documents from the Administrative Board meeting and the Steering Group meeting held the 6th November 2016 at CEPN (Fontenay-aux-Roses, France): Administrative Board Meeting Steering Group Meeting Documents elaborated or discussed at the occasion of the meetings : Meeting Agenda Application of the radiological protection system for cosmic radiation […]

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Next Events

The 22nd EAN Workshop, titled ‘Optimization in Design’, took place from April 22 to 24, 2026, in Dessel, Belgium.

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Presentation of the EAN

Since 1980 the ALARA principle has been part of the European Basic Safety Standards and has been progressively introduced into national regulations. In the Euratom Directive 96-29 ALARA was re-emphasised as the cornerstone of the radiological protection system. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s ALARA was integrated into many organisations radiation protection programmes, particularly in […]

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Issue 39 – March 2017

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You can access here the 39th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter (pdf, 7,5 Mo). Articles deal with: Management of Radon Risk in Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération in France, S. Lafage, T. Schneider, I. Netillard. Implementation of the National Radon Control Strategy for Ireland: Year 2 of the Strategy (April 2015 – June 2016), […]

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2016 – November 30th 2016

You can view or download the PDF documents from the Administrative Board meeting and the Steering Group meeting held the 30th November 2016 at CEPN (Fontenay-aux-Roses, France): Administrative Board Meeting Steering Group Meeting Documents elaborated or discussed at the occasion of the meetings : Meeting Agenda Application of the Risk-Matrix Method for Radiotherapy (in relation […]

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