RADON 2024

Session

National programs and projects

03

10 Sept 2024, 13:30

room 103 (Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering)

Conveners

National programs and projects: National programs and projects

• Iveta Smetanová (Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava)
• Peter Bossew

Description

Focused on:
• Implementation of ICRP137 dose conversion factor for radon in regulation of exposure at workplaces.
• Optimization process in protection against elevated exposure from radon (methodology, case studies (workplaces, mitigation of residential houses)).
Other relevant topics: Communication campaigns and strategies; national radon programs; delineation of "radon prone areas"; motivation for remedy; international collaboration; regulation of radon on workplaces etc.

19. Data driven updates to Canada’s National Radon Program to more effectively address rising radon exposure

Dr Pawel Mekarski (Health Canada)

10/09/2024, 13:30

National programs and projects

Oral presentation

As part of its National Radon Program, Health Canada consistently reviews and updates national radon risk guidance and resources to address knowledge gaps and adapt to the evolving radon landscape in Canada. Health Canada actively seeks and gathers information to ensure its actions are evidence-based and effectively mitigate this health risk.

With emerging data indicating growing radon...

22. National Radon Database (NRD), especially focused on schools, fulfills goals of the Czech National Action Plan for control of public exposure to radon (RANAP)

Jana Plotnárková (SÚJB), Marcela Adamová (SÚJB)

10/09/2024, 13:50

National programs and projects

Oral presentation

National Radon Database (NRD), especially focused on schools, fulfills goals of the Czech National Action Plan for control of public exposure to radon (RANAP)

RANAP – National Radon Action Plan is a binding document of the State Office for Nuclear Safety and the state administration bodies involved regulation of public exposure to radon.
One of the specific tasks of RANAP is the creation...

3. Proposal for the creation of national radon activity monitoring networks based on the national pre-university school network.Information, Education, Research.

Dr SANDOR Csegzi (HUNGARIAN TEHNICAL SCIENCES SOCIETY OF TRANSILVANIA , BRANCH OFFICE TG. MURES, ROMANIA)

10/09/2024, 14:10

National programs and projects

Oral presentation

The scientific environment has proven the carcinogenic effect of radon. The results convinced the politicians to pass laws in the interest of the citizens. All European Union countries have adopted specific national laws. However, implementation faces difficulties.
On the other hand, we all agree that we need as many measurements as possible, reaching the level of the number of homes and...

38. Long-term effectiveness of measures to prevent and mitigate radon in houses

Ivana Fojtikova (National Radiation Protection Institute (SURO))

10/09/2024, 14:30

Radon in civil engineering

Oral presentation

Techniques and procedures are known that can significantly reduce radon levels in houses, both preventive and remedial. One issue remains unclear, namely the durability of these measures. The long-term effectiveness of remedial measures should be considered when assessing actual risk reduction, for optimisation efforts and cost-effectiveness studies. They could be important also for the...

42. Various aspects of measurement and exposure assessment at workplaces

Katerina Navratilova Rovenska (National Radiation Protection Institute (SURO))

10/09/2024, 14:50

Health effects of radon

Oral presentation

In most cases, radon is measured at workplaces to comply with Directive 2013/59/EURATOM's requirements through integrative long-term measurement done by solid-state nuclear track detectors. While integrative measurements are quite simple and relatively cheap, time-resolved measurements provide valuable information on the measured quantity's temporal variability. When the long-term average does...

43. Development of the system of radiation protection against radon and radon progenies with focus on dose assessment

Francesco Bochicchio (Italian National Institute of Health)

10/09/2024, 15:40

Oral presentation

The system of radiation protection against radon and radon progenies has had a long development, mainly by the ICRP but with significant contributions from other international organizations, such as EC, HERCA, IAEA, UNSCEAR, and WHO.
Within this evolution the role of dose assessment has been important and often subject of discussion and debate, as regards both the scientific aspects and the...