Contents Session 15: Radiation protection of the public S15 Oral presentations S15-01 The main directions of the Russian efforts in radiation safety and health protection . 2180 Kiselev, Mikhail; Shandala, Nataliya S15-02 Spanish national campaign for the search and recovery of orphan radioactive sources . 2189 Carboneras, Pedro; Ortiz, Maria Teresa; Rueda, Carmen S15-03 Mitigation of exposure to radon by household water treatment . 2200 Turtiainen, Tuukka S15-04 Dose assessment for tritium releases during normal operation of NPP (ABSTRACT) . 2207 Duran, Juraj; Malátová, Irena S15-05 The legacy of uranium mines – Pluralist Expertise Group experiment on uranium mines in Limousin (France) (ABSTRACT) . 2208 Ringeard, Caroline; Catelinois, Olivier; Sene, Monique; Barbey, Pierre; Andres, Christian; Devin, Patrick; Vandenhove, Hildegarde; Servant-Perrier, Anne-Christine; Leuraud, Klervi; Zerbib, Jean-Claude Third European IRPA Congress 2010, Helsinki, Finland Contents Topic 15: Radiation protection of the public P15 Poster presentations P15-01 Radiation situation in Moscow and public doses due to man-made radiation exposure . 2210 Metlyaev, Evgeny; Filonova, Anna P15-02 Ionizing radiation exposure of the Belgian population in 2006 . 2216 Vanmarcke, Hans; Bosmans, Hilde; Eggermont, Gilbert P15-03 Sharing an environmental monitoring network: The AREVA Tricastin experience . 2226 Mercat, Catherine; Devin, Patrick; Garnier, François P15-04 137Cs activity concentrations in Polish meats – Current status and dose assessment for consumers . 2236 Rachubik, Jarosław P15-05 Public doses due to tritium emissions from Cernavoda NPP (ABSTRACT) . 2244 Bobric, Elena; Popescu, Ion; Simionov, Vasile P15-06 New Swedish regulations for clearance of materials, rooms, buildings and land . 2245 Efraimsson, Henrik P15-07 The approach to assessing doses to humans in the Posiva safety case . 2254 Hjerpe, Thomas; Ikonen, Ari T. K.; Avila, Rodolfo; Broed, Robert P15-08 Study of the site dose rate of the spent fuel storage facility with add-on shielding . 2264 Lee, Kuo-Wie; Lu, Chung-Hsin; Lin, Uei-Tyng; Wang, Jing-Ning; Chang, Shu-Jun; Chang, Bor-Jing P15-09 Using equivalent point source to evaluate steel shielding cover for turbine buildings . 2269 Lu, Chung-hsin; Chang, Bor-Jing; Shih, Chien-Liang P15-10 Shielding analysis for Proton Therapy Center in Prague, Czech Republic . 2276 Urban, Tomas; Kluson, Jaroslav P15-11 Ambient radiation monitoring in a corridor configuration . 2286 Lai, Yung-Chang; Chen, Yu-Wen; Huang, Ying-Fong P15-12 Contribution to the national survey of population exposure from selected X-ray medical examinations in Slovakia . 2292 Nikodemová, Denisa; Šalát, Dušan; Horváthová, Martina; Böhm, Karol; Cabáneková, Helena P15-13 Utility of a web based data survey for a national MDCT radiology practice survey . 2299 Wallace, Anthony; Hayton, Anna; Edmonds, Keith; Tingey, David P15-14 Application of the European DOSE DATAMED methodology and reference doses for the estimate of Australian MDCT effective dose (mSv) . 2310 Hayton, Anna; Wallace, Anthony; Edmonds, Keith; Tingey, David P15-15 Comparison of spectroscopic investigation and computer modelling of lanthanide(III) and actinide(III) speciation in human biological fluids . 2318 Barkleit, Astrid; Heller, Anne; Baraniak, Lutz; Bernhard, Gert Third European IRPA Congress 2010, Helsinki, Finland Contents P15-16 Natural radioactivity of building materials: Radiation protection concepts, measurement methods and regulatory implementation (ABSTRACT) . 2328 Maringer, Franz Josef; Gruber, Valeria; Brettner-Messler, Robert; Baumgartner, Andreas P15-17 Mapping of aerosol releases from Forsmark nuclear power plant . 2329 Bohl Kullberg, Erika P15-18 A nation wide survey on drinking water radioactivity in Estonia: facts, risk assessment and remedial actions (ABSTRACT) . 2336 Forte, Maurizio; Ruut, Jyri; Aro, Tiiu; Rusconi, Rosella; Trotti, Flavio; Caldognetto, Elena; Risica, Serena; Realini, Franco; Airoldi, Riccardo Third European IRPA Congress 2010, Helsinki, Finland Session 15: Radiation protection of the public S15 Oral presentations S15-01 S15-01 The main directions of the Russian efforts in radiation safety and health protection Kiselev, Mikhail1; Shandala, Nataliya2 1 Federal Medical Biological Agency, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre, RUSSIAN FEDERATION Abstract The status of radiation protection and radiation safety at the Russian hazardous enterprises is assessed as satisfactory. According to data of long-term monitoring, annual dose to nuclear workers is not higher than 2.5 mSv. Contribution of the nuclear industry to the public doses is not higher than some parts of the percent. Over many years, any excess radionuclide discharge/effluent has not been registered and chemical contamination of the common air and water environmental media do not exceed the permissible concentrations. Indexes of the public health are similar to those for the whole Russian Federation. Chronic occupational morbidity rates are lower than 2.0 cases per 10 000 workers. The acute occupational pathology occurs very seldom, mainly due to incidents. Over 60 years of the nuclear industry history, 754 persons have been radiation injured, 350 persons of them had diagnosis acute radiation disease; amount of radiation-induced deaths was 71 (taking into account consequences of the Chernobyl accident). Today, Russia must develop the national system for control and keeping radiation protection at the required level. This paper will give some examples of the current radiation protection problems important for public health and scientific results of research on the health effects of long-term, low-dose radiation exposure. Introduction The Foundations for the state policy in nuclear and radiation safety assurance in the Russian Federation for the period till 2010 and future perspectives (approved by the RF President 4 December 2003) serve as a basis for development of radiation safety assurance and public health protection in respect to impact of radiation factors in Russia. The Foundations for the state policy are implemented in work of the federal authorities. The Federal Medical Biological Agency (FMBA of Russia) is one of them. Since 1946 up to now, the FMBA of Russia develops practically all issues of radiation safety and health protection in Russia. The FMBA of Russia is a federal authority, which was assigned the responsibility for medical sanitary support and state sanitary epidemiological supervision both of workers from some industrial institutions with especially hazardous work conditions and residents of some Russian areas. The listing of such organizations includes: the Third European IRPA Congress 2010, Helsinki, Finland 2180 Session 15: Radiation protection of the public – Oral presentations S15 Kiselev, Mikhail and Shandala, Nataliya S15-01 The main directions of the Russian efforts in radiation safety and health protection state atomic energy corporation “Rosatom”, state shipbuilding corporation, federal agency of marine and river transport. They have nuclear and radiation hazardous facilities and cover 22 settlements situated in the supervision areas of the mentioned facilities. Moreover, the FMBA of Russia regulates safety during nuclear energy using and it is one of the customers and coordinator of the medical part of the Federal target program «Nuclear and radiation safety assurance for 2008 and for the period till 2015». The structure of the FMBA of Russia includes research institutes specialized in radiation medicine and biology; clinics; institutions under the sanitary epidemiological supervision system, which institutions are located according to the principle of optimum dislocation with respect to organizations with especially hazardous work conditions. Thus, three interconnected components – science, medical support and regulation – predetermine the foundation for radiation safety assurance system. The special feature of this system is its complex functioning: from surveillance, control and supervision of work conditions at radiation hazardous facilities and population living at the areas of their allocation, medical aid rendering and to scientific support of radiation safety and health protection problems. Current status of radiation safety Annual analysis of the operator’s radiation passports and territorial bodies’ reports shows that today, ionizing radiation is not the key health affecting factor both for workers of radiation facilities and population living at the supervision areas. Over many years, excess radionuclide discharges/effluents have not been registered. Contamination of common air and water environmental media with different chemicals do not exceed the maximum permissible concentrations. Radiation safety conditions at the facilities under the State Corporation “Rosatom” are evaluated as satisfactory. Long-term monitoring shows that annual doses to nuclear workers do not exceed 2.5 mSv (Fig. 1). Fig. 1. Dynamics of annual and collective doses to nuclear workers of Russia. Comparison of some demographic indexes of the public health in Russia as a whole and those for the contingent under the FAMB of Russia service (Table 1), shows that the birth rate here is lower than the similar index over the Russian Federation. This fact can be explained by the age structure of residents in the close territorial formations, Third European IRPA Congress 2010, Helsinki, Finland 2181 Session 15: Radiation protection of the public – Oral presentations S15 Kiselev, Mikhail