
GSG-8
Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment
Footnotes
1The individual dose criterion for low probability scenarios is based on the assumption that the probability of occurrence of such a scenario does not exceed 10–2 per year [21].
2Paragraph 3.5 of GSR Part 3 [2] states that:“No person or organization shall adopt, introduce, conduct, discontinue or cease a practice, or shall, as applicable, mine, extract, process, design, manufacture, construct, assemble, install, acquire, import, export, supply, provide, distribute, loan, hire, receive, site, locate, commission, possess, use, operate, maintain, repair, transfer, decommission, disassemble, transport, store or dispose of a source within a practice other than in accordance with the requirements of [GSR Part 3 [2]].”
3The term ‘areas’ is used in its broadest sense and can include land and water bodies.
4A revision of WS-G-3.1 [14] is in preparation.
5On the assumption of an equilibrium factor for 222Rn of 0.4 and an annual occupancy factor of 7000 hours, the value of 300 Bq/m3 corresponds to an annual effective dose of the order of 10 mSv.
Tags applicable to this publication
- Publication type:General Safety Guide
- Publication number: GSG-8
- Publication year: 2018