
SSG-19
National Strategy for Regaining Control over Orphan Sources and Improving Control over Vulnerable Sources
Footnotes
1The term ‘radiation risks’ is used in a general sense to refer to:
- Detrimental health effects of radiation exposure (including the likelihood of such effects occurring).
- Any other safety related risks (including those to ecosystems in the environment) that might arise as a direct consequence of:
- Exposure to radiation;
- The presence of radioactive material (including radioactive waste) or its release to the environment;
- A loss of control over a nuclear reactor core, nuclear chain reaction, radioactive source or any other source of radiation.
2Formal documents issued in States of the former USSR as part of the authorization process for facilities and activities involving any regulated hazard, including radioactive sources.
Tags applicable to this publication
- Publication type:Specific Safety Guide
- Publication number: SSG-19
- Publication year: 2011