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UNSCEARs activities related to occupational radiation protection and main challenges for the future Malcolm Crick, Secretary of the Committee Malcolm.Crick@unscear.org UNSCEAR's mandate Established by UN General Assembly (GA) resolution
issues levels impact trends
Implemented by Member States
IAEA, WHO, ILO, FAO etc.
UNSCEAR Scientific basis
ILO convention 115:
radiation protection
UNSCEAR 2000 Report – Occupational radiation exposures UNSCEAR 2006 Report – Epidemiological evaluation of cardiovascular diseases and
– Sources-to-effects assessment for radon in homes and workplaces UNSCEAR 2008 Report – Exposures of the public and workers from various sources of radiation – Health effects due to radiation from the Chernobyl accident – Radiation exposures in accidents UNSCEAR 2012 Report (TBP) – Ability to attribute effects to radiation exposure and inference of risk – Uncertainty in cancer risk estimates UNSCEAR 2013 – Levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the nuclear accident after the 2011 great east-Japan earthquake and tsunami
Nuclear industry Defence Medicine Coal mining Other mining Aircrew Other workplaces Annual effective dose (mSv)
Man-made sources Natural sources
Source: UNSCEAR 2008 Report
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 1975-1979 1980-1984 1985-1989 1990-1994 1995-1999 2000-2002 UNSCEAR survey Collective effective dose per unit electrical energy (man Sv per GW(e) a)
Period