Radiation protection

Published Safety Standards


Safety of Radiation Generators and Sealed Radioactive Sources Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.10
Date of Issue: Wednesday, 21 February, 2007.
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Radiation Protection Aspects of Design for Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-1.13
Date of Issue: Monday, 19 December, 2005.
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Environmental and Source Monitoring for Purposes of Radiation Protection Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.8
Date of Issue: Friday, 14 October, 2005.
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Categorization of Radioactive Sources Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.9
Date of Issue: Thursday, 15 September, 2005.
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Application of the Concepts of Exclusion, Exemption and Clearance Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.7
Date of Issue: Thursday, 02 September, 2004.
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International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (CD-ROM Edition, 2003)
IAEA Safety Series No. 115/CD
Date of Issue: Friday, 05 March, 2004.
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Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.7
Date of Issue: Thursday, 19 December, 2002.
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Radiological Protection for Medical Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.5
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 23 April, 2002.
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This publication is also available in Russian  Chinese 
Building Competence in Radiation Protection and the Safe Use of Radiation Sources Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.4
Date of Issue: Monday, 28 May, 2001.
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This publication is also available in Russian  Chinese 
Regulatory Control of Radioactive Discharges to the Environment Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. WS-G-2.3
Date of Issue: Friday, 15 September, 2000.
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Assessment of Occupational Exposure Due to Intakes of Radionuclides Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.2
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 02 November, 1999.
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Occupational Radiation Protection Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.1
Date of Issue: Wednesday, 13 October, 1999.
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Assessment of Occupational Exposure Due to External Sources of Radiation Safety Guide
IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.3
Date of Issue: Tuesday, 28 September, 1999.
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International Basic Safety Standards for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources
IAEA Safety Series No. 115
Date of Issue: Thursday, 21 March, 1996.
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Direct Methods for Measuring Radionuclides in the Human Body
IAEA Safety Series No. 114
Date of Issue: Friday, 15 March, 1996.
English, not available electronically. 
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Draft Safety Standards


  DS379 - International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation (revision of the BSS)
DPP 
  DS401 - Justification of Practices
DPP  more details
  DS410 - National Strategy for Regaining Control over Orphan Sources and Improving Control over Vulnerable Sources
Draft  DPP 
  DS411 - Orphan Sources and Other Radioactive Material in the Metal Recycling and Production Industries
Draft  DPP 
  DS421 - Protection of the public against exposure to natural sources of radiation including NORM residues
DPP 
  DS427 - Radiological Environmental Impact Analysis for Facilities and Activities
DPP  more details

Planned Safety Standards


  DS434 - Radiation Safety of Radioisotope Production Facilities

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