Revision of the Basic Safety Standards
International Basic Safety Standards for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources
A review of the Basic Safety Standards (the BSS) was carried out in 2006 in cooperation with the cosponsors (FAO, ILO, NEA, PAHO and WHO) and potential cosponsors UNEP and EC. The review concluded that, while there 
was no major issue requiring urgent revision, there was a case to be made for the revision of the BSS in order to take account of the many improvements that have been suggested. In the 4th quarter of 2006, a Document Preparation Profile (DPP) was approved by the IAEA Safety Standards Committees, and endorsed by the Commission on Safety Standards. The Agency, in cooperation with the co-sponsoring and potential co-sponsoring organizations, initiated the revision of the BSS in 2007 with 7 topic specific drafting meetings from February to May 2007.
A technical meeting was held in July that involved more than 130 participants from Member States, international organizations and international professional societies. The meeting made recommendations on the revision of the BSS, including that the revised edition should follow the 2007 recommendations of the ICRP to the extent possible. BSS cosponsor drafting/review meetings were held in November 2007, March 2008, April and May 2008. It is expected that draft 1.0 - inncluding all justifications for change and well as tracking - will be completed by 30 June 2008, then be submitted to the current cosponsors and potential cosponsors, and to all of the IAEA Safety Standards Committees for review at their meetings in the 4th quarter of 2008.
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