1. General presentation
The aim of discharge monitoring is to check compliance with discharge authorization limits, and to detect any abnormal developments as quickly as possible.
Environmental monitoring is designed to verify the absence of radiological impact in the various receiving environments (terrestrial, marine, hydrological, hydrogeological and atmospheric) and in the food chain. Samples are taken by the operator in these different environments, as well as in food products, in order to verify the absence of abnormal evolution and thus guarantee an insignificant impact.
On the basis of activity levels released over a period of time, with knowledge of radionuclide transfer factors along the food chain to humans, and taking into account local consumption habits, calculation codes estimate the dosimetric impact on a given population. This modeling enables...
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Websites
French Nuclear Safety Authority ASN http://www.asn.fr
Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety IRSN http://www.irsn.fr
French Society for Radiation Protection SFRP http://www.sfrp.asso.fr
...Norms and standards (non-exhaustive list)
- Nuclear energy. Measuring radioactivity in the environment – Air. Aerosol sampling for environmental radioactivity measurement - NF M60-760 - 2001
- Nuclear energy. Measuring radioactivity in the environment – Air. Determination of atmospheric iodine activity by volume - NF M60-759 - 2005
- Nuclear energy. Measuring radioactivity in the environment – Air. Liquid scintillation determination...
Regulations
Environment Code
Public Health Code
Law no. 2006-686 of June 13, 2006 on nuclear transparency and safety
Decree no. 63-1228 of December 11, 1963, amended, on nuclear facilities
Decree of December 31, 1999 on general technical regulations designed to prevent and limit nuisances and external risks resulting from the operation...
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