Optimization of radiation protection

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Nucl. Saf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5235138

Lochard, J

The practical and theoretical problems raised by the optimization of radiological protection merit a review of decision-making methods, their relevance, and the way in which they are used in order to better determine what role they should play in the decision-making process. Following a brief summary of the theoretical background of the cost-benefit analysis, we examine the methodological choices implicit in the model presented in the International Commission on Radiological Protection Publication No. 26 and, particularly, the consequences of the theory that the level of radiation protection, the benefits, and the production costs of an activity can be treated separately.

• Research Organization: Centre d'Etude sur l'Evaluation de la Protection dans le domaine Nucleaire, Rontenay-aux-Roses, France
• OSTI ID: 5235138
• Journal Information: Nucl. Saf.; (United States), Vol. 22:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
RADIATION PROTECTION
OPTIMIZATION
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DECISION MAKING
ICRP
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety
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