The revision of the safety standards for protection against ionizing radiation

Journal Article · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:182071

Chen, Wei-Li; Wang, Hsiag-Ping; Liao, Chia-Chun; Yeh, Chin-Shiun ^[1]

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1. Atomic Energy Council, Taipei (China)

The Safety Standards for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation was issued on July 29, 1970, and has been used for more than thirteen years. In 1983, the Atomic Energy Council decided to revise it accordingly to the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection and the experiences of regulation enforcement in Taiwan and other countries. The AEC assembled a task group of eight members from academic institutions, licensees, government agency, and senior health physics experts to be in charge of the revision. The major changes of their Safety Standards are the adoption of the system of dose limitation recommended by ICRP publication 26 and 30, the use of the units of the International System as the primary units with the old units being noted in parentheses, the adoption of the de minimis levels recommended by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the setting up of an executive regulatory system for the implementation of the ALARA concept. On July 10, 1991, the new Safety Standards were approved and made effective by the Executive Yuan. Because it is greatly different from the old one, the government allowed the licensees to modify their protection measures and operation procedures within two years after the promulgation date. In order to assist the licensees, the AEC sponsored many workshops and training courses, and published a booklet to elucidate the major changes between the new and old regulations and how to comply with the new regulation. Besides that, AEC also asked academic institutions and associations to develop regulatory guides concerning with the new Safety Standards, especially in the area of internal and external dosimetry. The new Standards was announced to be effective on July 10, 1991. We are confident in our expectation that this new Safety Standards can be implemented smoothly.

• OSTI ID: 182071
• Report Number(s): CONF-940501--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Journal Issue: Suppl.1 Vol. 70; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
ALARA
DOSIMETRY
ICRP
IONIZING RADIATIONS
RADIATION PROTECTION
RECOMMENDATIONS
REGULATORY GUIDES
SAFETY STANDARDS
TAIWAN