Radiation protection programmes for the transport of radioactive material : safety guide.

This safety guide provides guidance on meeting the requirements for the establishment of radiation protection programs (RPPs) for the transport of radioactive material, to optimize radiation protection in order to meet the requirements for radiation protection that underlie the Regulations for the S...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2007.
Series:Safety standards series ; no. TS-G-1.3.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Radiation protection programmes
  • Requirements for and scope of a radiation protection programme in transport
  • Basic elements of a radiation protection programme as a function of assessed occupational doses
  • Assignment of roles and responsibilities for the establishment of a radiation protection programme
  • Dose assessment and optimization
  • Surface contamination
  • Segregation and other protective measures
  • Emergency response
  • Training
  • Management systems for the safe transport of radioactive material.