Some issues with the International Basic Safety Standards – A time for reflection

A. D. Wrixon; A. Bilbao-Alfonso; P. Ortiz-López

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Some issues with the International Basic Safety Standards – A time for reflection

A. D. Wrixon , A. Bilbao-Alfonso und P. Ortiz-López

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Abstract

The International Atomic Energy Agency has statutory functions for the development of radiation safety standards. Its basic safety standards have, for many years, been based on the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, taking account of the information on the biological effects of radiation exposure provided by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation. The latest version – the International Basic Safety Standards – was published in its final form in 1996, and, since then the Agency has been assisting with their implementation in a large number of States. The experience gained, combined with a more general reflection on these Standards, has led to the identification of a number of issues that will need to be considered in any future revision. A number of these issues arise largely through an insufficient recognition of the problems associated with turning the principles of protection into regulatory style requirements, which, out of necessity, need to be legally precise, but at the same time, enforceable. Some of these issues are discussed here.

Abstract

Die Internationale Atomenergiebehörde hat aufgrund ihrer Statuten u. a. die Aufgabe Standards für den Strahlenschutz zu entwickeln. Ihre Grundnormen für den Strahlenschutz beruhen seit vielen Jahren auf den Empfehlungen der Internationalen Strahlenschutzkommission, unter Berücksichtigung der Informationen über die biologischen Wirkungen der Strahlenexposition, die das Wissenschaftliche Komitee der Vereinten Nationen über die Wirkung Atomarer Strahlung zur Verfügung stellte. Die letzte Fassung – die Internationalen Grundnormen für den Strahlenschutz – wurde im Jahr 1996 veröffentlicht, und von da an war die Behörde in vielen Staaten an ihrer Umsetzung beteiligt. Die gewonnenen Erfahrungen, zusammen mit mehr generellen Überlegungen zu diesen Normen, haben zum Erkennen einer Reihe verschiedener Probleme geführt, die in einer zukünftigen Revision berücksichtigt werden müssen. Einige dieser Probleme entstehen im Zusammenhang mit der Umwandlung der Schutzprinzipien in gesetzliche Forderungen, die notwendigerweise rechtlich präzise sein müssen, aber auch gleichzeitig praktisch durchsetzbar. Einige dieser Probleme werden hier erörtert.

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Received: 2001-11-30

Published Online: 2022-03-15

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