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A peer review of the RPII monitoring programme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2012

J. Barescut ,
D. Lariviere ,
T. Stocki ,
P. McGinnity ,
L. Currivan  and
D. Pollard
P. McGinnity
Affiliation:
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, 3 Clonskeagh Square, Dublin 14, Ireland
L. Currivan
Affiliation:
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, 3 Clonskeagh Square, Dublin 14, Ireland
D. Pollard
Affiliation:
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, 3 Clonskeagh Square, Dublin 14, Ireland
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Abstract

The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) has carried out a programme to monitor environmental radioactivity for many years. In 2009, a group of independent, international experts was requested to undertake a comprehensive strategic review of the programme. Here the objectives, terms of reference and process of this review are presented. As background, the legislative framework in which the programme is operated is laid out. The current programme is also summarised. Finally, the main conclusions and recommendations are described along with relevant changes to the programme which were subsequently enacted by the RPII.

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Research Article
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Radioprotection , Volume 46 , Issue 6: ICRER 2011 – International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity: Environment & Nuclear Renaissance , 2011 , pp. S705 - S710
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© Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2011

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