RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 581-587.

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Brief introduction of UNSCEAR global survey and evaluation of occupational exposure for the period of 2003-2014

LIU Liye1,2,3, WEI Xiaofeng1,2,3, WANG Chuan4, CAO Qinjian1,2,3, ZHAO Yuan1,2,3, LI Hua1,2,3, XU Yuan1,2,3, LIU Senlin5   

  1. 1. China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006;
    2. Shanxi Key Laboratory for Radiation Safety and Protection, Taiyuan 030006;
    3. CNNC Key Laboratory for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006;
    4. Nuclear Power Operations Research Institute, Shanghai 200126;
    5. China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413
  • Received:2024-05-22 Published:2025-01-06

Abstract: The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) was established by the United Nations in 1955. Its main function is to make assessment and reports on the global exposure levels, effects, and risks of ionizing radiation exposure from scientific perspective. As one of its core tasks, 7 surveys and evaluations of occupational exposure has been organized by UNSCEAR, which statistically analyzed the global occupational exposure levels and trends over 40 years from 1975 to 2014. This article provides a detailed introduction to the latest task, including the process, content, methods of the survey, the current situation, and the global levels and trends of occupational exposure to man-made radiation sources.

Key words: ionizing radiation, occupational exposure, individual dose, UNSCEAR

CLC Number: 

  • TL75