Occupational Radiation Protection in the Uranium Mining and Processing Industry

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

Safety Reports Series No. 100

English STI/PUB/1890 ¦ 978-92-0-106919-1

217 pages ¦ 31 figures ¦ € 65.00 ¦ Date published: 2020

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This Safety Report has been developed as part of the IAEA programme on occupational radiation protection to provide for the application of its safety standards in implementing a graded approach to the protection of workers against exposures associated with uranium mining and processing. The publication describes the methods of production associated with the uranium industry and provides practical information on the radiological risks to workers in the exploration, mining and processing of uranium. It is a compilation of detailed information on uranium mining and processing stages and techniques, general radiation protection considerations in the relevant industry, general methodologies applicable for control, monitoring and dose assessment, exposure pathways, and radiation protection programmes for a range of commonly used mining and processing techniques.

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