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European Governance in nuclear issues
Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations Transport of Radioactive Material |
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Radiation Protection
Scientific SeminarsThe European Commission organises every year, in cooperation with the Group of Experts referred to in Article 31 of the Euratom Treaty, a Scientific Seminar on emerging issues in Radiation Protection – generally addressing new research findings with potential policy and/or regulatory implications. Leading scientists are invited to present the status of scientific knowledge in the selected topic. Based on the outcome of the Scientific Seminar, the Group of Experts referred to in Article 31 of the Euratom Treaty may recommend research, regulatory or legislative initiatives. The European Commission takes into account the conclusions of the Experts when setting up its radiation protection programme. The Experts' conclusions are valuable input to the process of reviewing and potentially revising European radiation protection legislation. " EU Scientific Seminar 2007 "Emerging issues on tritium and low energy beta emitters In 2007, the Scientific Seminar discussed "Emerging issues on tritium and low energy beta emitters". Renowned scientists reported on the relevance of dose for low energy beta emitters, on metabolism, radiobiology and epidemiology of tritium, on tritium in the environment: sources, measurements and transfer, and on tritium in fusion facilities. The seminar raised a few issues which merit further attention such as the biological impact of incorporated tritium which may have to be reconsidered with regard to new data on risk from organically bound tritium. The seminar pointed at the need for research, for example in epidemiological studies on the effects of tritium, biotransformation and food accumulation, in particular of organically bound tritium, effects in early pregnancy, and the impact of tritium particulates. The same issues may arise for other radionuclides emitting low energy beta or Auger electrons. Finally, the seminar opened the discussion with the fusion community on tritium issues.
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