Radiation Safety Standards and Basic Health Rules for Radiation Safety: Proposal on the Development of New Versions

The purpose of this work is to improve the Russian Radiation Safety Standards (NRB) in terms interpretation meaning “the main limit annual effective dose” and use concept “emergency”. In [1], proposals were submitted discuss changing new versions NRB Main Health Rules for (OSPORB) dose man-caused occupational exposure” health physics regulation radionuclide contents solid materials free or limited these materials. current NRB-99/2009 uses term “radiation accident” establishes limits (Table 3.1.) personnel public: ‒ A group, 50 mSv under mandatory condition not exceeding average value 20 any consecutive 5 years; public, 1 years. However, design documentation construction reconstruction nuclear facilities, draft regulatory methodological documents, there are periodically misinterpretations public an incorrect accident”. many cases, a called personnel, mSv/year either mentioned at all, considered only as permissible radiation accident. often treated synonym paper justifies expediency introducing relevant changes text NRB.