Ethics and Governance of Nuclear Technology: The Case of the Long Term Management of Radiactive Wastes

LAVELLE S., SCHIEBER C., SCHNEIDER T. Radioactive waste, remaining radioactive for very long periods up to hundreds of thousands years, introduce a new time dimension never experimented in the field of risk management. This situation led for more than 10 years, to reflections on the societal and organisational

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Science and Values in ICRP Publication 111: Experience from Fukushima

LOCHARD J. The system of radiological protection progressively developed over the past decades is a combination of scientific knowledge, ethical and social values and experience with the daily implementation of protection actions in all relevant domains. The guidance for the protection of people living in long term contaminated areas resulting from a nuclear

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Rehabilitating Living Conditions after a Nuclear Accident: Lessons from Experience

LOCHARD J. Living in a contaminated environment after a nuclear accident is a complex situation generating a lot of questions and concerns among the affected population. The radioactive contamination is a worrying presence for which there are no words in the common language. All dimensions of daily life are

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The Human Dimension of Remediation after a Nuclear Accident: From Experience to ICRP Recommendations

LOCHARD J. Living in a contaminated environment after a nuclear accident is a complex situation generating a lot of questions and concerns among the affected population. The radioactive contamination is a worrying presence for which there are no words in the common language. All dimensions of daily life are

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Developing ALARA Culture

ECONOMIDES S., HARDEMAN F., SCHIEBER C. et al. This article, elaborated by a working group from the European ALARA Network (EAN) discusses the elements that constitute ALARA culture and its current status in relation to the various exposure situations

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The State of Radiological Protection; Views of the Radiation Protection Profession: IRPA13, Glasgow, May 2012

LAZO E., SMITH R., COATES R., SCHIEBER C. et al. The IRPA13 Congress took place from 14–18 May 2012 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and was attended by almost 1500 radiological protection professionals. The scientific programme of the Congress was designed to capture a snapshot of

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