Principles for Limiting Releases of Radioactive Effluents into the Environment (IAEA Safety Standards Series)

This publication is a complete revision of Safety Series No. 45, Principles for Establishing Limits for the Release of Radioactive Materials into the Environment (1978), and its Annex (1982). It is concerned with the subject of limiting releases of radioactive effluents during normal, controlled operations of nuclear installations. It does not deal with releases during accidents where it is only possible to limit exposures by intervention. In practice, a choice must be made between releasing radioactive materials directly from an installation, storing them, treating and disposing of them by some means, or a combination of these methods.