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- 15:50, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+171) N Pelagic (Created page with "Pertaining to fauna and flora that live near the surface of the sea, lake or river. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 124, 2014) ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
- 15:50, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-14) ICRP Glossary (→P)
- 15:50, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+538) N Oversight (Created page with "The state in which society ‘keeps a watchful eye’ on authorised activity to ensure that plans and decisions are implemented and working properly. It is an important aspect...")
- 15:49, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+351) N Orphan source (Created page with "A radioactive source that is not under regulatory control, either because it has never been under regulatory control, or because it has been abandoned, lost, misplaced, stolen...")
- 15:48, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+333) N Optimisation (Created page with "The process of determining what level of protection and safety makes exposures, and the probability and magnitude of potential exposures, as low as reasonably achievable with...")
- 15:47, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-29) ICRP Glossary (→O)
- 15:34, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+234) N Occupational exposure (Created page with "Radiation exposure incurred at work as a result of situations that can reasonably be regarded as being the responsibility of the operating management. ([[ICRP Publication 103]...")
- 15:34, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-36) ICRP Glossary (→O)
- 15:30, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+297) N Naturally occurring radioactive material (Created page with "Material containing no significant amounts of radionuclides other than naturally occurring radionuclides, that may be raw material or material in which the activity concentrat...")
- 15:25, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+206) N Mitigation (Created page with "Actions to reduce the risk or severity of consequences of radiation effects, applied during or shortly after exposure. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 118, 2012) ''ICRP...")
- 15:23, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+160) N Member of the public (Created page with "Any individual who receives an exposure that is neither occupational nor medical. (ICRP Publication 103, para 191) ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
- 15:23, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+597) N Magnetosphere (Created page with "The Earth’s magnetic dipole field that extends over a distance from Earth up to approximately 75,000 km around the geomagnetic equator. Charged particles in a specific energ...")
- 15:22, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+475) N Low Earth orbit (Created page with "Orbit in space near to the Earth where astronauts are protected against parts of particles of galactic and solar origin by the Earth’s magnetic field. The shielding depends...")
- 15:21, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+524) N Low level waste (Created page with "Radioactive waste that may include high levels of activity concentration of short-lived radionuclides but only relatively low levels of activity concentration of long-lived ra...")
- 15:19, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-30) ICRP Glossary (→L)
- 15:19, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-19) ICRP Glossary (→L)
- 15:19, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+519) N Kp index (Created page with "Index quantifying disturbances in the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field with a number in the range 0–9, with 1 being calm and ≥5 indicating a geomagnetic...")
- 15:17, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+559) N Justification (Created page with "The process of determining whether: (i) a planned activity involving radiation is beneficial overall (i.e. whether the benefits to individuals and to society from introducing...")
- 15:13, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+604) N Itinerant (radiation) worker (Created page with "An occupationally exposed individual who works in supervised areas or controlled areas at various locations and who is not an employee of the management of the facility where...")
- 15:12, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-16) ICRP Glossary (→I)
- 15:11, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+520) N Intervention Level (Created page with "A level of avertable dose at which a specific protective action is taken in an emergency or a situation of chronic exposure. Its role was replaced, in the 2007 recommendations...")
- 15:10, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+235) N Intermediate level waste (Created page with "Radioactive waste that contains long-lived radionuclides, in quantities that need a greater degree of containment and isolation from the biosphere than that provided by near s...")
- 15:09, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+452) N Institutional control (Created page with "Control of a radioactive waste site by an authority or institution designated under the laws of a State. This control may be active (monitoring, surveillance, remedial work) o...")
- 14:52, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+276) N Incident (Created page with "Any unintended event whose consequences or potential consequences are not negligible from the point of view of protection and safety. (Adapted from [https://www.iaea.org/resou...")
- 14:52, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-37) ICRP Glossary
- 14:51, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+458) N High level waste (Created page with "Radioactive waste with a high activity concentration of both short- and long- lived radionuclides typically in the range of 10<sup>4</sup> to 10<sup>6</sup> TBq/m<sup>3</sup>....")
- 14:50, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+231) N Heliosphere (Created page with "The space around the Sun and its planets that is filled by solar particles emitted from the Sun (the solar wind) and the corresponding solar magnetic field. (ICRP Publicatio...")
- 14:49, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+251) N Hazard (Created page with "The potential to cause harmful effects. Note that hazard is distinct from risk, which defines the likelihood of harm occurring from a defined set of circumstances. (Adapted fr...")
- 14:48, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-26) ICRP Glossary
- 14:48, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+406) N Exemption level (Created page with "A value established by a regulatory body and expressed in terms of activity concentration, total activity, dose rate or radiation energy, at or below which, a source or activi...")
- 14:47, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+143) N Exempt waste (Created page with "Waste that does not meet the criteria for regulatory control in accordance with applicable standards. ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
- 14:47, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-26) ICRP Glossary
- 14:46, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+430) N Environmental radiation protection (Created page with "Measures taken to prevent or reduce the frequency of deleterious radiation effects in animals and plants (biota) in their natural environment to a level where they would have...")
- 14:46, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-24) ICRP Glossary
- 14:45, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+1) Emergency preparedness
- 14:45, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+42) Emergency procedures
- 14:45, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+198) N Emergency procedures (Created page with "A set of instructions describing in detail the actions to be taken by responders in an emergency. (Adapted from [https://www.iaea.org/resources/safety-standards/safety-glossar...")
- 14:44, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+290) N Emergency preparedness (Created page with "The capability to take actions that will effectively mitigate the consequences of an emergency for human life, health, property and the environment. (Adapted from [https://www...")
- 14:36, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+521) N Emergency plan (Created page with "A description of the objectives, policy and concept of operations for the response to postulated emergency events and related scenarios, including the structure, authorities a...")
- 14:33, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+370) N Emergency (Created page with "A non-routine situation or event that necessitates prompt action primarily to mitigate a hazard or adverse consequences for human life, health, property and the environment. T...")
- 14:31, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+225) N Disposal (Created page with "Emplacement of radioactive waste in an appropriate facility without the intention of retrieval. ([https://www.iaea.org/resources/safety-standards/safety-glossary IAEA Glossary...")
- 14:29, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+199) N Dichotomous (Created page with "The different and contrasting social perceptions of different exposure situations and their subsequent, consequent controls. (ICRP Publication 104, 2007) ''ICRP Glossa...")
- 14:28, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+255) N Decommissioning (Created page with "An authorised process involving administrative and technical actions taken to allow the removal of some or all of the regulatory controls from a facility where no further use...")
- 14:28, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+289) N Cost-benefit analysis (Created page with "A quantitative decision-aiding technique to assess benefits and costs of undertaking an action, including the cost of the radiological detriment and the cost of protective act...")
- 14:28, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-23) ICRP Glossary
- 14:27, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-65) ICRP Glossary
- 14:26, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-16) ICRP Glossary
- 14:25, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+267) N Clearance level (Created page with "A value established by a regulatory body and expressed in terms of activity concentration and/or total activity, at or below which radioactive material, which has been regulat...")
- 14:25, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-37) ICRP Glossary
- 14:24, 10 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+154) N Bioturbation (Created page with "The mixing of sediment or soil by organisms, especially by burrowing or boring. (ICRP Publication 114, 2009) ''ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019''")
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