STATE ACTION PLAN FOR RADON – METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION

Abstract

Introduction. According to Ukrainian legislation, local executive authorities and local self-government bodies are responsible for ensuring radiation protection of the population, informing about radiation risks, implementing relevant programs and financing them. It is this delegated responsibility for the practical implementation of the action plan and competences that require state authorities to provide territorial communities with appropriate tools that allow these requirements to be implemented in practice by relevant regulatory and legal documents. The purpose of the work is to substantiate and develop regulatory and methodological documents on radon in accordance with international standards for the implementation of the Action Plan.

Methods. In the process of work, a comparative analysis of the requirements of international and domestic regulations on radiation protection of the population regarding exposure to natural sources of radiation was conducted.

Results. The work presents the main results of the implementation of the first stage of the radon state action plan in the context of developing methodological support for the main areas of program implementation. The main emphasis of the work was placed on the justification and requirements of these regulatory documents regarding radon measurements in the air of residential and public buildings, the quality assurance system for these measurements and verification procedures, assessment of radiation doses and radiation risks, etc.

Conclusions. Information is provided on other methodological recommendations that are currently at the stage of approval by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and relate to individual aspects of the implementation of the tasks of the action plan and the reduction of radiation doses to the population of Ukraine from natural sources.

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