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Rühm W, Applegate K, Bochud F, Laurier D, Schneider T, Bouffler S, Cho K, Clement C, German O, Hirth G, Kai M, Liu S, Mayall A, Romanov S, Wojcik A. The system of radiological protection and the UN sustainable development goals. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2024:10.1007/s00411-024-01089-w. [PMID: 39254690 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-024-01089-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
Abstract
In 2015 the United Nations issued 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addressing a wide range of global social, economic, and environmental challenges. The main goal of this paper is to provide an understanding of how the current System of Radiological Protection relates to these SDGs. In the first part it is proposed that the current System of Radiological Protection is implicitly linked to sustainable development. This is substantiated by analysing the features of the current System as set out by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) in its publications. In the second part it is proposed that sustainability should be considered and more explicitly addressed in the next ICRP general recommendations, as part of the currently ongoing review and revision of the current System. A few examples are given of how this could be realised, and it is proposed that this issue should be discussed and developed together with the international community interested in radiological protection.
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Affiliation(s)
- W Rühm
- Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, Neuherberg, D-85764, Germany.
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- University of Kentucky College Medicine, 800 Rose Street MN 150, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, USA
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- Institute of Radiation Physics, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Rue du Grand-Pré 1, Lausanne, CH-1007, Switzerland
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- Institut de radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, BP 17 - 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, 31 avenue de la Division Leclerc, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Île-de-France, 92260, France
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- Nuclear Protection Evaluation Centre, 28, rue de la Redoute, Fontenay aux Roses, F-92260, France
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- UK Health Security Agency, Radiation Protection Sciences Division, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0RQ, UK
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- Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, PO Box 114, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34142, Korea
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- International Commission on Radiological Protection, 350 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 1A4, Canada
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- International Commission on Radiological Protection, 350 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 1A4, Canada
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- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC, 3085, Australia
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- Nippon Bunri University, 1727 Ichigi, Ōita, 870-0397, Japan
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, PO Box 275 (1), Beijing, CN-102413, People's Republic of China
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- Environment Agency, Ghyll Mount, Gillan Way, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9BP, UK
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- Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russian Federation
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- Centre for Radiation Protection Research, Stockholm University, Svante Arrheniusväg 20C, Stockholm, 106 91, Sweden
- Institute of Biology, Jan Kochanoski University, Kielce, 25-406, Poland
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Rühm W, Cho K, Larsson CM, Wojcik A, Clement C, Applegate K, Bochud F, Bouffler S, Cool D, Hirth G, Kai M, Laurier D, Liu S, Romanov S, Schneider T. Vancouver call for action to strengthen expertise in radiological protection worldwide. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2023; 62:175-180. [PMID: 37097458 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-023-01024-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Ionising radiation has been used for over a century for peaceful purposes, revolutionising health care and promoting well-being through its application in industry, science, and medicine. For almost as long, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has promoted understanding of health and environmental risks of ionising radiation and developed a protection system that enables the safe use of ionising radiation in justified and beneficial practices, providing protection from all sources of radiation. However, we are concerned that a shortage of investment in training, education, research, and infrastructure seen in many sectors and countries may compromise society's ability to properly manage radiation risks, leading to unjustified exposure to or unwarranted fear of radiation, impacting the physical, mental, and social well-being of our peoples. This could unduly limit the potential for research and development in new radiation technologies (healthcare, energy, and the environment) for beneficial purposes. ICRP therefore calls for action to strengthen expertise in radiological protection worldwide through: (1) National governments and funding agencies strengthening resources for radiological protection research allocated by governments and international organisations, (2) National research laboratories and other institutions launching and sustaining long-term research programmes, (3) Universities developing undergraduate and graduate university programmes and making students aware of job opportunities in radiation-related fields, (4) Using plain language when interacting with the public and decision makers about radiological protection, and (5) Fostering general awareness of proper uses of radiation and radiological protection through education and training of information multipliers. The draft call was discussed with international organisations in formal relations with ICRP in October 2022 at the European Radiation Protection Week in Estoril, Portugal, and the final call announced at the 6th International Symposium on the System of Radiological Protection of ICRP in November 2022 in Vancouver, Canada.
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- W Rühm
- Helmholtz Centre Munich, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Yuseong, 114, Daejeon, 34142, Korea
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- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC, 3085, Australia
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- Centre for Radiation Protection Research, Stockholm University, Svante Arrheniusväg 20C, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Biology, Jan Kochanoski University, 25-406, Kielce, Poland
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- International Commission on Radiological Protection, 280 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5S9, Canada
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- University of Kentucky College Medicine, 800 Rose Street MN 150, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Institute of Radiation Physics, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Rue du Grand-Pré 1, 1007, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Radiation Protection Sciences Division, UK Health Security Agency, Didcot, OX11 0RQ, Oxon, UK
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- International Commission on Radiological Protection, 280 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5S9, Canada
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- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC, 3085, Australia
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- Nippon Bunri University, 1727 Ichigi, Ōita, 870-0397, Japan
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, BP 17-92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, 31 Avenue de la Division Leclerc , 92260, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Île-de-France, France
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, 275 (1), Beijing, 102413, People's Republic of China
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- Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russian Federation
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- Nuclear Protection Evaluation Centre, 28, rue de la Redoute, 92260, Fontenay aux Roses, France
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Azizova TV, Bannikova MV, Briks KV, Grigoryeva ES, Hamada N. Incidence risks for subtypes of heart diseases in a Russian cohort of Mayak Production Association nuclear workers. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2023; 62:51-71. [PMID: 36326926 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-022-01005-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Heart diseases are one of the main causes of death. The incidence risks were assessed for various types of heart diseases (HDs) in a cohort of Russian nuclear workers of the Mayak Production Association (PA) who had been chronically occupationally exposed to external gamma and/ or internal alpha radiation. The study cohort included all workers (22,377 individuals) who had been hired at the Mayak PA during 1948-1982 and followed up until 31 December 2018. The mean gamma-absorbed dose to the liver (standard deviation) was 0.43 (0.63) Gy, and the mean alpha-absorbed dose to the liver was 0.25 (1.19) Gy. Excess relative risk (ERR) per unit liver-absorbed dose (Gy) was calculated based on maximum likelihood. At the end of the follow-up, 559 chronic rheumatic heart disease (CRHD), 7722 ischemic heart disease (IHD) [including 2185 acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 3976 angina pectoris (AP)], 4939 heart failure (HF), and 3689 cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorder (CACD) cases were verified in the study cohort. Linear model fits of the gamma dose response for HDs were best once adjustments for non-radiation factors (sex, attained age, calendar period, smoking status and alcohol consumption) and alpha dose were included. ERR/Gy in males and females was 0.17 (95% confidence intervals: 0.10, 0.26) and 0.23 (0.09, 0.38) for IHD; 0.18 (0.09, 0.29) and 0.26 (0.08, 0.49) for AP; - 0.01 (n/a, 0.1) and - 0.01 (n/a, 0.27) for AMI; 0.27 (0.16, 0.40) and 0.27 (0.10, 0.49) for HF; 0.32 (0.19, 0.46) and 0.05 (- 0.09, 0.22) for CACD; 0.73 (- 0.02, 2.40) and - 0.12 (- 0.50, 0.69) for CRHD, respectively. Sensitivity analyses demonstrated the persistence of a significant dose-response regardless of exclusion/inclusion of adjustments for known potential non-radiation confounders (smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes mellitus), and it was only the magnitude of the risk estimate that varied. The risks of HD incidence were not modified with sex (except for the CACD risk). This study provides evidence for a significant association of certain types of HDs with cumulative dose of occupational chronic external exposure to gamma radiation.
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- Tamara V Azizova
- Clinical Department, Southern Urals Biophysics Institute (SUBI), Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia.
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- Clinical Department, Southern Urals Biophysics Institute (SUBI), Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia
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- Clinical Department, Southern Urals Biophysics Institute (SUBI), Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia
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- Clinical Department, Southern Urals Biophysics Institute (SUBI), Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia
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- Biology and Environmental Chemistry Division, Sustainable System Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Tokyo, Japan
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