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4. OUTLOOK
As in the preceding years, the review of worker exposure
in 2014 published by IRSN confirms the stabilisation
of the number of monitored workers whose annual
dose exceeded 20 mSv at less than 10 cases, and the
stabilisation at a low level of the collective dose following
the reduction that began in 1996.
The Ordinance transposing the new requirements relative
to radon exposure set out in European Directive 2013/59
defining the basic radiation protection standards, should
make it possible to communicate more extensively to the
general public on radon-related risks and to organise the
collection and analysis of the results of measurements
taken in the home. These are the main issues of the third
National Action Plan 2016-2019 which is currently
being finalised.
Regarding the question of the regular increase in
doses delivered to patients during medical imaging
examinations since 2002, which was confirmed by the
results of the 2012 survey published in 2014, ASNwill
continue the actions it has undertaken since 2011 to
maintain the mobilisation of the health authorities and
health professionals at all levels. Raising awareness in
doctors referring patients for examinations represents
a new objective for the coming years.
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CHAPTER 01:
NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES: IONISING RADIATION AND HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015