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Explore the regulations and monitoring program related to radon in the Russian Federation, including changes, requirements, and regional surveys. Learn about the challenges and opportunities in radon mitigation actions and the potential for a National Radon Strategy.

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  1. WINTER Current state of regulation related to radon and the monitoring program in the Russian Federation Template Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev Dmitrii Kononenko, researcher

  2. Responsible Authorities Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being (Rospotrebnadzor) Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA)

  3. Responsible Authorities Rospotrebnadzor is responsible for radiation safety of ~ 144.5 million people FMBA is responsible for radiation safety of ~ 2 million people

  4. Hierarchy of documents Federal Laws Decrees and orders of the President of the Russian FederationDecrees and orders of the Government of the Russian FederationOrders, instructions of the federal executive body • Sanitary rules • Sanitary norms • Hygienic standards • Methodical instructions • Methodical recommendations • Guidelines on methods of control

  5. Hierarchy of documents Main federal sanitary rules and norms Norms of Radiation Safety (NRB-99/2009) Basic Sanitary Rules for Radiation Safety (OSPORB-99/2010)

  6. Hierarchy of documents Sanitary rules and norms on natural sources of radiation Hygienic requirements for limiting public exposure to natural sources of ionizing radiation (SanPiN 2.6.1.2800-10)

  7. Changes in regulation In 2014-2016 there were no major changes in the regulation related to radon. New sanitary rules: • “Hygienic requirements for the placement, arrangement, equipment and operation of radon laboratories, radon therapy departments” (SP 2.6.1.3247-15) • Draft methodical recommendations: • “Organization and conducting of radiation survey for justification of radon mitigation actions in dwellings and public buildings”(2019) • “Development of regional programs to reduce public exposure levels in the regions of the Russian Federation due to natural sources of ionizing radiation”(2018)

  8. Changes in regulation • Draft methodical recommendations: • “Organization and conducting of radiation monitoring in radon laboratories and radon therapy departments (radon clinics)”(2017-2018) Projects of methodical recommendations: • “Risk assessment for the population from residential exposure to radon and its progeny”(2018-2019)

  9. Requirements Average annual equilibrium equivalent radon activity concentration (222Rn and 220Rn)– EEC

  10. Requirements Density of radon flux from the ground surface

  11. Example – St.Petersburg Density of radon flux from the ground surface: distribution of measured values (approx. 6500 points)

  12. Example – St.Petersburg Density of radon flux from the ground surface: distribution of measured values (approx. 6500 points)

  13. Monitoring program Structure of the monitoring information system Federal databank of radiation doses to the public 85 regional DBs Regional databank Regional databank Regional databank Regional databank Licensed Lab #1 Licensed Lab #N Licensed Lab #1 Licensed Lab #N Licensed Lab #1 Licensed Lab #N Licensed Lab #1 Licensed Lab #N Operation period: 2001 – present time.

  14. Monitoring program Measurements of radon in different types of buildings

  15. Monitoring program Measurements of radon in 2001-2014: spatial distribution

  16. Monitoring program Weighted average radon EEC in different types of buildings

  17. Monitoring program Distribution of weighted average radon EEC in 85 regions of Russia (2007-2016)

  18. Monitoring program Maximum annual average in different types of buildings and regional overall weighted average radon EEC

  19. Monitoring program Weighted average radon EEC: overall regional vs. critical groups

  20. Monitoring program Maximum average radon EEC for critical groups, Bq/m3

  21. Regional Radon Surveys

  22. Corrective Measures Radon mitigation actions in St.Petersburg Regional funding: • 1 school • 1 kindergarten • 1 musical school • 1 house for arts and crafts for children • 1 public building (customs, Leningrad region) Private funding: • 1 small hotel owned by a confectionary factory

  23. Summary • Federal funds are cut • Exchange of information on radon surveys and radon mitigation actions is poor • Public awareness of radon problem is poor • No official ultimate and accessible source of information on radon • Regional funds are available • Federal databank contains data on all routine measurements in the country • Guidelines on radon surveys and remediation actions are in progress • Scientific books, journals, annual reports are issued There is a possibility to cover all these topics in a National Action Plan or National Radon Strategy

  24. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION! e-mail: d.kononenko@niirg.ru

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