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Progress in the Member States (based on data submitted end 2017)

This report, authored by Olga German from IAEA, presents the status of radon programmes in Member States based on data submitted by the end of 2017. It includes information on authorities responsible for radon programmes, reference levels, legal frameworks, building code actions, preventive measures, and capacity for radon measurement. The text highlights trends in radon action plans, radon surveys, awareness initiatives, education efforts, and training for professionals. Key conclusions cover the development of national radon action plans, availability of detectors, radon mapping, definitions of "radon prone areas," and educational strategies for building professionals.

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Progress in the Member States (based on data submitted end 2017)

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  1. Progress in the Member States (based on data submitted end 2017) Olga German, IAEA

  2. AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR RADON PROGRAMMES

  3. STATUS OF RADON PROGRAMME OR RADON ACTION PLAN

  4. REFERENCE LEVELS AND LIMITS VALUES

  5. LEGAL BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE RAP

  6. CIVIL ENGINEERING ACTIONS RELATING TO RADON

  7. MEMBER STATES WITH BUILDING CODE/STANDARD

  8. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS

  9. PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR NEW BUILDINGS

  10. CAPACITY TO MEASURE RADON

  11. PROTOCOL FOR MEASUREMENT

  12. RADON SURVEYS

  13. RADON SURVEYS cont’d

  14. RADON AWARENESS WORK

  15. EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PROFESSIONALS

  16. EDUCATION COURSE

  17. CONCLUSIONS (I) • 27 MS responded to the survey. • The number of Member States with published, or about to publish (by March 2018), radon action plans (RAP) • increased from 10 to 15 • 2 MS have RAP under development • development of national radon action plans was one of the performance indicators for the project RER9136, and it is considered that the performance indicator has been met. • One of the elements of a national RAP is the establishment of a reference level for radon indoors, either through legislation, regulations or through the national radon action plan: • 10 MS changed value of reference level in past 3-4 years. • 15 MS have developed, or are in the process of developing, new regulations covering radon indoors.

  18. CONCLUSIONS (II) • 19 MS have passive detectors routinely available to measure radon. • 25 MS completed a radon survey, and radon surveys are planned in the remaining 2 Member States. • 23 MS use the data from measurement of radon for radon mapping • 13 MS used the data as part of their radon communication campaigns. • there is no harmonized method for the development of radon maps, and it was suggested that this could be part of a future workshop in the new project. • “Radon prone area” is not a defined term in the IAEA GSR Part 3 or in the EU Directive 59/2013/Euratom • number of MS that have defined “radon prone area” has decreased from 8 to 4 • 6 MS are currently discussing the definition of radon prone area for their Member State • defining a “radon prone area” seems to be a difficult issue for Member States to resolve • implications of the definition vary between Member States, but it can affect the degree of control of building codes for new dwellings and public buildings, and the need for employers in all workplaces to make measurements of radon.

  19. CONCLUSIONS (III) • The number of Member States that have developed radon awareness materials has increased from 16 to 18. • 10 MS have carried our some radon related actions in civil engineering. • 8 MS with building codes/standards - increase from 5 to 8. • Even in MS that have carried out measures to reduce radon levels in buildings, there is an issue about the training of architects and building professionals, and their availability to carry out such work. • 9 MS have developed educational courses for professionals: • courses do not cover all professionals in each Member States • need to develop practical training for building professionals (architects, construction engineers) • training of architects and engineers in radon reduction measures needs to be carried out by architects and building professionals • IAEA is providing practical training of such professionals in the project.

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