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Regional Basic Professional Training Course in Korea

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<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Basic</strong> <strong>Professional</strong> <strong>Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Course</strong> (BPTC) on Nuclear Safety<br />

circumstances, maximis<strong>in</strong>g the marg<strong>in</strong> of benefit over harm. In order to avoid severely<br />

<strong>in</strong>equitable outcomes of this optimisation procedure, there should be restrictions on the<br />

doses or risks to <strong>in</strong>dividuals from a particular source (dose or risk constra<strong>in</strong>ts and<br />

reference levels).<br />

One pr<strong>in</strong>ciple is <strong>in</strong>dividual‐related and applies <strong>in</strong> planned exposure situations<br />

The pr<strong>in</strong>ciple of application of dose limits:<br />

The total dose to any <strong>in</strong>dividual from regulated sources <strong>in</strong> planned exposure situations<br />

other than medical exposure of patients should not exceed the appropriate limits<br />

recommended by the ICRP.<br />

Regulatory dose limits are determ<strong>in</strong>ed by the regulatory authority, tak<strong>in</strong>g account of<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternational recommendations, and apply to workers and to members of the public <strong>in</strong><br />

planned exposure situations.<br />

Recommended dose limits are set at a judged level of risk. The two categories for which<br />

exposure limits are set are:<br />

the public at large, and<br />

those who receive exposure through their occupation.<br />

Evidence of detrimental effects of radiation exposure are gathered from many sources<br />

before assessment by a number of national (NRPB <strong>in</strong> the UK, NCRP <strong>in</strong> the US) and<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternational (ICRP) bodies. Reports are issued periodically to suggest the adoption of<br />

limits of exposure for the two categories above [1], [4]. These are summarized <strong>in</strong> Table<br />

(2.6) [5].<br />

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