Workers' radiation protection. 2008 monitoring status of workers exposed to ionizing radiations in France

In France, more than 300 000 workers are potentially exposed to ionizing radiation in various areas of civilian professional activity (industry, research, medicine) and activity of defense. Further workers may be exposed to natural sources of radiation ('NORM' industries, radon, and aviation). As part of its participation in the permanent monitoring of radiological protection, the Institute of radiation protection and nuclear safety (IRSN) operates radiological monitoring of these occupational exposures. This document presents the work carried out in this field by IRSN and reports on the occupational exposures for the year 2008. (authors)