Regulatory control of radioactive discharges to the environment. Safety guide

The purpose of this Safety Guide is to describe how to apply the Waste Safety Fundamentals, the Radiation Safety Fundamentals and the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (BSS) in the control of discharges of radionuclides to the environment from the normal operation of practices and sources within practices. It provides a regulatory body with a structured approach to the limitation of risk to members of the public and optimization of protection from such operations, which may be adapted to the specific legal and regulatory infrastructure within which such a body operates. It also gives guidance on the responsibilities of registrants and licensees in conducting radioactive discharge operations. The scope of this Safety Guide is limited to discharges to the environment of radioactive substances in the form of airborne (gases, aerosols) or liquid effluents from the normal operation of practices and sources within practices. The sources considered range from radionuclides used for medical and research purposes to nuclear reactors and reprocessing facilities