Provision of the public radiological protection against radon exposure. Challenges and resolutions

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In the Year of Ecology, announced by the Russian President in the Decree №7, 05/01/16, the authors aim both to draw the attention of the scientific community to the public radiological protection issues concerning radon exposure in Russia and to recognize the necessity of their resolution. Taking into account the modern scientific evidence on the health impacts of radon and its progenies, the changes of the regulatory approaches to public radiation protection are analyzed. Considering modern challenges in the radon control the current state of affairs in Russia is reviewed. The achieved results in public radiation protection in Russia and new challenges are discussed taking into account new WHO, ICRP and IAEA recommendations. The potential means to improve the current national radon strategy are considered.

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Sergey M. Kiselev

State Research Center - Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia

Author for correspondence.
Email: sergbio@gmail.com

PhD, head of RSLS Laboratory of the Department of Public Radiation Protection of the A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre, Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation.

e-mail: sergbio@gmail.com

Russian Federation

I. P. Stamat

Professor P.V. Ramzaev Saint-Petersburg Scientific Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
Russian Federation

A. M. Marenny

Research and Technical Center of Radiation-Chemical Safety and Hygiene of the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia

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Russian Federation

L. A. Ilyin

State Research Center - Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
Russian Federation

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