title: Radiation protection, radioactive waste management and site monitoring at the nuclear scientific experimental and educational centre IRT-Sofia at INRNE-BAS.
abstract: This article identifies important components and describes the safe practices in implementing radiation protection and radioactive waste management programmes, and in their optimisation at the Nuclear Scientific Experimental and Educational Centre with research reactor IRT at INRNE-BAS. It covers the instrumentation and personal protective equipment and organisational issues related to the continuous site monitoring. The reactor is under major reconstruction and the measures applied to radiation monitoring of environment and working area focused on restricting the radiation exposure of the staff as well as compliance with international good practices related to the environmental and public radiation safety requirements are also addressed.
authors: Radiochemistry and Radioecology Department, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, 72 Tzarigradsko chaussee, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria.
authors: Al
authors: A
authors: Mladenov
authors: Radiochemistry and Radioecology Department, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, 72 Tzarigradsko chaussee, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Stankov
authors: Radiochemistry and Radioecology Department, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, 72 Tzarigradsko chaussee, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria.
authors: Tz
authors: T
authors: Nonova
authors: Radiochemistry and Radioecology Department, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, 72 Tzarigradsko chaussee, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria krezhov@inrne.bas.bg.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Krezhov
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018505:Waste Management
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste