title: SUDOQU: a new dose model to derive criteria for surface contamination of non-food (consumer) goods, containers and conveyances.
abstract: The Fukushima nuclear accident (Japan, 11 March 2011) revealed the need for well-founded criteria for surface contamination and associated screening levels related to the import of non-food (consumer) goods, containers and conveyances. The only available European-harmonised criteria are those laid down in the IAEA transport regulations, but these criteria date back from the early 1960s and only apply to the safe transport of radioactive materials. The main problem is that a generic dose-assessment model for consumer products is missing. Therefore, RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) developed a new methodology entitled SUDOQU (SUrface DOse QUantification) to calculate the annual effective dose for both consumers and non-radiological workers, addressing issues of removability of surface contamination. The methodology can be used to derive criteria and screening levels for surface contamination and could serve as a useful tool for policy-makers and radiation-protection specialists.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environmental Safety and Security, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), PO Box 1, Bilthoven NL-3720 BA, The Netherlands teun.van.dillen@rivm.nl.
authors.forename: Teun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Dillen
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009426:Netherlands; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D014186:Transportation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout