In November 2016, national radiation protection authorities from 18 European countries conducted a special series of inspections in radiology departments and practices. Their aim was to assess the application of the justification principle. By monitoring existing practices, the European authorities identified routes for further improvements in patient radiation protection.
In the framework of the Euratom BSS Directive, HERCA organised on 24-27 October 2016 in Paris, two multi-stakholders workshops on (1) Generic Justification of Medical Exposures using Ionising Radiation and (2) Accidental and Unintended Exposures with major stakeholders from the medical field.
HERCA and WENRA jointly organised on 14 and 15 June 2016 in Bled, Slovenia, a workshop on the implementation of the HERCA-WENRA Approach for cross-border emergency preparedness with the participation of civil protection competent authorities.
HERCA and WENRA jointly organised a workshop on the implementation of the Approach for cross-border emergency preparedness on 14 and 15 June 2016 in Bled, Slovenia. HERCA and WENRA invited the national civil protection authorities from Europe to participate in the workshop.
The final report of the 2nd radon workshop, organized by HERCA, with the participation of ILO, WHO and IAEA, is now available. Some recommendations underline, in particular, the need for international tools for the radon dose calculation and for European guidelines to facilitate the implementation of the new BSS requirements.
HERCA, with the support of CSN, ASN, and NRPA, organised a Workshop on NORM and Building Materials. This workshop took place on 24-26 May 2016 in Bergen (Norway). HERCA members’ organizations exchanged on the transposition of the specific requirements of the Directive 2013/59/Euratom (Euratom-BSS) dealing with NORM and Building Materials. HERCA issued a “Common understanding of the BSS requirements and recommendations” in June 2017.
HERCA issued an Addendum to HERCA position paper on CT which includes in particular outcomes of the last HERCA multi-stakeholder meeting on the dose optimization of CT scanners organised on 1 april 2015 in Paris.
Following the publication of the Euratom BSS Directive, HERCA approved in 2014 a related action plan. One year after, HERCA presents progress of the action plan.
On 10 November 2015, the Board of HERCA approved the information paper on the “Contamination of non-food products”. The WGE analysed the issue with regard to the handling of contaminated non-food products following an accident. This regulatory gap has so far not been properly addressed in nuclear law.