Publications

Legislative aspects

Author(s)
Cristina Nuccetelli, G. de With, R. Trevisi, N. Vanhoudt, S. Pepin, Harry Friedmann, Gerti Xhixha, Wouter Schroeyers, J. Aguiar, J. Hondros, B. Michalik, Konstantin Kovler, A. Janssens, R. Wiegers
Abstract

In this chapter the evolution of the EU legislative approach regarding natural radioactivity in building materials is presented. In addition, an overview of regulations already in force in some EU Member States and in other countries is presented. Finally, a section of this chapter is also devoted to a review of the Activity Concentration Indexes elaborated in different EU and non-EU countries to evaluate the radiological impact of building materials.

Organisation(s)
Isotope Physics
External organisation(s)
Glowny Instytut Gornictwa, Hasselt University, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group, National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work, SCK-CEN Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Federal Agency for Nuclear Control, University of Tirana, University of Minho, JRHC Enterprises Pty Ltd, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, IBR Consult BV
Pages
37-60
No. of pages
24
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102009-8.00004-9
Publication date
2017
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
201105 Construction material practice, 103014 Nuclear physics
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Environmental Science(all)
Portal url
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/legislative-aspects(cd38ba02-cadc-4db4-b3c2-0b43768b7d85).html