Radiological protection

International Regulations Show Hide

Directive 90/641/Euratom related to operational protection of outsourced workers with risk of exposure to ionizing radiations due to intervention in a controlled area.

Directive 96/29/EURATOM which establishes basic regulations related to the population and workers’ health protection against risks resulting from ionizing radiations.

Directive 97/43 Euratom related to health protection against risks derived from ionizing radiations during medical exposures.

National Regulations Show Hide

Royal Decree 1132/90 of 14th September, which establishes basic radiological protection measures for people subjected to medical examinations and treatments (BOE 18/09/1990).

Royal Decree 413/1997 of 21st March regardingoperational protection of outdoor workers with risk of exposure to ionizing radiations due to intervention in a controlled area.(BOE 16/04/1997).

Royal Decree 1841/1997 of 5th December, which establishes Nuclear Medicine Quality Criteria (BOE[i] 19/12/1997).

Royal Decree 1566/1998 of 17th July, which establishes Radiotherapy Quality Criteria (BOE 28/08/1998).

Royal Decree 1976/1999 of 23rd December, which establishes Radiodiagnosis Quality Criteria (BOE 29/12/1999).

Royal Decree 783/2001 of 6th Julywhich approves the Regulations on health protection against ionizing radiations. Effective as of 1st January and abolished R.D. 53/1992 on the same matter (BOE 26/07/2001).

Royal Decree 815/2001 of 13th Julyregarding justification ionizing radiation use on people during medical exposures (BOE 14/07/2001).

Royal Decree 1439/2010 of 5th November, which amends theRegulations on health protection against ionizing radiations approved by Royal Decree 783/2001, of 6th July (BOE 18/11/2010).



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CSN Instructions Show Hide

IS-01: Individual radiological follow-up document (radiological ID)

Nuclear Safety Council Instruction of 31st May 2001, nº IS-01 which defines the format and contents of the individual radiological follow-up document (radiological ID) regulated under Royal Decree 413/1997.

IS-04: Radiological protection document inNuclear Power Stations for their closure and dismantling

Nuclear Safety Council Instruction of 5th February 2003, nºIS-04, which regulates transfers, filing and custody of documents related to radiological protection in nuclear power stations for their closure and dismantling.

Published in BOE nº 51 of 28th February 2003.

IS-05: Exemption values for nuclides

Nuclear Safety Council Instruction of 26th February 2003, nº IS-05, which defines the exemption values for nuclides as per tables A and B of Royal Decree 1836/1999 annex I.

Published in BOE nº 86 of 10th April 2003.

IS-08: Criteria for requesting advice on radiological protection from Nuclear and Radioactive Installation owners

Nuclear Safety Council Instruction of 27th July 2005, nº IS-08, regarding criteria applied by CSN to request specific advice on radiological protection from Nuclear and Radioactive Installation owners.

Published in BOE nº 238 of 5th October 2005.