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Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023. Vol. 68. № 3
DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-3-80-84
A.N. Koterov1, L.N. Ushenkova1, A.A. Wainson2
Nuclear Workers – on the Question of Unification
of Russian-Language Terminology (Brief Report)
1 A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
2 N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: Aleksey N. Koterov, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract
The issue of terminology is considered when searching for sources for analytical and synthetic studies of effects among workers in the nuclear industry (nuclear fuel cycle for the production of nuclear weapons components and fuel for power or transport installations). It is noted that if there are relatively few English-language names of this professional group (only four were found) with the absolute prevalence of the term ‘nuclear workers’, then for Russian-language sources there is a wide variety of names (various combinations with ‘atomic’ and ‘nuclear’ ‘industry’ or ‘industry’ etc.) without a hint of specificity. It is concluded that in the Russian-language literature it is most appropriate to use the term ‘workers in the nuclear industry’ [=nuclear workers], given that the name ‘nuclear industry’ is official.
Keywords: nuclear workers, terminology
For citation: Koterov AN, Ushenkova LN. Wainson AA. Nuclear Workers – on the Question of Unification of Russian-Language Terminology (Brief Report). Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023;68(3):80–84. (In Russian). DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-3-80-84
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Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 20.01.2022. Accepted for publication: 25.02.2023.