Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2016. Vol. 61. No. 1. P. 60-72

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A.V. Akleyev^1,2, T.V. Azizova³, R.M. Aleksakhin⁴, V.K. ivanov⁵, A.N. Koterov⁶, A.I. Kryshev⁷, S.G. Mikheyenko⁸, A.V. Rachkov⁹, S.A. Romanov³, A.V. Sazhin⁶, A.S. Samoylov⁶, S.M. Shinkarev⁶

The results of the 62nd Session of the United nations Scientific committee on the effects of the Atomic radiation (UNSCEAR) (Vienna, 1-5 June, 2015)

1. Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine of FMBA, Chelyabinsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; 2. Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia; 3. Southern Urals Biophysics Institute of FMBA, Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia; 4. Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology, Obninsk, Russia; 5. A.F. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center, Obninsk, Russia; 6. A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA, Moscow, Russia; 7. RPA “Typhoon” of Roshydromet, Obninsk, Russia; 8. Russian Federation National Nuclear Corporation «ROSATOM», Moscow, Russia; 9. Russian Research Institute for Experimental Physics, Sarov, Russia

ABSTRACT

The current paper is devoted to the major results of the work of the 62^nd Session of the UNSCVEAR that was held in Vienna from June 1-5, 2015. Within the framework of the meeting of the Work group and subgroups the documents on the following projects were discussed:

- methodology for estimating human exposures due to radioactive discharges;

- radiation exposures from electricity generation;

- biological effects of selected internal emitters;

- developments after the 2013 UNSCEAR Report on the levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the nuclear accident following the great East-Japan earthquake and tsunami;

- cancer epidemiology of exposures at low dose-rates due to environmental radiation;

- improvement of the medical exposure dose estimates.

During the Pannel some organizational issues such as the status of UNSCEAR publications, governing principles of the Committee’s activities, the structure of the UNSCEAR Executive, public affairs, future research program, a report to the General Assembly and etc., were were discussed.

Key words: 62^nd UNSCEAR Session, exposure doses, electricity generation, radioactive discharges, biological effects, epidemiology, medical exposure, environment

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For citation: Akleyev AV, Azizova TV, Aleksakhin RM, Ivanov VK, Koterov AN, Kryshev AI, Mikheyenko SG, Rachkov AV, Romanov SA, Sazhin AV, Samoylov AS, Shinkarev SM. The Results of the 62-nd Session of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of the Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) (Vienna, 1-5 June, 2015). Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2016;61(1):60-72. Russian.

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