The National Radon Action Plan – a Strategy for the Management of Radon Exposure in Thermal Establishments

EasyChair Preprint 7696

Abstract

The National Radon Action Plan (NRAP), prepared by the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), meets the recommendations made by the international organizations (WHO, IAEA, UNSCEAR, ICRP) and presents a set of requirements and actions that aim to reduce the long-term risks arising from exposure to radon in homes, public buildings and workplaces. According to the WHO, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer. The present work aims to frame the studies on indoor radon levels carried out in Portuguese thermal establishments with the guidelines of the Portuguese NRAP. For the preparation of this study, the Portuguese NRAP and previous studies on occupational exposure to radon in thermal establishments were analyzed. These studies concluded that thermal establishments are located in places with a high susceptibility to elevated radon exposure, as the indoor radon concentrations are above the reference level of 300 Bq/m³, originating in most of the situations an effective annual dose above 6 mSv/year.

Keyphrases: Occupational exposure, Radon, Radon action plan, Thermal establishments

@booklet{EasyChair:7696,
  author    = {Ana Sofia Silva and Maria de Lurdes Dinis},
  title     = {The National Radon Action Plan – a Strategy for the Management of Radon Exposure in Thermal Establishments},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 7696},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2022}}