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RADIOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (RIA)

WHAT IS IT?

▪ A process where a dose assessment is carried out

for an activity decided by AELB.

e.g.: NORM/ TENORM waste disposal by landfill

▪ Dose assessment for critical group living on the

disposal site (worst case scenario) using a

recognized computer code such as RESRAD, AMBER

etc.