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Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE)

Overview

The objective of the Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) is to:

  • Provide broad and regularly updated information on methods to improve the protection of workers and on occupational exposure in nuclear power plants, and
  • Provide a mechanism for dissemination of information on these issues, including evaluation and analysis of the data assembled, as a contribution to the optimisation of radiation protection

Including:

  • Promotion and co-ordination of international co-operative undertakings in the area of protection of workers at nuclear power plants, and
  • Forum for communication between radiation protection experts

Products

  • ISOE Database

    - World's largest database on occupational exposure data in nuclear power plants available on Microsoft ACCESS for all ISOE Participants.

  • Annual Reports

    - Yearly overview of the achievements of the ISOE Programme

  • Information Sheets

    - offering detailed studies and analyses of the ISOE Databases, as well as information on current issues in operational radiation protection

  • International ISOE Workshops

    on Occupational Exposure Management in Nuclear Power Plants (ALARA)

Participation

The ISOE databases currently include occupational exposure information for 482 reactors, both operating and in cold shut down or some stage of decommissioning, operated by 71 utilities from 29 countries. National regulatory authorities from 25 countries participate also in the ISOE programme. Some 91% of the world's operating commercial nuclear reactors participate in the ISOE programme (403 from a total of 442).

ISOE management

The Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) was created by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in 1992 and has since been co-sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to involve countries which are not members of the NEA. Subsequently the IAEA and NEA formed a joint Secretariat. The ISOE programme's overall direction is the responsibility of a Steering Group, which works in close collaboration with the NEA Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health (CRPPH). More information

Publications

Annual reports

Other publications

Contacts

For further information on the ISOE programme, please contact:

Brian Ahier, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
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Khammar Mrabit International Atomic Energy Agency
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