Key IAEA Publications on Radiation Safety & Security

These are selected listings. To view or order these documents, see the Books section of IAEA.org.

IAEA Safety Series

Legal and Governmental Infrastructure for Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste and Transport Safety: Safety Requirements, Safety Standards Series No. GS-R-1, (2000)
International Basic Safety Standards for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources, Safety Series No. 115 (1996)
Radiation Protection and the Safety of Radiation Sources: A Safety Fundamental, Safety Series No. 120 (1996)
Building Competence in Radiation Protection and the Safe Use of Radiation Sources: Safety Guide, Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.4 (2001)
Training in Radiation Protection and the Safe Use of Radiation Sources, Safety Reports Series No. 20 (2001)
Radiological Protection for Medical Exposure to Ionizing Radiation, Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.5 (2002)
Radiation Protection & Safety in Industrial Radiography, Safety Reports Series No. 13 (1999)
Lessons Learned from Accidents in Industrial Radiography, Safety Reports Series No. 7 (1998)
Recommendations for the Safe Use and Regulation of Radiation Sources in Industry, Medicine, Research and Teaching, Safety Series No. 102 (1991)
Principles for the Exemption of Radiation Sources and Practices from Regulatory Control, Safety Series No. 91 (1989)

Technical Documents, Reports, and Conference Proceedings

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Safety of Radiation Sources and Security of Radioactive Materials, proceedings of 1998 IAEA international conference in Dijon, France (1999).
The Safe Management of Sources of Radiation: Principles and Strategies - A Report by the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group, INSAG Series No. 11 (1999).
Organization and Implementation of a National Regulatory Infrastructure Governing Protection Against Ionizing Radiation and the Safety of Radiation Sources. Interim report for comment, IAEA-TECDOC-1067 (1999)
Safety Assessment Plans for Authorization and Inspection of Radiation Sources, IAEA-TECDOC-1113 (1999)
Handling, Conditioning and Storage of Spent Sealed Radioactive Sources, IAEA-TECDOC-1145 (2000)
Categorization of Radiation Sources, IAEA-TECDOC-1191 (2000)
Management for the Prevention of Accidents from Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources, IAEA-TECDOC-1205 (2001)
Methods to Identify and Locate Spent Radiation Sources, IAEA TECDOC-804 (1995)
Nature and Magnitude of the Problem of Spent Radiation Sources, IAEA TECDOC-620 (1991)

Reports on Radiological Accidents