For many years the RPI is involved in the development of IAEA Safety Standards and safety-related publications. The RPI staff members have contributed to the following IAEA and WHO documents:
- Assessing Public Exposure and Environmental Impacts due to Radioactive Discharges from Facilities and Activities, IAEA Safety Report Series (2023, in publication);
- Remediation Strategy and Process for Areas Affected by Past Activities or Events, IAEA Safety Standards Series No GSG-15 (2022);
- Case Study on Assessment of Radiological Environmental Impact from Normal Operation, IAEA-TECDOC-1996 (2022);
- Harmonization and Intercomparison of Models for Accidental Tritium Releases to the Atmosphere, Report of Working Group 7, Modelling and Data for Radiological Impact Assessments (MODARIA) Programme, IAEA-TECDOC-1991 (2022);
- Assessment of Radioactive Contamination in Urban Areas, Report of Working Group 9 of the IAEA’s Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (EMRAS II) Programme, IAEA-TECDOC-1941 (2021);
- Case Study on Assessment of Radiological Environmental Impact from Potential Exposure, IAEA-TECDOC-1914 (2020);
- Regulatory Control of Radioactive Discharges to the Environment, IAEA Safety Standards Series No GSG-9 (2018);
- Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment, IAEA Safety Standards Series No GSG-8 (2018);
- Performance of Models in Radiological Impact Assessment for Normal Operation, Report of Working Group 1 of the IAEA’s Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (EMRAS II) Programme, IAEA-TECDOC-1808 (2017);
- Environmental Change in Post-Closure Safety Assessment of Solid Radioactive Waste Repositories, Report of Working Group 3 of the IAEA’s Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (EMRAS II) Programme, IAEA-TECDOC-1799 (2016);
- Determining the suitability of materials for disposal at sea under the London Convention 1972 and London Protocol 1996: a radiological assessment procedure, IAEA-TECDOC-1759 (2015);
- Transfer of Tritium in the Environment after Accidental Releases from Nuclear Facilities, Report of Working Group 7 of the IAEA’s Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (EMRAS II) Programme, IAEA-TECDOC-1738 (2014);
- Environmental sensitivity in nuclear emergencies in rural and semi-natural environments: report of Working Group 8, environmental sensitivity of EMRAS II topical heading approaches for assessing emergency situations, IAEA-TECDOC-1719 (2013);
- Characterization of Radioactive Material and Waste after a Severe Accident. IAEA Material of the Annual Meeting of the International Network of Laboratories for Nuclear Waste Characterization (LABONET) (2013);
- Preliminary Dose Estimation from the Nuclear Accident after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. WHO Press (2012);
- Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (EMRAS) — A Summary Report of the Results of the EMRAS Programme (2003-2007). IAEA-TECDOC-1678 (2012);
- Programmes and Systems for Source and Environmental Radiation Monitoring. IAEA Safety Report Series No 64 (2010);
- Handbook of Parameter Values for the Prediction of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments, IAEA Technical Report Series No 472 (2010);
- Application of the concepts of exclusion, exemption and clearance, IAEA Safety Guide No RS-G-1.7 (2004);
- Radiation Legacy of the 20th Century: Environmental Restoration. IAEA-TECDOC-1280 (2002);
- Restoration of environments affected by residues from radiological accidents: Approaches to decision making, IAEA-TECDOC-1131 (2000);
- Assessment of Doses to the Public from Ingested Radionuclides, IAEA Safety Report Series No 14 (1999);
- Intercomparison and Biokinetic Model Validation of Radionuclide Intake Assessment, IAEA-TECDOC-1071 (1999);
- Low doses of ionizing radiation: biological effects and regulatory control, IAEA-TECDOC-975 (1997).
The RPI specialists are involved in ongoing work of the IAEA, including lecturing, consultancies, IAEA appraisal missions and IAEA Safety Committees.
Dr Volodymyr Berkovskyy is a representative of Ukraine in the Waste Safety Standards Committee (WASSC).