ESTONIA RADIATION PROTECTION ASSESSMENT
May 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL THE EUROPEAN Commission's radiation section of its nuclear energy directorate has given Estonia a largely clean bill of health regarding radiological protection, but has called for some improvements. Checking the Estonian national monitoring network for environmental radioactivity, the Commission said it should compare its practices with those of other European Union member states to improve "the nature and frequency of sampling". For instance, Estonia does not check rainwater or grass for radioactivity, an omission noted by the Commission ...
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