Russia to Conduct Comparative Measurements in Radiation Monitoring and Individual Dose Monitoring

In September, NIIEFA (D.V. Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus), a subsidiary of Rosatom, will jointly conduct comparative measurements in the fields of radiation monitoring (RM) and individual dose monitoring (IDM) with Ritverts JSC and the A.M. Nikiforov All-Russian Center for Emergency and Radiation Medicine. The work will be carried out under the supervision and support of experts from the D.I. Mendeleev All-Russian Research Institute for Metrology.

The focus of these comparative measurements is to verify the accuracy, reliability, and consistency of measurement results obtained by different radiation safety monitoring methods and equipment. Through unified comparison, the performance of various instruments in workplace radiation level assessment, surface contamination monitoring, and individual exposure dose recording can be further confirmed, thereby enhancing the credibility of final radiation dose assessments.

As planned, representatives from scientific, medical, industrial, and educational institutions in Russia and other countries will participate in the relevant activities. Participating organizations include the Khlopin Radium Institute, Belarusian Atomtech, the Almazov National Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health, the Central Research and Development Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, and the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant, among others.

The comparative measurements for radiation monitoring will be held on-site at the isotope laboratory of Ritverts JSC located at 10 Kurchatov Street in St. Petersburg; the comparative measurements for individual dose monitoring will be conducted remotely, with locations involving NIIEFA's facilities in the relevant areas of St. Petersburg.

Radiation environmental monitoring and individual dose monitoring are essential components of the radiation safety system, directly related to health risk assessments for workers at institutions using ionizing radiation sources, patients in medical facilities, and residents of the surrounding areas. The higher the accuracy of measuring instruments and methods, the more reliable the basis for radiation protection decisions.

NIIEFA is an enterprise under Rosatom, primarily engaged in the research, development, design, engineering, and production of electrophysical devices and systems, with business activities covering plasma physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, healthcare, radiation and energy technologies, and other fields.