IAEA meeting on

Protection of the Environment

Elaine R. R. RochedoNational Commission on Nuclear Energy

BRAZIL

UNSCEAR

ACUTE LETHAL DOSE (Gy)

VIRUSES

MOLLUSCS

PROTOZOA

BACTERIA

MOSS, LICHEN, ALGAE

CRUSTACEANS

REPTILES

AMPHIBIANS

FISH

HIGHER PLANTS

INSECTS

BIRDS

MAMMALS

100 101 104103102

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Accidents

PREVENTION

ICRP APPROACH

ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

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ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

ICRP BRAZIL (Angra region)

For tropical countries

• ICRP list is not applicable

• It must be considered:– The effort for deriving representative list;

– The effort for raising data on the selected species;

– The effort on modelling each of them...

Brazil

Africa

BE REASONABLE !