Natural radiation sources, including some lessons for nuclear waste management

Henri Métivier

doi:10.1016/S1631-0705(02)01360-9

Du combustible nucléaire aux déchets : recherches actuelles/From nuclear fuels to waste: current research

Natural radiation sources, including some lessons for nuclear waste management
[Les sources naturelles d'irradiation, leçons pour la gestion des déchets nucléaires]

Henri Métivier ¹

¹ IRSN, BP 17, 92262 Fontenay aux Roses, France

Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 3 (2002) no. 7-8, pp. 1035-1048.

Résumé
Abstract

La dose efficace moyenne au niveau mondial est estimée selon l'UNSCEAR à 2,4 mSv pour les sources d'origine naturelles. Cette valeur moyenne se décompose en 1,3 mSv liés au radon, 0,39 mSv au rayonnement cosmique, 0,46 mSv au rayonnement tellurique, et 0,23 mSv liée à l'irradiation interne à l'exception du radon. Ces valeurs peuvent varier très significativement selon le lieu d'habitation. Malgré cette variation importante aucune étude épidémiologique solide n'a à ce jour montré d'effets sur la santé dans les populations les plus exposées, si ce n'est quelques études concernant le radon, mais où le rôle écrasant du tabac est difficile à préciser.

The average effective dose at the global level is, according to UNSCEAR, estimated to be 2.4 mSv from naturally occurring sources. This average value can be divided as follows: 1.3 mSv associated with radon, 0.39 mSv from cosmic radiation, 0.46 mSv from terrestrial radiation, and 0.23 mSv from internal radiation, radon excluded. These values can vary quite significantly depending on the place of habitation. Despite this large variation, no sound epidemiological study has yet shown the health effects on the most exposed populations, apart from a few studies concerning radon, but in which the predominant role of tobacco is difficult to determine.

Reçu le : 2001-12-26
Accepté le : 2002-05-16
Publié le : 2002-07-12

DOI : 10.1016/S1631-0705(02)01360-9

Keywords: ionizing radiation, natural irradiation, radiotoxicity, biological effects
Mot clés : radiation ionisantes, irradiation naturelle, radiotoxicité, effets biologiques

Affiliations des auteurs :

Henri Métivier ¹

¹ IRSN, BP 17, 92262 Fontenay aux Roses, France

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Henri Métivier. Natural radiation sources, including some lessons for nuclear waste management. Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 3 (2002) no. 7-8, pp. 1035-1048. doi : 10.1016/S1631-0705(02)01360-9. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.1016/S1631-0705(02)01360-9/

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