NEA Web Event: Launch of the newly published NEA report:

Regulatory implementation of the equivalent dose limit for the lens of the eyefor occupational exposure
Successes and challenges to the approaches identified through a survey of regulators

7 March 2022 13:00 – 15:00 (CET, UTC+1)_____________________________________________________________________________________________
What is the topic?
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) invites all interested policy makers, regulators, practitioners and researchers, toparticipate in an online web-event to launch its newly issued report on “Regulatory implementation of the equivalentdose limit for the lens of the eye for occupational exposure: Successes and challenges to the approaches identified
through a survey of regulators” (NEA/CRPPH(2021)1, soon available on https://www.oecd-nea.org/
This report was produced by the NEA Expert Group on the Dose Limit for the Lens of the Eye (EGDLE) created in2019 by the Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH), with the objective of providing an
opportunity for regulators and stakeholders to share lessons learned in the practical implementation of the International
Commission on Radiological Protection’s (ICRP’s) recommended equivalent dose limit for the lens of the eye foroccupational exposures. It summarises the practical experiences of regulators and stakeholders worldwide in
implementing the ICRP’s recommended equivalent dose limit for the lens of the eye for occupational exposure,including successes and challenges to the approaches.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________How to join the event?
Please follow this registration link. After completing the link, you will receive a confirmation email with the details
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Moderators

Ms Christina Dodkin, Chair of the NEA Expert Group on the Dose Limit for the Lens of the Eye (EGDLE),Radiological protection specialist, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada
With the assistance of the NEA technical secretariat, M. Jan-Hendrik Kruse (radiological protection
specialist) and Dr Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace (Deputy Head), Division on Radiological Protection and
Human Aspects of Nuclear Safety (RP-HANS)_____________________________________________________________________________________________
PanellistsDr Borislava Batandjieva-Metcalf, Secretary of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effectsof Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
Prof Marie-Claire Cantone, Vice-Chair of the EGDLE, Vice-Chair of the International Radiation
Protection Association (IRPA) Task Group on the implementation of the eye lens dose limit, Professorof Applied Physics at the University of Milan, Italy
Dr Marie-Anne Chevallier, member of the EGDLE, Chair of Working Group 2 on "Harmonisation ofIndividual Monitoring" of the European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS), researcher in
dosimetry at the Institute of Radiological Protection and Nuclear safety, France

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Dr. Salah Djeffal, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's lead technical advisor for Canada's Federal
Nuclear Science and Technology research project on eye lens dosimetry, Chair of the Canadian
Advisory Committee for ISO, Canada
Dr Liz Ainsbury, Chair of EURADOS Working Group 10 on "Retrospective Dosimetry", member of
ICRP Committee 1 on "Radiation Effects", Principal Radiation Protection Scientist, UK Health
Security Agency
Dr Thomas Otto, Representative from the International Commission on Radiation Units andMeasurements (ICRU).
Prof Werner Rühm, Chair of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) andformer chair of EURADOS_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Programme – Monday 7 March 2022
13:00 – 13:05 CET
Opening and welcome address
William D. Magwood, IV, Director-General, Nuclear Energy Agency
13:05 – 13:30 CET
Overview of the report
Christina Dodkin, Chair of the NEA Expert Group on the Dose Limit for the Lens of the EyeMain findings collected by a survey targeting national regulatory authorities
Identified areas of improvement and conclusions
Next steps to facilitate continued dialogue and information exchange

Q&A session with the audience for sharing overall feedback on the report and ask for clarification
13:30-14:50 CET
Moderated panel topical discussion
 Theme 1: implementation aspects(e.g., use of personal protective equipment, harmonisation of accreditation and technical specifications for Hp(3) eyelens dosimeters, improvement of the availability of eye lens dosimeters worldwide, use of surrogate dosimeters andcorrection factors, quality of related data in National Dose Registries, education and training)

Theme 1 will be introduced by key highlights from Dr Djeffal, Dr Otto, Prof Cantone, and Dr Chevallier,followed by a 20-min Q&A session.
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Theme 2: research needs(e.g., critical literature review, ongoing or planned research projects and their contribution to advancing aspects ofradiological protection of the eye and/or improving eye lens dosimetry, insights on research that may impact our
understanding of the effects of radiation exposure on the lens of the eye).

Theme 2 will be introduced by key highlights from Dr Batandjieva-Metcalf, Prof Rühm, and Dr Ainsbury,
followed by a 20-min Q&A session.
14:50-15:00 CETWrap up and concluding remarks
Christina Dodkin, Chair of the NEA Expert Group on the Dose Limit for the Lens of the Eye_____________________________________________________________________________________________