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ICRP 2016 Annual Report
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Sept 5th, 2017
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Chair’s Foreword
The need for continued, focused, and increased
global engagement with professionals, policymakers, and the public was one of three strategic
priorities set by ICRP in 2016. We have placed moreemphasis on ensuring that our Main Commission,Committee and Task Group meetings include
opportunities to engage locally and regionally,
often through open workshops or symposia.
Meeting with people from all over the world,
gives us a better understanding of the day-to-day
challenges being faced in radiological protection
and how we can contribute most effectively toensure protection of people and the environment.
It also gives us an opportunity to share ourwork, touching on another of our three strategic
priorities: promoting awareness of radiologicalprotection and broadening access to ICRP
recommendations.

of the work of our Committees and Task Groups,
and the locations of our gatherings. At the sametime, let me remind you that ICRP exists for the
public benefit and be sure that we continually
strive to contribute to this goal. Like most thingsin life, the greater the input of time and effort, thebetter the outcome.

We have also made strides in engaging with otherorganisations and are now in formal relations with
23 worldwide organisations with an interest inradiological protection. Our annual roundtablewith them has become an important date in ourcalendar as an opportunity to discuss strategic
issues at a global level.
Our efforts to increase engagement can also beseen in the more proactive use of social media
following the hiring of Kelsey Cloutier to theposition of Development and Communications
Manager in December. This is just the beginning;
his addition to the ICRP Scientific Secretariat will
have a significant impact on our development andcommunications activities in the years to come.
We know that there is further work to do.
Engagement works at its best whencommunication, dialogue, and discussions are held
regularly, and proper follow-ups are completed.
We are still seeking the financial resources needed
to produce positive, tangible results.
Throughout this report, I invite you to take note

Claire Cousins, ICRP Chair

The International Commission on
Radiological Protection
ICRP develops the System of RadiologicalProtection for the public benefit. The System takes
account of the latest scientific knowledge, ethicalvalues, and practical experience. It is the basis ofstandards, legislation, guidance, programmes, andpractice worldwide.
The objective of the System is to contribute toan appropriate level of protection for people andthe environment against the harmful effects ofradiation exposure without unduly limiting theindividual or societal benefits of activities involving
radiation.
Originally established at the Second International
Congress of Radiology in 1928 as the International
X-ray and Radium Protection Committee,
today ICRP is an independent international
charity registered in the UK, relying on financial
contributions and support from governments,
industry, agencies, and foundations from aroundthe world.

Members come from over 30 countries and all
disciplines relevant to radiological protection. They
are invited to join ICRP as independent experts on
a volunteer basis for four-year terms.
ICRP consists of the Main Commission, the
Scientific Secretariat, five standing Committees,
and Task Groups established as needed toundertake specific work. Representatives oforganisations in formal relations with ICRP are
regularly invited to advise the Main Commission,and occasionally invited to participate in meetingsof the Committees. Individuals may be invited tobe members of Task Groups or to review drafts
of work in progress, where their expertise isparticularly relevant.

This structure supports a rigorous system of peer review. The work of Task Groups is reviewed by therelevant Committee(s), and then reviewed and approved by the Main Commission. During development,
most reports are circulated to a number of organisations and individual experts for critical review, andposted for public consultation through the ICRP website.

4The System of Radiological Protection
The ICRP System of Radiological Protection isbased on the latest science, social and ethicalvalues, and nearly a century of experience.
ICRP recommendations are used world-wide
by intergovernmental and non-governmental
advisory and standard setting agencies;
government health and other regulatory
authorities; educational, scientific, and healthcare
institutes; operators, individual professionals; andothers with an interest in radiological protection.

The International Atomic Energy Agency
International Basic Safety Standards for Protection
against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safetyof Radiation Sources is based heavily on ICRP
recommendations, as are the similar European
Basic Safety Standards. The International Labour
Organisation Convention 115, Radiation Protection
Convention, General Observation 1992, refers
specifically to the recommendations of ICRP.

SCIENCESYSTEM OF
RADIOLOGICALPROTECTION
EXPERIENCEVALUES

The ICRP System of Radiological Protection forms the basis of radiological protection standards,
regulations, programmes and practice world-wide.

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Main Commission
The Main Commission consists of the Chair and up to twelve other members. The Main Commission is
the governing body, setting the policy and programme of work, and approving all official publications.

Pictured from left to right. FRONT ROW: John Boice, John Harrison (C2 Chair), Jacques Lochard (Vice-Chair), Claire
Cousins (Chair), Carl-Magnus Larsson, Jai-Ki Lee, Werner Rühm (C1 Chair), Eliseo Vano (C3 Chair).
BACK ROW: Haruyuki Ogino (Assistant Scientific Secretary*), Donald Cool (C4 Chair), Christopher Clement (Scientific
Secretary*), Kathryn Higley (C5 Chair*), Sergey Romanov, Ohtsura Niwa, Hans-Georg Menzel, Hua Liu.

Formally, the ‘Main Commission’ is ICRP, providing
overall direction and oversight to the larger
organisation. The members are also the trustees of
ICRP as a registered charity.
The Main Commission sets the programme ofwork, and approves all publications.
In 2016, the Main Commission reviewed theCommittee structure and their mandates,
including the discontinuation of C5. Discussions
started on how the Commission will addressenvironmental and veterinary components ofRadiological Protection moving forward. They

progressed towards a CIO governance framework,with the Commission themselves leading the way.
Additionally, under the leadership and guidanceof the Main Commission, ICRP has experienced afinancial turnaround in recent years as can be seenin the financial statement at the end of this report.
The Main Commission met twice in 2016. In May, in
conjunction with IRPA’s 14th International Congressin Cape Town, South Africa, and again in October inShenzhen, China.

*Not formally Main Commission members. However, the C5 Chair and Scientific Secretary are integral to the work of theMain Commission, and the Scientific Secretary often serves as a representative of ICRP.

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Scientific Secretariat
The Scientific Secretariat manages the daily business of ICRP, and the Scientific Secretary often represents
ICRP at international meetings.
Interns

Christopher
Clement, Scientific
Secretary

Haruyuki Ogino,
Assistant Scientific
Secretary

Lynn Lemaire,
Executive
Assistant

Kelsey Cloutier,Development andCommunications
Manager

Toshihiro Higuchi,
Historian

Tiffany Lo, CNSC
Alexander Komasa,
CNSC
Trent Peerla-Proulx,
CNSC
Nguyen Tat Thanh,
University ofHiroshima

are full-time paid positions. The Assistant Scientific
Secretary is staffed through a cost-free, multi-year
placement, currently from the Central ResearchInstitute of Electric Power Industry of Japan. The
Historian is voluntary, part-time position. Most
interns join on a four-month rotating basis throughthe CNSC co-op student programme.

Under the leadership of the Scientific Secretary,
the Scientific Secretariat is responsible for
conducting the day-to-day business of ICRP. It is
located in Ottawa, Canada, in an office provided as
an in-kind contribution from the Canadian Nuclear
Safety Commission (CNSC).
The Scientific Secretary, Executive Assistant, andDevelopment and Communications Manager

ICRP in Numbers
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FUNDAMENTAL

RECOMMENDATIONS24
ACTIVETASKGROUPS

134
NUMBERED
PUBLICATIONS

1SYSTEM OF
RADIOLOGICALPROTECTION
5STANDINGCOMMITTEES240
MEMBERS23
ORGANISATIONSIN FORMALRELATIONS

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Committee 1(Radiation Effects)
C1 assesses scientific knowledge on radiation risk, examining possible implications on the System ofRadiological Protection.
Werner Rühm, Chair, Germany
Simon Bouffler, Vice-Chair, UK
Dominique Laurier, Secretary, France
Tamara Azizova, Russian Federation
Nobuhiko Ban, Japan
Ranajit Chakraborty, USA
Wolfgang Dörr, Austria
Michael Hauptmann, Netherlands
Preetha Rajaraman, India
Sisko Salomaa, Finland
Dan Stram, USA
Quanfu Sun, China
Margot Tirmarche, France
Richard Wakeford, UK
Andrzej Wojcik, Sweden

Committee 1 (C1) addresses issues pertinent totissue reactions, risks of cancer and heritablediseases, radiation dose responses, and effects ofdose rate and radiation quality. C1 also reviews
radiation-induced effects in the embryo/fetus
and genetic factors, and uncertainties involved injudgements on radiation-induced health effects.
The annual C1 meeting took place from Nov 9th16th, 2016, in Chennai, India. The meeting was heldin conjunction with the International Conferenceon Radiation Biology (ICRB) (Nov 9th-11th at Sri
Ramaswamy Memorial University) and included anumber of satellite meetings with Indian scientists
and organisations. At ICRB, C1 organised a session
where C1 activities were presented, followed by anopen panel discussion with participants from theIndian Association of Radiation Protection (IARP).
Additionally, all committee members present
contributed to various sessions.
During the closed C1 meeting, the following
Task Groups (TGs) were discussed in detail: TG64
on “Cancer risk from Alpha Emitters”; TG91 on“Radiation Risk Inference at Low-dose and Lowdose Rate Exposure for Radiological Protection
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Purposes”; TG102 on “Detriment Calculation
Methodology”. The Committee also reviewed thescientific literature in areas pertinent to its Termsof Reference, and global advances, trends, andprogrammes were discussed at length.
Before, TGs 91 and 102 had met at RERF in
Hiroshima, Japan, (Oct 6th - 7th), followed by an“Informal Exchange Seminar of RERF Young
Scientists with ICRP members” (Oct 8th), and a “Joint
RERF-ICRP Workshop on Health Risk of Radiationand the System of Radiological Protection”, at the
University of Tokyo (Oct 9th), and a “ICRP experts
meeting 2016” (Oct 11th) at Station ConferenceTokyo.
The next meeting of C1, as well as all otherCommittee's, will take place in Paris, France in Oct
2017 at the 4th edition of ICRP’s biennial
Symposium on the System of RadiologicalProtection.

Committee 2(Doses from Radiation Exposures)
C2 develops reference models and data, including dose coefficients for the assessment of exposure toradiation.
John D Harrison, Chair, UK
Francois Paquet, Vice-Chair, France
Wesley E. Bolch, Secretary, USA
Michael R Bailey, UK
Volodymyr Berkovskyy, Ukraine
Luiz Bertelli, USA
Douglas Chambers, Canada
Marina Degteva, Russian Federation
Akira Endo, Japan
John G S Hunt, Brazil
Chan Hyeong Kim, South Korea
Rich Leggett, USA
Jizeng Ma, Austria
Dietmar Nosske , Germany
Nina Petoussi-Henss, Germany
Frank Wissmann, Germany

The annual ICRP Committee 2 meeting took
place from September 22nd-25th, 2016 at Oxford
University, United Kingdom, following the firstmeeting of the European Radiation Protection
Week, organised by research associations
on low dose effects (MELODI), dosimetry(EURADOS), radioecology (ALLIANCE), emergency
preparedness (NERIS), and the recently launched
medical association (EURAMED).
Discussions at the Committee 2 meeting included
Task Group progress and the programme of workfor the next term starting in July 2017. Other
topics included a joint report with the International
Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
to update operational quantities used in externalradiation exposure. Committee 2 currently has six
active Task Groups responsible for the calculationof dose coefficients and supporting data andprovision of advice on dosimetric quantities.

in 2017. Task Group 90 will provide dosecoefficients for external exposures of membersof the public, including children of different ages.
These data will be of particular interest in thecontext of accidental releases to the environment
and also long-term land contamination. Task Group
95 is responsible for internal dose coefficients andis currently preparing the Occupational Intakes ofRadionuclides series of reports, providing bioassay
data as well as dose coefficients (see Publications
130, 134).
Committee 2 currently has two Task Groups
working on the development of reference
anatomical phantoms. Task Group 96 is providing
models and associated data for the current roundof calculations of dose coefficients (see Publication
133). Task Group 103 is future-proofing models for
future calculations.

Task Group 79 will provide advice on the use ofeffective dose, including the contentious issue of
its relationship to cancer risks. The goal is to gain
Main Commission approval for public consultation
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Committee 3(Protection in Medicine)C3 develops recommendations and guidance on the protection of patients, staff, and the public against
radiation exposure in medicine.
Eliseo Vano, Chair, Spain
Donald L. Miller, Vice-Chair, USA
Madan M. Rehani, Secretary, USA
Kimberly E. Applegate, USA
Michel Bourguignon, France
Lawrence T. Dauer, USA
Sandor Demeter, Canada
Keon Kang, South KoreaÅhlström Riklund Katrine, Sweden
Pek-Lan Khong, China
Reinhard Loose, Germany
Pedro Ortiz Lopez, Austria
Colin Martin, UK
Pierre Scalliet, Belgium
Yoshiharu Yonekura, Japan
Baorong Yue, China

Committee 3 is concerned with protection in
medicine. It develops recommendations andguidance on protection of patients, staff, andthe public from medical related exposure. The
Committee considers topics relating to protection
radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, diagnostic andinterventional radiology, and veterinary medicine
has now been added to C3’s mandate. The annual
ICRP Committee 3 meeting took place from
November 6th-9th, 2016 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It washeld at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD) in
conjunction with a joint symposium on Radiation
Protection in Medicine.

Task Group TG 36 of C3 with C2: Doses to Patientsfrom Radiopharmaceuticals, has developed dosecoefficients, while Task Group 101: RadiologicalProtection in Therapy with Radiopharmaceuticals
will have a draft ready for C3 to review, prior to
the next meeting. The Committee has provided
input into the work of Task Group 79: The Useof Effective Dose as a Risk-related RadiologicalProtection Quantity, and prepared a draft text on
Radiation and Your Patient – a Guide for HealthCare Practitioners. Finally, the educational slides for
Publication 128 on “How to protect your hands innuclear medicine work” were approved.

The report on Diagnostic Reference Levels for
Diagnostic Imaging was approved by the Main
Commission following public consultation, anda draft report on Occupational RadiologicalProtection in Interventional Procedures has
been revised following public consultation. A
proposal to create a Task Group on RadiologicalProtection in Medicine related to Individual Radiosusceptibility awaits deliberation by Committee
1. Task Group 89: Occupational RadiologicalProtection in Brachytherapy remains on hold, anddevelopment of a draft report on Justification of
the Use of Ionising Radiation in Medical Imaging
will be considered during the next term. Combined

Looking forward, the Committee identified several
topics for potential work; Framework for the
optimisation in medical imaging; Radiologicalprotection aspects in imaging in radiotherapy(IGRT); Radiological Protection aspects of the lensof the eye, cardiovascular system, and brain.

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Committee 4(Application of the Commission’s Recommendations)C4 develops principles and recommendations on radiological protection of people and the environment
in all exposure situations. Within ICRP committee’s, it has the widest range of scope.
Donald A Cool, Chair, USA
Kun-Woo Cho, Vice-Chair, South Korea
Jean-Francois Lecomte, Secretary, France
François Bochud, Switzerland
Michael Boyd, USA
Analia Canoba, ArgentinaMark Doruff, USA
Eduardo Gallego, Spain
Toshimitsu Homma, Japan
Michiaki Kai, Japan
Senlin Liu, China
Ann McGarry, Ireland
Anne Nisbet, UK
Deborah Oughton, Norway
Thiagan Pather, South Africa
Sergey Shinkarev, Russian Federation
John Takala, Canada

The Committee 4 programme of work includes
several broad areas including a series of reports
covering various aspects of existing exposure
situations, leading the ICRP effort in Fukushima,elaborating on the foundations of the System ofRadiological Protection, and developing topicalapplication reports in consultation with liaisonorganisations with formal relations with ICRP.
The Committee 4 meeting was hosted by CAMECO
Corporation in Saskatoon, Canada, and included
a seminar with CAMECO and AREVA staff on the
System of Radiological Protection.
Related to existing exposure situations, work
continued with Task Group 76 on RadiologicalProtection against Enhanced Exposure from
Industrial Processes using NORM, and Task Group98 on Exposures resulting from Contaminated Sitesfrom past industrial, military and nuclear activities
are each under development. Responding to thelessons learned from Fukushima, Task Group 93
on Protection in the event of a nuclear accident
will update previous publications dealing withemergency situations and the post-accident

recovery phase. Task Group 94 on Ethics ofRadiological Protection examines the foundationsof the system of protection, and describes how thecore ethical values of doing good, avoiding harm,
acting justly, respecting dignity, and being prudent
in decisions can be seen in the Commission’s
recommendations, and applied in decisionmaking. Topical application activities include
Task Group 97 on Surface and Near Surface Waste
Disposal, and Task Group 106 on RadiologicalProtection for Mobile High Activity Sources.
Looking ahead, Committee 4 has recommended
to the Main Commission several new Task Groups
related to the protection of the environment,
radiological accidents, reasonableness andtolerability, and jointly with Committee 3, ethics inmedicine.

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Committee 5(Protection of the Environment)
C5 develops reference models and data, and guidance on radiological protection of the environment.

Kathryn A Higley, Chair, USA
Almudena Real, Vice-Chair, Spain
David Copplestone, Secretary, UK
Jordi Vives i Batlle, Belgium
Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace, France
Jianguo LI, China
Kazuo Sakai, JapanPer Strand, Norway
Alexander Ulanovsky, Germany

Committee 5 is mostly concerned with radiologicalprotection of the environment. Its goal is to ensure
the development and application of approaches
to environmental protection are in line with therecommendations and standards in place forhumans, as well as with those for protection of theenvironment from other potential hazards.

Reference Levels were the topics of discussion. It
was also determined that biological information
at the family level will be used as the basis forcomparing RAPs to the wider range of organisms
in wildlife groups. TG99 members will meet again
in Bruges, Belgium in April 2017 at the time of the
COMET meeting.

The annual ICRP Committee 5 meeting took placefrom October 6th-7th, 2016 in Aomori, Japan.

The Committee reviewed other issues including
the National, European, and International
Developments in the field of radiologicalprotection. The membership also participated ina joint symposium on Environmental Protection
within the ICRP System of Radiological Protection,organised in conjunction with and supported by
the Institute of Environmental Sciences. This washeld in Rokkasho, Aomori, Japan on October 4th,2016. Committee 5 members Almudena Real,Alexander Ulanovsky, Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace,David Copplestone, and Chair Kathryn Higley allpresented on various topics of RP.

Task Group 74: More Realistic Dosimetry for Nonhuman species, completed public consultation,
receiving three sets of comments. These
comments will be addressed, and the report is
expected to be published in 2017. The draft report
for Task Group 72: RBE and Reference Animals andPlants, was also submitted to the Main Commission
for review.
Following a meeting at Oxford during the 1st
European Radiological Protection Research Week,
Committee 5 discussed the ongoing efforts of Task
Group 99: Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs)
Monographs. Proposed scenarios to be consideredby the group, as well as the approach proposed forevaluating data used with Derived Consideration
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Task Groups
Active as of December 31st, 2016
C2/3 TG36:

Radiopharmaceuticals, Chaired by D. Noßke

C1 TG64:

Cancer Risk from Alpha Emitters, Chaired by Margot Tirmarche

C5 TG72:

RBE and Reference Animals and Plants, Chaired by Kathryn Higley

C5 TG74:More Realistic Dosimetry for Non-human Species, Chaired by Alexander Ulanovsky

C4 TG76:

Application of the Commission’s Recommendations to NORM (Naturally Occurring
Radioactive Material), Chaired by Jean-François Lecomte

C2 TG79:

The Use of Effective Dose as a Risk Related Radiological Protection Quantity, Chaired byJohn Harrison

C3 TG89:

Occupational Radiological Protection in Brachytherapy, Chaired by Lawrence Dauer

C2 TG90:

Age-dependent Dose Conversion Coefficients for External Exposures to Environmental
Sources, Chaired by Nina Petoussi-Henβ

C1 TG91:

Radiation Risk Inference at Low-dose and Low-dose Rate Exposure for RadiologicalProtection Purposes, Chaired by Werner Rühm

MC TG92:

Terminology and Definitions, Chaired by Wolfgang Dörr

C4 TG93:

Update of ICRP Publication 109 and 111, Chaired by Michiaki Kai

C4 TG94:

Ethics of Radiological Protection, Chaired by Kun-woo Cho

C2 TG95:

Internal Dose Coefficients, Chaired by Francois Paquet

C2 TG96:

Computational Phantoms and Radiation Transport, Chaired by Wesley Bolch

C4 TG97:

Application of the Commission’s Recommendations for Surface and Near Surface
Disposal of Solid Radioactive Waste, Chaired by Thiagan Pather

C4 TG98:

Application of the Commission’s Recommendations to Exposures Resulting fromContaminated Sites from Past Industrial, Military and Nuclear Activities, Chaired byMichael Boyd

C5 TG99:

Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs) Monographs, Chaired by Jacqueline GarnierLaplace

MC TG100:

ICRP Reflection Group on NCRP Council Committee 1, Chaired by Jacques Lochard

C3 TG101:

Radiological Protection in Therapy with Radiopharmaceuticals, Chaired by Yoshiharu
Yonekura

C1 TG102:

Detriment Calculation Methodology, Chaired by Nobuhiko Ban

C2 TG103:

Mesh-type Reference Computational Phantoms, Chaired by Chan Hyeong Kim

MC TG104:

Integration of Protection of People and of the Environment in the System ofRadiological Protection, Chaired by Carl-Magnus Larsson

C4 C5 TG 105:

Considering the Environment when Applying the System of Radiological Protection,
Chaired by David Copplestone

C4 TG 106:

Application of the Commission’s Recommendations to Activities involving Mobile High
Activity Sources, Chaired by Donald Cool13

Examples of Global Engagement
2016
JANUARY 12-13, 2016
STOCKHOLM, SWEDENNKS Seminar - Nordic perspectives of Fukushima
FEB 13-14, 2016
HIROSHIMA, JAPANth
5 Phoenix Leader Education Program International Symposium, Hiroshima University
FEBRUARY 18, 2016TOKYO, JAPANICRP Symposium on Radiological Protection Dosimetry
Abstracts and presentations available at: http://www.icrp.org/page.asp?id=258

FEB 27-28, 2016
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
Hiroshima International Council for the Health Care of the Radiation-Exposed (HICARE) International
Symposium to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings
APRIL 12-14, 2016
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
28th Conference of the Israel Nuclear Societies
July 12, 2016
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREAKHNP Radiation Health Institute 2016 Symposium on Recent Advancement on Radiation Health
AUGUST 25, 2016 SASKATOON, CANADA
Committee 4 met with AREVA and CAMECOOCTOBER 4, 2016
ROKKASYO, AOMORI, JAPAN
Joint IES-ICRP Symposium on environment protection within the
ICRP system of radiological protection.
Abstracts and presentations available at: http://www.icrp.org/page.asp?id=331

OCTOBER 9, 2016TOKYO, JAPAN
Joint RERF-ICRP workshop on health risk of radiation and the system of radiological protection
Abstracts and presentations available at: http://www.icrp.org/page.asp?id=332

OCTOBER 25, 2016
SHENZHEN, CHINAICRP Session in the 2016 Annual Meeting of China Society of Radiation Protection
NOVEMBER 8-9, 2016

ABU DHABI, UAE

Radiation Protection in Medicine Symposium

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016
CHENNAI, INDIAICRP C1 Panel Session in the International Conference on Radiation Biology (ICRB 2016)
Representation at IAEA RASSC, UNSCEAR, OECD-NEA-CRPPH, and EC Article 31 Group of Experts
meetings

ICRP in Fukushima
MARCH 11-12, 2016
MIYAKOJI, TAMURA CITY, FUKUSHIMA, JAPANDialogue on the rehabilitation of living conditions in Fukushima
The situation of Miyakoji todayJULY 9-10, 2016
IITATE VILLAGE, FUKUSHIMA, JAPANIitate village follow-up dialogue seminar: sharing experiences in Iitate village today
OCTOBER 1-2, 2016
KAWAUCHI VILLAGE, FUKUSHIMA, JAPANThe rehabilitation of living conditions in the Futaba region

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Relations with other Organisations

IEC Electrical Equipmentin Medical Practice (IEC/TC62)

IEC Nuclear
Instrumentation(IEC/TC45)

Independence and Collaboration
An important strength of ICRP is its ability toprovide independent recommendations andguidance. In particular, this independence relates
to determining the programme of work andselecting members. However, independence
does not mean isolation; engaging with otherorganisations benefits ICRP’s aim to advance16

radiological protection for the public benefit.
ICRP interacts with many organisations with aninterest in radiological protection, and (as ofDecember 31st, 2016) maintains formal relations
with twenty-three organisations.

Thanks to our Supporters
ICRP relies on the voluntary financial contributions of institutions from around the world. While thesecontributions do not influence our membership or the programme of work, they undoubtedly play a
crucial role in allowing ICRP to conduct day-to-day business. It is with unwavering gratitude that wewould like to thank our supporters for their dedication to us and the System of Radiological Protection
globally.

Chinese Society ofRadiation Protection

Southern Urals
BiophysicalInstitute, Russia

National Institute ofRadiation Protection,
Denmark

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Publications in 2016
Radiological Protection from Cosmic Radiation in
Aviation
ICRP Publication 132 Ann. ICRP 45(1), 1–48, 2016

J. Lochard, D.T. Bartlett, W. Rühm, H. Yasuda, J-F.
Bottollier-Depois
Abstract - In this publication, the International
Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
provides updated guidance on radiologicalprotection from cosmic radiation in aviation,
taking into account the current ICRP system ofradiological protection, the latest available dataon exposures in aviation, and experience gained
worldwide in the management of exposures inaviation. The publication describes the origins ofcosmic radiation, how it exposes passengers andaircraft crew, the basic radiological protection
principles that apply to this existing exposure
situation, and the available protective actions.
For implementation of the optimisation principle,
the Commission recommends a graded approach
proportionate to the level of exposure that may
be received by individuals. The objective is to keep
the exposure of the most exposed individuals
to a reasonable level. The Commission also
recommends that information be disseminatedto raise awareness about cosmic radiation, andto support informed decisions among concerned
stakeholders.
Recommended reference format for citations
ICRP, 2016. Radiological Protection from Cosmic Radiation in
Aviation. ICRP Publication 132. Ann. ICRP 45(1), 1–48.
Video, plain-language summary, and many easy-to-read
information available at ICRPædia.

http://www.icrp.org/icrpaedia/system.asp

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The ICRP Computational Framework for Internal Dose
Assessment for Reference Adults: Specific Absorbed Fractions
ICRP Publication 133
Ann. ICRP 45(2), 1–74, 2016
W.E. Bolch, D. Jokisch, M. Zankl, K.F. Eckerman,
T. Fell, R. Manger, A. Endo, J. Hunt, K.P. Kim, N.
Petoussi-Henss
Abstract - Dose coefficients for assessment ofinternal exposures to radionuclides are radiologicalprotection quantities giving either the organ
equivalent dose or effective dose per intake ofradionuclide following ingestion or inhalation.
In the International Commission on RadiologicalProtection’s (ICRP) Occupational Intakes ofRadionuclides (OIR) publication series, newbiokinetic models for distribution of internalised
radionuclides in the human body are presented asneeded for establishing time-integrated activity
within organs of deposition (source regions).
This series of publications replaces Publications
30 and 68 (ICRP, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1994b).
In addition, other fundamental data needed
for computation of the dose coefficients areradionuclide decay data (energies and yields ofemitted radiations), which are given in Publication
107 (ICRP, 2008), and specific absorbed fraction(SAF) values – defined as the fraction of the particle
energy emitted in a source tissue region thatis deposited in a target tissue region per massof target tissue. This publication provides thetechnical basis for SAFs relevant to internalised
radionuclide activity in the organs of Reference
Adult Male and Reference Adult Female as definedin Publications 89 and 110 (ICRP, 2002, 2009).
SAFs are given for uniform distributions of monoenergetic photons, electrons, alpha particles, andfission-spectrum neutrons over a range of relevantenergies. Electron SAFs include both collision andradiative components of energy deposition. SAF
data are matched to source and target organs of
the biokinetic models of the OIR publication series,
as well as the Publication 100 (ICRP, 2006) Human
Alimentary Tract Model and the Publication 66(ICRP, 1994a) Human Respiratory Tract Model, thelatter as revised within Publication 130 (ICRP, 2015).
This publication further outlines the computational

methodology and nomenclature for assessmentof internal dose in a manner consistent with thatused for nuclear medicine applications. Numerical
data for particle-specific and energy-dependent
SAFs are given in electronic format for numericalcoupling to the respiratory tract, alimentarytract, and systemic biokinetic models of the OIR
publication series.
Recommended reference format for citations
ICRP, 2016. The ICRP computational framework for internal
dose assessment for reference adults: specific absorbed
fractions. ICRP Publication 133. Ann. ICRP 45(2), 1–74.

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103 772

199 059

Interest and Other Income

0

8

8

30

1 331

Total Incoming Resources

848 011951 189

656 484

586 146733 414

Promotion of Radiological Protection

463 263378 187

240 069

303 917401 855

Governance Costs †288 188377 611392 753

380 943

269 846

Other Resources Expended

21 764

1 896

36 64223 037

13 034

Total Resources Expended

773 215757 694

669 464

707 897684 735

NET MOVEMENT IN RESOURCES

74 796

193 495(12 980)(121 750)

48 679TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

355 639

280 843

87 348100 328

222 078

INCOMING RESOURCESRESOURCES EXPENDED

This is a summary of ICRP annual financial statements as audited by Tudor John Chartered
Accountants, Epsom, UK. All amounts are expressed in US dollars.
* In 2012 ICRP reverted to accrual accounting for royalties. Historically royalties had been accounted for on a cash basis(royalties earned in a year being received and recognised as income in the following year). Due to this change royalties for2012 include royalties received in 2012 (earned in 2011) and royalties earned in 2012 (received in 2013).
† The increase in governance costs beginning in 2013 relates to the “Advancing Together” fundraising campaign.
In 2016, ICRP transformed to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (UK Registered Charity 116304). The figures for 2016
relate to this legal entity, and the unincorporated association UK Registered Charity 298173, combined.
The majority of ICRP support is received in kind. For example, members’ institutions make members’ time available withoutcharge and, in many cases, cover their costs of attending ICRP meetings.

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In Memoriam

Bo Lindell
1922-2016
Scientific Secretary(1959-1962)

Committee 4 Member(1962-1965)

Main Commission(1962-1965)

Committee 3 Chair(1965-1977)

ICRP Vice-Chair(1969-1977)

ICRP Chair(1977-1985)

ICRP MC Emeritus Member (1985)21

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