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Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

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The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII), An Institiúid Éireannach um Chosaint Raideolaíoch, was an independent public body in Ireland under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. [1]

15 relations: Background radiation, Civil Defence Ireland, Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Dosimetry, Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland), Ionizing radiation, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Nuclear Energy Board, Nuclear safety and security, Office of Emergency Planning (Ireland), Radiation protection, Real party in interest, Republic of Ireland, Sellafield, Society for Radiological Protection.

Background radiation

Background radiation is a measure of the ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is not due to deliberate introduction of radiation sources.

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Civil Defence Ireland

Civil Defence Ireland (Cosaint Shibhialta na hÉireann) is the national civil defence organisation of Ireland.

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Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (An Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil) is a department of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors and regulates, protects and develops the natural resources of Ireland.

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Dosimetry

Radiation dosimetry in the fields of health physics and radiation protection is the measurement, calculation and assessment of the ionizing radiation dose absorbed by the human body.

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Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of the Ireland.

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Ionizing radiation

Ionizing radiation (ionising radiation) is radiation that carries enough energy to liberate electrons from atoms or molecules, thereby ionizing them.

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Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (An tAire Tithíochta, Pleanála agus Rialtais Áitiúil) is the senior minister at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in the Government of Ireland.

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Nuclear Energy Board

The Nuclear Energy Board (NEB) was an Irish agency charged with developing nuclear power in Ireland.

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Nuclear safety and security

Nuclear safety is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The achievement of proper operating conditions, prevention of accidents or mitigation of accident consequences, resulting in protection of workers, the public and the environment from undue radiation hazards".

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Office of Emergency Planning (Ireland)

The Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) is a civil/military body within Ireland's Department of Defence responsible for the co-ordination and oversight of emergency planning between state agencies.

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Radiation protection

Radiation protection, sometimes known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this".

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Real party in interest

In law, the real party in interest is the one who actually possesses the substantive right being asserted and has a legal right to enforce the claim (under applicable substantive law).

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Sellafield

Sellafield is a nuclear fuel reprocessing and nuclear decommissioning site, close to the village of Seascale on the coast of the Irish Sea in Cumbria, England.

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Society for Radiological Protection

The Society for Radiological Protection is the leading UK professional body promoting learning and skills in the field of radiation protection.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiological_Protection_Institute_of_Ireland

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