UNSCEAR 2000 Report Volume I

Sources of ionizing radiation

The UNSCEAR 2000 Report Volume I is comprised of the main text of the 2000 report to the General Assembly (A/55/46) and five scientific annexes.

Report to the General Assembly with Scientific Annexes

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The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionizing radiation. UNSCEAR’s scientific findings underpin radiation risk evaluation and international protection standards.

This is the first of two volumes that provide the supporting scientific assessment for UNSCEAR’s 2000 report to the General Assembly. This volume includes the Report to the General Assembly with short overviews of the materials and conclusions contained in the scientific annexes.

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ISBN: 92-1-142238-8

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* Please see the Corrigendum for Annex C issued in May 2016
  Please see the Corrigendum for Annex E issued in May 2016

Annex A - Dose assessment methodologies

Annex B - Exposures from natural radiation sources

Annex C - Exposures from man-made sources of radiation

Annex D - Medical radiation exposures

Annex E - Occupational radiation exposures