Review and Evaluation of National Radon Action Plans Established in EU Member States According to the Requirements in Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom – the BSS Directive

Description

The objective of this project is to review and assess in detail the establishment of national radon action plans in EU Member States and the United Kingdom according to the requirements laid down in Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom – the BSS Directive – with a particular focus on the practical implementation of the actions defined in these action plans. This shall cover the practical implementation of actions, such as the strategy for conducting surveys of indoor radon concentrations, the delineation of areas, the identification of workplaces and buildings with public access where measurements are required, the establishment of reference levels, the assignment of responsibilities, the strategies for reducing radon exposures, the strategies for communication, remediation, financial support, the establishment of long-term goals, etc. and their application. The contractor will perform the following tasks: • identification of those competent authorities in European Union Member States and the United Kingdom responsible for the establishment of the national radon action plan, and those authorities charged with the practical implementation of all elements defined in the action plan; • establishment of contacts with the identified competent authorities; • review and detailed analysis of national radon action plans as established by all EU Member States and the United Kingdom according to the requirements laid down in the BSS Directive; • review and detailed analysis of the practical implementation of the actions defined in the action plans, such as the strategy for conducting surveys of indoor radon concentrations, the delineation of areas, the identification of workplaces and buildings with public access where measurements are required, the establishment of reference levels, the assignment of responsibilities, the strategies for reducing radon exposures, the strategies for communication, remediation, financial support, the establishment of long-term goals, etc. and their application. This task comprises a review of which elements defined in Annex XVIII of the BSS Directive have been implemented in practice and how; • comparative horizontal analysis of the implementation of the national radon action plan by all EU Member States and the United Kingdom; • preparation of a publishable report on the results of the study, summarising the analysis of national radon action plans as established by all EU Member States and the United Kingdom, the analysis of the practical implementation of the actions defined in the action plans, and the comparative horizontal analysis of the implementation of the national radon action plan by all EU Member States and the United Kingdom; • organisation of a workshop to present and discuss the results of the study.