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Radiation Protection Culture in Italy
Celso OsimaniEuropean Commission Joint
Research CentreMarie Claire Cantone University
of Milan - Physics DepartmentSandro SandriENEA

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• AIRPItalian Radiation Protection Association

• Founded in 1958 in Pisa (Italy)
• In 2008 - 50th Anniversary
• Since 1965 member of IRPA

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• AIRP contribution to IRPA

• Founding Member
• First International Congress organized in Rome
  in September 1966 and chaired by Mr Polvani
• Mr Polvani, IRPA Council Member since 1965,
  VicePresident 1970-1973 and President 1973-1977
• First International European Congress organized
  in 2002 in Florence and chaired by Mr
  Osimani

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• Polvani Bell

The Polvani bell was bought in a specialised
shop for church articles in Rome by Mrs Lia
Forti, Mr Polvani secretary. Mrs Forti was
responsible of the organizing secretariat of
first IRPA Congress in Rome in 1966.
At the end of the Congress, Mr Polvani, chairman
of the congress, presented the bell to IRPA Pro
Tempore President to be used at the opening and
closure sessions of the following IRPA Congresses.
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• The AIRP International Committee includes

• Italian Society of Medical Physics
• Italian Society of Medical RP

and contributes to more than 1100 IRPA Members
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• Easier ideas exchange RP culture consolidation
• Translation ICRP 103, ICRP 105 ICRP Supporting
  Guidance2

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• Easier ideas exchange RP culture consolidation
• Translation of IRPA documents

IRPA CODE OF ETHICS CODICE DI ETICA
DELLIRPA
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• Integration progress ofsocial aspects in RPThe
  AIRP Communication Group

• promote dialogue among RP experts, other
  disciplines experts, authorities, decision-
  makers, stakeholders and the general public
• raise awareness on ionizing and non- ionizing
  radiation
• develop and diffuse a culture of involvement
  in decision-making
• reflect on medias role, transparency and
  information access issues

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I am committed for prevention

• AIRP is committed to promote Prevention through
  a national campaign

• Prevention of all risks in life and work
• Campaign in the framework of the INTILO 28
  April World Day for Safety Health

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• Looking at the Italian Nuclear Renaissance

• AIRP holds technical and management leading
  role on RP
• AIRP is a key player in the national
  reflection on values shared by all actors
  involved in RP

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• Views of AIRP

• To be proactive taking into consideration social
  and economical aspects of each country
• To share experience, lessons learnt, and
  successes
• To follow the culture evolution

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• Thank you foryour attention
• Celso.Osimani_at_ec.europa.eu

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