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Information on the Impact of Activities Conducted by the Organizational Unit on Human Health and the Environment

Information on the Impact of Activities Conducted by the Organizational Unit on Human Health and the Environment

Legal Basis: Atomic Law (Consolidated text of the Journal of Laws of 2021, item 1941)

The unit engages in activities related to exposure to ionizing radiation, which involve:

Operating and using devices that generate ionizing radiation; permission granted by the Małopolskie Voivodship State Sanitary Inspectorate: operation and use of X-ray devices at Lubostroń 22g, apartment 7, Krakow, based on decisions no. 2/84/2016, 1/79/2016, 2/185/2019.

The unit conducts monitoring of employees' exposure using:

• Personal dosimeters – during the last year (2022), the measured effective dose did not exceed the measurable background level.

The permissible exposure value to ionizing radiation is:

• For employees, the dose limit expressed as the effective dose is 20 mSv per calendar year;
• For members of the general public, the dose limit expressed as the effective dose is 1 mSv per calendar year.

Conclusion:

Based on the measured and calculated doses, it is concluded that the activities in the past year did not have a negative impact on human health and the environment. The facility does not release radioactive substances into the environment.