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AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE LEVEL [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-03-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiation Protection
- Environmental Law
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ALARA level
1, record 1, English, ALARA%20level
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- as low as reasonably achievable level 2, record 1, English, as%20low%20as%20reasonably%20achievable%20level
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A level of individual or collective dose or intake, of effluent release, or of any other parameter related to radiation dose, such that the cost of reduction to a lower level would under the given circumstances exceed the resulting health benefit ... 3, record 1, English, - ALARA%20level
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radioprotection
- Droit environnemental
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- niveau ALARA
1, record 1, French, niveau%20ALARA
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- niveau le plus bas qu'il soit raisonnablement possible d'atteindre 2, record 1, French, niveau%20le%20plus%20bas%20qu%27il%20soit%20raisonnablement%20possible%20d%27atteindre
correct, masculine noun
- niveau le plus faible qu'il soit raisonnablement possible d'atteindre 3, record 1, French, niveau%20le%20plus%20faible%20qu%27il%20soit%20raisonnablement%20possible%20d%27atteindre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Niveau d'une dose ou d'une incorporation individuelle ou collective, d'un rejet d'effluent ou de tout autre paramètre lié à une dose de rayonnement, tel que toute tentative visant à le réduire encore plus dépasserait, selon le contexte, les avantages qu'on pourrait en tirer pour la protection de la santé [...] 4, record 1, French, - niveau%20ALARA
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] maintient la dose efficace et la dose équivalente qui sont reçues par la personne, et engagées à son égard, au niveau le plus bas qu'il soit raisonnablement possible d'atteindre, compte tenu des facteurs économiques et sociaux [...] 5, record 1, French, - niveau%20ALARA
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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