How does radiation monitoring work? – watch the film
13.07.2022
They are on duty 24/7. Experts of the PAA monitor the radiation situation non-stop and analyse the data transmitted by the PMS stations installed countrywide. How does it all work? Just watch the film made for you by the PAA.
The aggression of the Russian Federation on Ukraine and the military actions around nuclear facilities raised concerns worldwide. They also posed a challenge not only for the PAA but also other institutions focused on nuclear safety and radiation protection. So far, the military actions have not caused any radiation emergency in Poland but drew everyone’s attention to the issue of radiation safety.
Poland has radiation situation monitoring in place, which is one of the essential tools for the assessment of radiation safety. Currently, the system is made up of more than 70 permanent monitoring stations (PMS) supervised by the PAA. How do the PMS work? How often are the data transmitted to the PAA experts? Is it only the air that is checked as part of radiation monitoring? We encourage you to watch the film about radiation monitoring in Poland.
Plans for the future – radiation monitoring developme
Since 2016, the PAA has been steadily expanding the radiation monitoring system. This follows mainly from the guidelines of the Polish Nuclear Power Programme (PPEJ) which paves the way towards the nuclear power industry in the country. – Over the past 6 years, the PAA purchased ca. 50 state-of-the-art PMS – Dr Łukasz Młynarkiewicz, President of the PAA informs – This year we want to install ca. another 20 PMS, which will boost the Agency’s analytical capacity – the President adds.
According to the PPEJ, by 2033 Poland will have ca. 150 PMS.