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New Head of the Nuclear Safety Directorate of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority

2011.08.01

At the request of the European Commission Ivan Lux, former Deputy Director General of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority will coordinate the organisation of the international regulatory reviews in Vienna at the International Atomic Energy Agency. He resigned as governmental servants and left the HAEA in the end of July. Gyula Fichtinger, Head of NPP Supervison Department has been appointed to Deputy Director General by the supervising minister.

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Requirements for the Technical Scope of the Targeted Safety Reassessment (TRS) of Paks Nuclear Power Plant

2011.06.08

Requirements for the Technical Scope of the Targeted Safety Reassessment (TRS) of Paks Nuclear Power Plant

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUCLEAR SAFETY IN HUNGARY - APRIL 2011

2011.04.29

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Results of the activity concentration measurements in Hungary (updated on 6 April 2011 at 17.00)

2011.04.07

In Hungary several institutions are checking the radioactive components of the air in a coordinated way. The sampling is carried out in special equipment aspirating air from the environment for several days through special filters. The radioactivity of the removed filters is measured also for a long time with very sensitive detectors. Radioactive materials originated from the Fukushima accident in Japan can be detected in Hungary, too. The results from the measuring institutions are sent to the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority and the summary of the results with some explanation is published on the website of the HAEA. The very low activity concentration of radioactive materials detected in Hungary so far has negligable effect and no risk at all to public health and the environment. The measurement results of the national environmental radiation monitoring system do not show any increase in the ambient dose rate. (The ambient dose rate data can be seen on the website of the National Directorate General for Disaster Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Measurement source	Measurement date	Activity concentrations (mikroBq/m3) and detection limit (DL) (mikroBq/m3)
		I-131	DL	Cs-134	DL	Cs-137	DL
(10)	1-05.04.2011	380	~30
(9)	1-5.04. 2011.	330	~30
(3)	29.03. - 05. 04. 2011	810	~10	90	~5	94	~5
(1)	31.03. - 04. 04. 2011	690-790	~40	34-43	~20	47-52	~20
(6)	31.03. - 04. 04. 2011	630	~120
(5)	28.03. - 04. 04. 2011	860	~3	56	~3	58	~2
(2)	28.03-04.04. 2011	880	~60	46	~20	58	~20
(1)	28.03-04.04. 2011	670-750	~50	34-53	~20	47-58	~20
(4)	02. 04. 2011	780	~160
(4)	01.04.2011	1270	~400
(10)	30.03-01. 04. 2011	890	~30	42	~20	56	~20
(1)	28-31. 03. 2011	820-973	~120	26-65	~20	23-52	~20
(6)	28-31.03. 2011	980	~120
(2)	28-31. 03. 2011	1150	~130	90	~30	100	~30
(6)	21-31. 03. 2011	1250	~60	70	~40	58	~40
(8)	25-29. 03. 2011	560	~100	32		46
(3)	25-29. 03. 2011	293	~30	13	~2	16	~2
(1)	22-28. 03. 2011	197	~120
(2)	22-28. 03. 2011	292	~150
(7)	21-28. 03. 2011	120	~20	4		7
(6)	21-28. 03. 2011	108	~10
(5)	21-28. 03. 2011	228	~1	12	~1	12	~1
(4)	26-27. 03. 2011	310	~90
(1)	24-25. 03. 2011	236-282	~100
(9)	21-25.03.2011	150	~20	4	~1	6	~1
(1)	22-24.03.2011	82 – 91	~ 40
(3)	19-24.03.2011	102	~20	2	~1	2	~1

(1) Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. (Sampling place: Paks) Lat_North: 46.62, Long_East:18.85. (2) Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. (Sampling place: Dunaföldvár) Lat_North: 46.80, Long_East:18.92 (3) NRIRR "Frédéric Joliot-Curie" National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene (Sampling point: Budapest) Lat_North: 47.49, Long_East:19.02. (4) University of Debrecen - Institute of Nuclear Research (Sampling place: Debrecen) Lat_North: 47.51, Long_East:21.64 (5) Central Agricultural Office (Sampling place: Budapest) Lat_North: 47.49, Long_East:19.02 (6) Public Limited Company for Radioactive Waste Management (Sampling place: Püspökszilágy) Lat_North: 47.44, Long_East:19.19 (7) Hungarian Academy of Sciences KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute (Sampling place: Budapest) Lat_North: 47.49, Long_East:19.02 (8) Radiological Monitoring and Data Acquisition Network, Laboratory of Miskolc (Sampling place: Miskolc) Lat_North: 48.11, Long_East:20.80 (9) Radiological Monitoring and Data Acquisition Network, Laboratory of Győr (Sampling place: Győr) Lat_North: 47.64, Long_East:17.60

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Results of the activity concentration measurements in Hungary (updated on 5 April 2011)

2011.04.06

In Hungary several institutions are checking the radioactive components of the air in a coordinated way. The sampling is carried out in special equipment aspirating air from the environment for several days through special filters. The radioactivity of the removed filters is measured also for a long time with very sensitive detectors. Radioactive materials originated from the Fukushima accident in Japan can be detected in Hungary, too. The results from the measuring institutions are sent to the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority and the summary of the results with some explanation is published on the website of the HAEA. The very low activity concentration of radioactive materials detected in Hungary so far has negligable effect and no risk at all to public health and the environment. The measurement results of the national environmental radiation monitoring system do not show any increase in the ambient dose rate. (The ambient dose rate data can be seen on the website of the National Directorate General for Disaster Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Measurement source	Measurement date	Activity concentrations (mikroBq/m3) and detection limit (DL) (mikroBq/m3)
		I-131	DL	Cs-134	DL	Cs-137	DL
(1)	31.03 - 04.04. 2011	690 - 790	~40	34 - 43	~20	47 - 52	~20
(6)	31.03. - 04.04. 2011.	630	~120
(7)	28.03. - 04. 04. 2011	1170	~30	30	~3	43	~3
(5)	28.03. - 04. 04. 2011	860	~3	56	~3	58	~2
(2)	28.03. - 04. 04. 2011	880	~60	46	~20	58	~20
(1)	28.03. - 04. 04. 2011	670-750	~50
(4)	02.04. 2011	780	~160
(4)	01.04. 2011	1270	~400
(1)	28-31. 03. 2011	820 – 973	~120	26 - 65	~20	23 - 52	~20
(6)	28-31. 03. 2011	980	~120
(2)	28-31. 03. 2011	1150	~130	90	~30	100	~30
(6)	28-31. 03. 2011	1250	~60	70	~40	58	~40
(8)	25-29. 03. 2011	560	~100	32	~10	46	~10
(3)	25-29. 03. 2011	293	~30	13	~2	16	~2
(1)	22-28. 03. 2011	197	~120
(2)	22-28. 03. 2011	292	~150
(7)	21-28. 03. 2011	120	~20	4		7
(6)	21-28. 03. 2011	108	~10
(5)	21-28. 03. 2011	228	~1	12	~1	12	~1
(4)	26-27. 03. 2011	310	~90
(1)	24-25. 03. 2011	236 – 282	~100
(9)	21-25. 03. 2011	150	~20	4	~1	6	~1
(1)	22-24. 03. 2011	82 – 91	~ 40
(3)	19-24. 03. 2011	102	~20	2	~1	2	~1

(1) Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. (Sampling place: Paks) Lat_North: 46.62, Long_East:18.85. (2) Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. (Sampling place: Dunaföldvár) Lat_North: 46.80, Long_East:18.92 (3) NRIRR "Frédéric Joliot-Curie" National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene (Sampling point: Budapest) Lat_North: 47.49, Long_East:19.02. (4) University of Debrecen - Institute of Nuclear Research (Sampling place: Debrecen) Lat_North: 47.51, Long_East:21.64 (5) Central Agricultural Office (Sampling place: Budapest) Lat_North: 47.49, Long_East:19.02 (6) Public Limited Company for Radioactive Waste Management (Sampling place: Püspökszilágy) Lat_North: 47.44, Long_East:19.19 (7) Hungarian Academy of Sciences KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute (Sampling place: Budapest) Lat_North: 47.49, Long_East:19.02 (8) Radiological Monitoring and Data Acquisition Network, Laboratory of Miskolc (Sampling place: Miskolc) Lat_North: 48.11, Long_East:20.80 (9) Radiological Monitoring and Data Acquisition Network, Laboratory of Győr (Sampling place: Győr) Lat_North: 47.64, Long_East:17.60

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