Article

Impacts of the Covid-19 on the IRPA young generation activities in radiation protection: testimonies and experience feedback

¹ Nuclear Protection Evaluation Centre, 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
² Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, AGES, 1220 Vienna, Austria
³ Laboratorio de Radiactividad Ambiental, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
⁴ Ontario Tech University, Oshawa ON L1G 0C5, Canada
⁵ National Atomic Energy Commission, 8250 Buenos Aires, Argentina

^* Corresponding author: sylvain.andresz@cepn.asso.fr

Received: 12 May 2021
Accepted: 16 June 2021

Abstract

The measures implemented to limit the spread of Covid-19 have brought many challenges on the work organization, the radiation protection being no exception. The IRPA Young Generation Network has investigated through a collection of testimonies the impacts of these measures and how the continuity and consistency of radiation protection was ensured. This article presents the results of the analysis of the testimonies. The impacts of the Covid-19 for each of the radiation protection related sectors covered by the survey are presented from a young generation perspective. The impacts are never negligible and even more important in some sectors and for some type of work. The adaptations made to the radiation protection and how they were implemented are shown, as well as the lessons-learned from these unprecedented circumstances.