United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

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The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation is a UN body of independent scientific experts that evaluates and reports on the levels and health risks of exposure to ionizing radiation worldwide.

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instanceOf United Nations body ⓘ
intergovernmental organization ⓘ
scientific committee ⓘ
abbreviation UNSCEAR ⓘ
composition independent scientific experts nominated by Member States ⓘ
country United Nations ⓘ
fieldOfWork environmental radiation ⓘ
health effects of radiation ⓘ
ionizing radiation ⓘ
radiation dosimetry ⓘ
radiation epidemiology ⓘ
radiation protection ⓘ
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
hasMemberState Argentina ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Belarus ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
China ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Finland ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
India ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia

South Korea ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
hasObserver European Commission ⓘ
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ
International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
International Labour Organization ⓘ
Nuclear Energy Agency ⓘ
World Health Organization ⓘ
headquartersLocation Austria ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
inception 1955 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations General Assembly resolution 913 (X)} ⓘ
locatedInFacility Vienna International Centre ⓘ
meetingFrequency annual ⓘ
memberOf United Nations system ⓘ
outputUsedBy International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
International Commission on Radiological Protection ⓘ
World Health Organization ⓘ
national radiation protection authorities ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
produces annexes on specific radiation topics ⓘ
scientific reports on sources and effects of ionizing radiation ⓘ
purpose to assess and report on levels and effects of exposure to ionizing radiation ⓘ
to provide scientific basis for radiation protection standards ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
shortName UNSCEAR ⓘ
studies effects of radiation on humans ⓘ
effects of radiation on the environment ⓘ
man-made sources of radiation ⓘ
medical exposure to ionizing radiation ⓘ
natural background radiation ⓘ
occupational exposure to ionizing radiation ⓘ
public exposure to ionizing radiation ⓘ
radiation accidents and emergencies ⓘ
typicalMeetingLocation Vienna ⓘ
website https://www.unscear.org ⓘ

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster → studiedBy → United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ⓘ
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation → shortName → UNSCEAR ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation → abbreviation → UNSCEAR ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
United Nations General Assembly resolution 913 (X) → establishes → United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 913 (X) → establishesAbbreviation → UNSCEAR ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
United Nations General Assembly resolution 913 (X) → legalMandateFor → United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 913 (X) → frameworkFor → United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 913 (X) → hasCommitteeCreated → United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ⓘ
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation → abbreviation → UNSCEAR ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
International Commission on Radiological Protection → collaboratesWith → United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ⓘ