Legal obligations for aircraft operators
The legal requirements for aircraft operators are described in the Austrian Radiation Protection Ordinance of Aircrew, GBl. II Nr.235/2006:
- An estimation of the expected radiation dose must be made.
- If an exposure of more than 1 mSv per year is possible, a permanent radiation dose assessment has to be carried out.
- The radiation dose values have to be announced to the Central Dose Registry of the Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW) by an accredited testing laboratory.