The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) was set up by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in 1955. The United Nations General Assembly has designated 31 United Nations Member States as members of the Scientific Committee. The organization has no power to set radiation standards nor to make recommendations in regard to nuclear testing. It was established solely to "define precisely the present exposure of the population of the world to ionizing radiation". A small secretariat, located in Vienna and functionally linked to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), organizes the annual sessions and manages the preparation of documents for the committee's scrutiny.
Originally, in 1955, India and the Soviet Union wanted to add several neutral and communist states, such as mainland China. Eventually, a compromise with the US was made and Argentina, Belgium, Egypt and Mexico were permitted to join. The organisation was charged with collecting all available data on the effects of "ionising radiation upon man and his environment". (James J. Wadsworth - American representative to the General Assembly).
UNSCEAR has published in 2022 its last full report, the UNSCEAR 2020/2021 Report Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III and Vol. IV with scientific annexes (A to D).[3]
UNSCEAR 2020/2021 Report Volume I - The UNSCEAR 2020/2021 Report Volume I comprises the main text of the 2021 report to the General Assembly (A/76/46) and scientific annex A: Evaluation of medical exposure to ionizing radiation.
UNSCEAR 2020/2021 Report Volume II - The UNSCEAR 2020/2021 Report Volume II comprises scientific annex B: Levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: implications of information published since the UNSCEAR 2013 Report.
UNSCEAR 2020/2021 Report Volume III - The UNSCEAR 2020/2021 Report Volume III scientific annex C: Biological mechanisms relevant for the inference of cancer risks from low-dose and low-dose-rate radiation.
UNSCEAR 2020/2021 Report Volume IV - The UNSCEAR 2020/2021 Report Volume IV comprises scientific annex D: Evaluation of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation.
Contents of UNSCEAR 2013 report
UNSCEAR 2013 Report Volume I - The UNSCEAR 2013 Report Volume I comprises the main text of the 2013 Report to the General Assembly (A/68/46) and scientific annex A: Levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the nuclear accident after the 2011 great east-Japan earthquake and tsunami.
"UNSCEAR 2008 REPORT Vol.I":[4] Main report and 2 scientific annexes
Report to the General Assembly with Scientific Annexes - This is the first of two volumes of scientific annexes that provide the supporting scientific assessment for UNSCEAR’s 2008 report to the General Assembly. This volume includes the Report to the General Assembly.
Report to the General Assembly with Scientific Annexes - This is the second of two volumes of scientific annexes C, D and E that provide the supporting scientific assessment on effects of ionizing radiation for UNSCEAR’s 2008 report to the General Assembly.
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