35-year experience in the functioning of the National Radiation and Epidemiological Registry as a State information system for monitoring the radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident

«Radiation and Risk», 2021, vol. 30, No. 1, pp.7-39

DOI: 10.21870/0131-3878-2021-30-1-7-39

Authors

Ivanov V.K. – Scientific Advisor of NRER, Chairman of RSCRP, Corresponding Member of RAS, D. Sc., Tech.
Maksioutov M.A. – Head of Dep., C. Sc., Tech. Contacts: 4 Korolyov str., Obninsk, Kaluga region, Russia, 249035. Tel.: (484) 399-30-59; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Tumanov K.А. – Head of Lab., C. Sc., Biol.
Kochergina E.V. – Head of Lab., C. Sc., Med.
Vlasov O.K. – Head of Lab., D.Sc., Tech.
Chekin S.Yu. – Head of Lab.
Gorski A.I. – Lead. Researcher, C. Sc., Tech.
Korelo A.M. – Senior Researcher
Shchukina N.V. – Senior Re-searcher
Zelenskaya N.S. – Researcher
Lashkova O.E. – Researcher
Ivanov S.A. – Director, MD, Prof. A. Tsyb MRRC.
Kaprin A.D. – General Director, Academician of RAS, MD, Prof. NMRRC.
A. Tsyb MRRC, Obninsk

¹ NMRRC Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow

Abstract

Thirty five years ago, the All-Union Distributed Registry of Persons Exposed to Radiation as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant (Chernobyl Registry) was created. The Computing Center of the Research Institute of Medical Radiology of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Obninsk) became the core of the Chernobyl Registry. Their contribution to the creation of the registry was made by all former Soviet republics. Currently, the registry is called the National Radiation and Epidemiological Register (NRER), which is a state information system for personal data of Russian citizens exposed to radiation as a result of radiation accidents and incidents. The NRER is a multilevel system consisting of 85 regional segments in subjects of Russian Federation and 4 departmental sub-registries. Currently, the NRER stores information about 811 thousand people, of which 751 thousand people represent the so-called “Chernobyl contingent”. The article presents the description of regulatory framework, organizational structure and technological approaches to the management of NRER. The article also describes the specific elements and subsystems of the registry that ensure the effective functioning of the NRER system for many years. The final part of the article presents the main results of research on the assessment of the radiological consequences of the Chernobyl disaster, obtained on the basis of the analysis of data accumulated in the NRER for the period 1986-2020.

Key words
Chernobyl accident, radiation exposure, categories of exposed citizens, state information system, health monitoring, medical and dosimetric information, data verification and control, radiation epidemiology, radiation risk, prediction of radiological consequences.

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