THE EUROPEAN-UNION RADIOLOGICAL DATA EXCHANGE PLATFORM (EURDEP) - 2 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL DATA EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE

Following a workshop (Arena, 1-3 June 1994) on the 'Technical Aspects of International Exchange of Radiological On-line Monitoring data', a study was started to test the feasibility of exchanging automatic moni toring data between the fifteen EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland and the JRC-Ispra. Currently the underlying measurement network consis ts of existing monitoring stations in twelve countries from where info rmation is exchanged on a weekly basis. In the longer term it will inc lude all 17 above mentioned countries and will be extended to Eastern Europe. In a second workshop (Arena, 19-21 June 1996) the experience g ained in the data exchange has been discussed, as well as the use of o ther communication protocols and the expansion of the system to partic ipants in Eastern Europe. The practical experience gained during this feasibility study and the outcomes of the last workshop are reported.