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nreo:canonicalLabel "control" (en)
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skos:definition "1. The function or power or (usually as 'controls') means of directing, <br/>
regulating or restraining.<br/>
It should be noted that the usual meaning of the English word 'control' in <i>safety<br/></i>related contexts is somewhat ‘stronger’ (more active) than that of its usual <br/>translations and other similar words in some other languages. For example, <br/>‘'control'’ typically implies not only checking or 'monitoring' something but also <br/>ensuring that corrective or 'enforcement' measures are taken if the results of <br/>the checking or 'monitoring' indicate such a need. This is in contrast, for <br/>example, to the more limited usage of the equivalent word in French and <br/>Spanish.<br/>
<i><b>institutional control.</b></i> 'Control' of a 'radioactive' 'waste' site by an authority <br/>or institution designated under the laws of a State. This 'control' may be <br/>active ('monitoring', surveillance, remedial work) or passive (land use <br/>'control') and may be a factor in the 'design' of a 'nuclear facility' (e.g. <i>near <br/>surface repository</i>).<br/>
Most commonly used to describe 'controls' over a 'repository' after 'closure' or a <br/>'facility' undergoing 'decommissioning'.<br/>Also refers to the 'controls' placed on a site that has been released from <br/>'regulatory control' under the condition of observing specified restrictions on <br/>its future use to ensure that these restrictions are complied with.<br/>
The term 'institutional control' is more general than 'regulatory control' (i.e. <br/>'regulatory control' may be thought of as a special form of 'institutional control'). <br/>In particular, 'institutional control' measures may be passive, they may be <br/>imposed for reasons not related to 'protection' or 'safety' (although they may <br/>nevertheless have some impact on 'protection and safety'), they may be applied <br/>by organizations that do not meet the definition of a 'regulatory body', and they <br/>may apply in situations which do not fall within the scope of <i>facilities and <br/>activities</i>. As a result, some form of 'institutional control' may be considered <br/>more likely to endure further into the future than 'regulatory control'.<br/>
<i><b>regulatory control.</b></i> Any form of 'control' or regulation applied to <i>facilities<br/></i>or 'activities' by a 'regulatory body' for reasons relating to <i>radiation <br/>protection </i>or to the' safety' or 'security of radioactive sources'. (From <br/>Ref. [11].) <br/>
<b>!</b> See <br/>
also <br/>
'institutional control'.<br/>
2. A standard of comparison used to check the inferences deduced from <br/>
an experiment.<br/>
In 'protection and safety', a 'control' is most commonly a sample or a group of <br/>people that has not been exposed to 'radiation' from a particular 'source'; the <br/>occurrence of particular effects in a sample or group of people that has been <br/>exposed is compared with that in the 'control' to provide some indication of the <br/>effects that may be attributable to the 'exposure'. For example, a case–<i>control<br/></i>study is a common type of epidemiological study in which the incidence of <br/>'health effects' (the ‘cases’) in a population that has been exposed to <i>radiation<br/></i>from a particular 'source' is compared with the incidence in a similar <br/>population (the ‘'control'’) that has not been exposed, to investigate whether <br/>'exposure' due to that 'source' may be causing 'health effects'.<br/>" (en)
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