ABSTRACT
This chapter illustrates the logic of a national "policy style" by the radiation protection policy of three West European countries, The Netherlands, England, and Belgium. It also explores the similarities and differences in radiation protection policy of the three countries. Radiation protection policy aims at the protection against the hazards of ionizing radiation. Using ionizing radiation, three types of safety standards have to be faced: standards for occupational safety, public health, and environmental protection. A professional, motivated target group well aware of the potential hazards of ionizing radiation will comply with regulations that aim at protecting against them, without any resistance. This is especially so when these regulations coincide with professional standards. This happens to be the case in all three countries. The chapter further examines the question about the impact of evaluation research, and finally discusses types of evaluation research.
