Establish and carry out environmental radioactivity control programmes.
Carry out radioactive analyses on samples supplied by socio-economic agents for various purposes (control, export, etc.).
To train specialists in environmental radioactivity measurements.
Contribute to the advancement of knowledge of environmental radioactivity and its control techniques.
To comply with the requirements of the international standard UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025, continuously improving the efficiency of the quality management system and establishing an organisational structure and working procedures suitable for this purpose.
In order to ensure the quality of the tests performed, since 1987 the LRA has regularly participated in intercomparison exercises organised by the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).