European Platform on preparedness for nuclear and radiological emergency response and recovery
The mission of the NERIS Platform is to establish a forum for dialogue and methodological development between all European organisations and associations taking part in decision making of protective actions in nuclear and radiological emergencies and recovery in Europe.
We are pleased to announce that the pre-registration to the TERRITORIES Final Event (12-14 Nov 2019, Aix en provence) is open.
The final event, open to TERRITORIES scientists and to stakeholders, aims to:
Share findings from the TERRITORIES project, including technical guidance, published and to-be-published along 2019 on: https://territories.eu/publications
Collect feedback on two deliverables from the project, including one about existing exposure situations due to nuclear accident contamination
Both documents will be sent to registered participants 4 weeks in advance.
Key challenges in the preparedness for emergency response and recovery of a nuclear or radiological event
The 5th NERIS Workshop was hosted by DTU – Nutech in Roskilde (Denmark) from 3rd to 5th April 2019, the 10th General Assembly took place on 3rd April morning (9:00-11:00). The Workshop gathered 85 participants and 58 papers, including 12 posters, dedicated to “Key challenges in the preparedness for emergency response and recovery of a nuclear or radiological event” and addressed the following challenges:
Radiological impact assessment during all phases of nuclear and radiological events
Countermeasures and countermeasure strategies in emergency & recovery, decision support & disaster informatics
Setting-up a trans-disciplinary and inclusive framework for preparedness for emergency response and recovery
A specific session was dedicated to "Challenges in estimating the source term and operational radiological picture (on-site versus off-site)".
The NERIS Platform delivered for the second time the ‘NERIS Young Scientist Award’ to promote 4 young scientis whose professional or scientific works have been noted for their quality and originality.
The 4th NERIS Workshop, organised in cooperation with the Irish Environmental Protection Agency, has covered topics on adapting nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness, response and recovery to a changing world.
The NERIS Workshop 2018 has provided an opportunity to discuss and exchange with NERIS Members, International organisations and European Research communities on priorities for the NERIS Platform.
The proceedings of this Workshop are now available and can be downloaded here.
Process-based models have existed for nearly two decades, but are still rarely used in emergency planning. This workshop will bring together modellers, scientists and importantly end-users to discuss advances in foodchain transfer with an emphasis on process-based soil-plant transfer models. One aim of the workshop will be to investigate the potential adoption of process-based models by end-users and also identify future research priorities for human foodchain modelling."
The workshop will start at lunchtime on the 9th and finish at 17:00 on the 10th September.
To register an interest in participating contact Lindis Skipperud (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Please note participant numbers will be limited to 45
The CONFIDENCE Project, funded under the H2020 CONCERT project, is performing research focused on uncertainties in the area of emergency management and long-term rehabilitation. It concentrates on the early and transition phases of an emergency, but considers also longer-term decisions made during these phases. The project brings together expertise from four European Radiation Protection Research Platforms (NERIS, MELODI, ALLIANCE and EURADOS) and also from Social Sciences and Humanities.
Objectives of the workshop: • to disseminate the knowledge acquired and to demonstrate the capability of the developed models, methods, approaches, guides, recommendations and tools, • to collect feedback from end users on outputs and remaining research requirements or improvements in models/guides etc. as a feedback to the Platforms to further develop their Strategic Research Agendas and Joint roadmap.
We are pleased to announce that the first announcement is now available for download : download the first announcement. You will find information on registration and accommodation.
The online pre-registration form is now available with the following link :
The 16th issue of the NERIS Newsletter is now available.
This edition provides some feedbacks from recent events, information on European projects and announcement of upcomings events such as RICOMET 2019, ERPW 2019, and European Projects final Workshops.
