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Published: Saturday, 06 April 2019 08:00
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.
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Published: Monday, 18 March 2019 14:40
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.
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Published: Friday, 08 June 2018 08:00
The 5th NERIS Workshop will be hosted by DTU – Nutech, Center for Nuclear Technologies, in Roskilde (Denmark) from 3rd to 5th April 2019. It will be the opportunity to discuss and exchange between NERIS members, international organisations and European Research communities on research developments and priorities for the European NERIS Platform.
The topic of the workshop will be communicated in the coming months.
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Published: Wednesday, 16 May 2018 08:00
On 25-27 April 2018 in Dublin, the NERIS Platform organised its 4th Workshop in cooperation with the Irish Environmental Protection Agency. The Workshop gathered 130 participants and 40 papers dedicated to the issue of "Adapting nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness, response and recovery to a changing world":
- Citizen science and monitoring by the public;
- Coping with uncertainty in impact assessment & decision making;
- Calibration of new monitoring options (mobile monitoring);
- Inverse modelling & data assimilation;
- Data reproductibility and model validation;
- Novel approaches to communication & stakeholder engagement;
- Operational challenges for emergency response and recovery.
In addition, a Round Table on the CONCERT Joint Roadmap and the links with the NERIS research activities was organized at the end of the workshop.
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Published: Sunday, 10 December 2017 10:43
On 17-19 May 2017 in Lisbon, NERIS organised its 3rd workshop in cooperation with the Institut Superior Tecnico and the Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente. The Workshop gathered 75 participants and 40 papers dedicated to the 3 challenges of the updated NERIS Strategic Research Agenda were presented:
- Challenges in countermeasures and countermeasure strategies in emergency & recovery, decision support & disaster informatics;
- Challenges in radiological impact assessments during all phases of nuclear/radiological events;
- Challenges in setting-up a holistic framework for preparedness for emergency response & recovery.
The Workshop was an opportunity to discuss and exchange with NERIS Members, International organisations and European Research communities on priorities for the NERIS Platform as well as Japanese colleagues. It was an event rich in discussion and debate on the current results of the research and identification for further development on emergency and recovery issues. A session dedicated to the presentation of the updated version of the NERIS SRA was also proposed at the end of the workshop, in order to allow NERIS members to have their say and propose their comments and modifications.
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