NERIS Workshop 2015 & Sixth General Assembly - 27-29 April 2015, Milano (Italy)

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Published: Monday, 26 January 2015 10:42

27th-29th April 2015

This Workshop, organised in cooperation with the University of Milano, will cover the State of the art and Needs for further research for emergency and recovery preparedness and response.

The NERIS Workshop 2015 will provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange with NERIS Members, International organisations and European Research communities on priorities for the NERIS Platform.

Plenary sessions will be organised on topics related to the 3 research areas of the NERIS SRA:

• New challenges in atmospheric & aquatic modelling – Needs for improvement.
• New challenges for better dose assessments and decision support based on improved knowledge: source term, scenarios, etc.
• New challenges in stakeholder involvement and local preparedness and communication strategies.

The Sixth NERIS General Assembly will be organised at this occasion on April 29, 2015 afternoon.

Registration before March 31, 2015.

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NERIS-TP dissemination Workshop - 22-24 January 2014, Oslo (Norway)

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Published: Monday, 14 October 2013 12:19

22th-24th January 2014

The Euratom NERIS-TP research project on “Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response and Recovery” starded in February 2011. The objectives of the project were firstly to solve urgent research needs such as the implementation of the new ICRP recommendations in the simulation models, the coupling of decision support systems such as ARGOS and RODOS to early notification systems and to carry out research activities to improve emergency management on the local and the national level, and secondly to support the operation of the NERIS Platform in order to make it sustainable in the long term.

The NERIS-TP dissemination workshop will allow to present the results of the NERIS-TP project and to bring together best practice, knowledge and technology to enhance the preparedness for Europe’s response to any radiation emergency and recovery situation.

Actors in emergency and recovery preparedness and management from all levels and sectors are encouraged to participate in this workshop.

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NERIS-TP dissemination Workshop - 22-24 January 2014, Oslo (Norway)

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Published: Wednesday, 26 February 2014 19:37

The Euratom NERIS-TP research project on “Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response and Recovery” starded in February 2011. The objectives of the project were firstly to solve urgent research needs such as the implementation of the new ICRP recommendations in the simulation models, the coupling of decision support systems such as ARGOS and RODOS to early notification systems and to carry out research activities to improve emergency management on the local and the national level, and secondly to support the operation of the NERIS Platform in order to make it sustainable in the long term.

The NERIS-TP dissemination workshop has allowed to present the results of the NERIS-TP project and to bring together best practice, knowledge and technology to enhance the preparedness for Europe’s response to any radiation emergency and recovery situation.

Please see hereinafter the program of the meeting and the presentations

22 January 2014: Stakeholder engagement in Europe and Japan

1. Presentation by michel hugon (ec project officer)
2. Local-national cooperation in emergency preparedness – Astrid Liland, NRPA
3. Description and evaluation of national-local processes – Gilles Heriard-Dubreuil, MUTADIS
4. The Spanish experience with local-national fora – 4. Eduardo Gallego, UPM, 4B. Rafael Vidal Ibars, Mayor of Asco
5. The French experience with local-national fora – 5. Stéphane Baudé, MUTADIS, 5B.Yves Lheureux, ANCCLI
6. The Norwegian experience with local-national fora – 6. Inger Margrethe Eikelmann, NRPA, 6B. Ole Lorang Bøklepp, Fredrikstad municipality
7. The Slovak experience with local-national fora – 7. Tatiana Duranova, VUJE, 7B. Eduard Metke, Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority, A, 7C. Igor Gogora, Municipality Kalna nad Hronom, GMF member
8. The Belarus experience with post-accident management and stakeholder involvement – 8. Viktor Averin, RIR, 8B. Anna Bobrinyova, Bragin executive committee, 8C. Zhanna Chubsa, Bragin district eco-club “Into the Future with Hope”
9. Japanese experience in stakeholder involvement:
   • FAIRDO project – Prof. Murayama, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Prof. Totoki, IGES
   • ICRP dialogues seminars – Prof. Nobuhiko Ban, Tokyo Healthcare University
10. NERIS Working Group on processes and tools for community level – Deborah Oughton, NMBU
11. The value of exchange visits – Tatiana Duranova, VUJE
12. Transversal analysis of national-local processes – Stéphane Baudé, MUTADIS
13. Discussion sessions in smaller groups on the experience gained and the views on the way forward – Introduction by Gilles Heriard-Dubreuil, MUTADIS

23 January 2014: Improved Tools, Demonstration exercise

1. Functions of decision support systems (JRodos as an example): Overview and new features and products –Wolfgang Raskob, KIT
2. System demonstration and simulation capabilities: series of demonstrations and presentations:
   • Automated assessment of doses and potential consequences initiated by a message from the USIE – Dmytro Trybushnyi, KIT
   • World-wide applicability of JRodos – Dmytro Trybushnyi, KIT
   • Operation of Decision Support Systems for Nuclear Emergencies based on freely available meteorological data – New functionalities developed in the NERIS-TP project – Spyros Andronopoulos, NCSRD
   • ICRP 103 Screening Tool – Claudia Landman, KIT
3. System demonstration and simulation capabilities: series of demonstrations and presentations:
   • ERMIN – Urban Area Countermeasure Program – Claudia Landman, KIT
   • AgriCP – Agricultural Countermeasure Program – Florian Gering, BfS
4. Use of simulation capabilities of the ERMIN by Japanese after Fukushima – Yoshiaki Totoki, IGES and Prof. Murayama, Tokyo Institute of Technology
5. Stakeholders engagement and involvement in nuclear emergency preparedness:
   • Slovak Republic experience in RODOS tools driven workshops – Jarmila Bohunova, VUJE
   • Spanish experience on using ERMIN in an exercise – Eduardo Gallego, UPM
   • French experience from the Montbéliard community on using tools in risk management and preparation of local emergency plans – Isabelle Méraux Netillard, PMA and Sandra Biguenet, CEPN
6. Use of JRODOS as scenario preparation tool for exercises - guided JRODOS user training – Claudia Landman, Dmytro Trybushnyi, KIT
7. Round table and discussion on use of JRodos in the process of national-local preparedness

24 January: Way forward for building national resilience

1. Feedback from discussion groups on January 22
2. Feedback from discussions on January 23
3. Panel discussion with international organisations
   • HERCA (Florian Gering)
   • EC DG Research (Michel Hugon)
   • IAEA (Svetlana Nestoroska-Madjunarova)
   • NEA (Halil Burcin Okyar)
   • Nuclear Transparency Watch (Nadja Zeleznik)
   • GMF (Group of European municipalities with nuclear facilities) (Raul Mateo Angel)
   • OPERRA (Open Project for European Radiation Research Area) (Jean-René Jourdain)
4. Public uptake of Science - Frank Kitching, International Safety research
5. Organization and activities of the NERIS platform – Its perspectives – Thierry Schneider, CEPN
6. NERIS Strategic Research Agenda – Johan Camps, SCK.CEN
7. PREPARE Project – Wolfgang Raskob, KIT
8. Plenary discussion session on way forward
9. Concluding remarks – Astrid Liland, NRPA and Wolfgang Raskob, KIT

NERIS Topical Workshop - 22 May 2013, Madrid (Spain)

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Published: Thursday, 30 May 2013 12:37

This Topical Workshop has been organised at the initiative of the NERIS Working Group on Contaminated Goods, focussing on international experiences in the management of contaminated foodstuff and other goods after Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents and particularly in Japan, Belarus, Norway and the UK: experts and other stakeholders from these countries have been invited for presenting their feedback on these issues. International organisations (e.g. IAEA, EC, FAO, NEA-OECD) were  also expected to share their recent international experiences in the management, monitoring and radioactivity control of goods coming from Japan. At the end of the workshop, a round table has been organised to discuss the lessons learned and challenges for the management of contaminated goods.

Please see hereinafter the program of the meeting and the presentations:

1. Opening - Michel Hugon
2. Introduction - Jean-François Lecomte
3. The management of contaminated food in Norway following the Chernobyl accident - Lavrans Skuterud
4. The management of contaminated sheep in North Wales and Cumbria regions in the UK following the Chernobyl accident - Anne Nisbet
5. The evolution of the management of agricultural products in Belarus following the Chernobyl accident - Iossif Bogdevitch
6. The European Union Framework for the management of contaminated goods - Augustin Janssens
7. IAEA work programme on the control of foodstuff and commodities - Igor Gusev
8. International standards with regard to restriction/replacement of contaminated food, milk and drinking water in the accident State/affected States - Vladimir Kutkov
9. The national framework for the management of foddstuff in Japan following the Fukushima accident - Nobuyuki Hamada
10. Activities of the join FAO/IAEA Division related to Fukushima, including recent initiatives with the join FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission concerning thereview of the Codex Guideline Levels for radionuclides in food - Ivancho Naletoski
11. Surface-contaminated non-food goods in the Netherlands after distant nuclear accidents - Teun van Dillen
12. Lessons learned from Fukushima by a Member State decision-maker: how to manage a post-accidental situation taking into account scientific and political considerations - David Brouque
13. First lessons on the management of agricultural products in the Fukushima Prefecture - Ishii Hideki and Ryota Koyama

1st NERIS Workshop - 6-8 Feb 2012, Bratislava (Slovak Republic)

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Published: Monday, 06 February 2012 14:05

6-8 February 2012

The first NERIS Workshop on "Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response and Recovery: Implementation of the ICRP Recommendations" has been organised in Bratislava, Slovak Republic between the 6th and 8th of February 2012. 88 persons from 26 different countries participated.

6 February 2012

14:00 Opening

Welcome address from the host organization - P. Liska, VUJE Deputy General Director

14:15 Introduction (chair: W. Raskob)

• NERIS Platform - An Attempt to Enhance European Response to and Recovery from Radiological Emergencies - R. Mustonen, NERIS Platform president - Presentation
• Application of the ICRP recommendations for the protection of individuals in emergency exposure situations and living in long-term contaminated areas after an accident - J. Lochard, ICRP - Presentation
• Japanese Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear accident - radiation protection issues - T. Homma, Jaea - Presentation

16:30 Plenary session I: ICRP recommendations and their application (chair: J. Lochard)

• EC BSS status and perspective, and European response to the Fukushima accident - A. Janssens, EC - Presentation
• The IAEA Basic Safety Standards - its implementation - T. Boal / R. Czarwinski, IAEA - Presentation
• Recent Recommendations on Emergency Exposure Situations and a Discussion on Setting Reference Levels with NEA Perspective H. B. Okyar, OECD/NEA - Presentation
• Upscaling industry RP measures for emergency and post-emergency and the need for refinements further to the ICRP general recommendations - S. Saint-Pierre, WNA - Presentation

7 February 2012

09:00 Plenary Session II: methodological aspects and updates of computational models (chair: E. Gallego)

• Methodological aspects of the ICRP recommendations implementation - W. Raskob, KIT - Presentation
• Computational models update - C. Landman, KIT - Presentation
• On the current needs in European decision support tools for contamination areas - K. G. Andersson, Risoe/DTU - Presentation
• Case study on the improved use of collective dose for nuclear and/or radiological emergencies - J. Camps, SCK.CEN - Presentation

10:30 Plenary Session III: case studies in National experiences (chair: D. Oughton)

• Emergency Exposure Situations: IAEA safety stan- dards and guidance - E. Buglova, IAEA - Presentation
• Activities in Germany related to ICRP 103 - W. Raskob, KIT - Presentation
• Planned reference and intervention levels in Finland - R. Mustonen, STUK - Presentation
• Application of ICRP recommendations in the UK - A. Nisbet, HPA - Presentation
• Remote monitoring of nuclear power plants in Baden-Wuerttemberg - From measurement to emergency protection - T. Wilbois et al., KFU - Presentation

11:30 Plenary Session IV: keying up the break-out groups - Workshops and table-top exercises/ Facilitated discussion sessions (chair: T. Duranova)

• Overview of Workshops and table-top exercise - C. Landman - Presentation
• Overview of topic 1: Regulatory challenges in the preparation for an emergency and how simulation models may support this - moderator: R. Mustonen
• Overview of topic 2: Challenges in the practical implementation of countermeasure strategies and their optimisation during an emergency and how simulation models can support this - moderator: W. Raskob
• Overview of topic 3: Challenges in the practical implementation of countermeasure strategies and their optimisation in existing exposure situations and how decision aiding tools can support this - moderator: A. Nisbet - Presentation
• Overview of topic 4: Societal and communication issues and how decision aiding tools might support this - moderator: D. Oughton - Presentation

14:00 Break-out groups I - Workshops and Table-Top exercises (parallel sessions, 1,5 hrs)

16:00 Break-out groups II - Facilitated discussions sessions (parallel sessions, 1,5 hrs)

8 February 2012

09:00 Plenary Session V: Summary reports from break-out groups

• Summary report from Break-out Group on table- top exercise and topic 1 - R. Mustonen - Presentation
• Summary report from Break-out Group on table- top exercise and topic 2 - W. Raskob - Presentation
• Summary report from Break-out Group on table- top exercise and topic 3 - A. Nisbet - Presentation
• Summary report from Break-out Group on table- top exercise and topic 4 - D. Oughton - Presentation

11:00 Plenary discussion/discussion forum (Chair: J. Lochard, moderators of break-out sessions: R. Mustonen, W. Raskob, A. Nisbet, D. Oughton)

• Workshops and table-top exercise Facilitated discussion sessions

12:00 Synthesis of outcomes: conclusions and recommendations, identification of key issues and direction forward (J. Camps, SCK.CEN) - Presentation

Main findings of the Workshop presented during the IRPA Congress in Glasgow: ICRP Workshop-NERIS_IRPA13