15th-17th June 2015

The first International Conference on Risk Perception, Communication and Ethics of Exposures to Ionising Radiation (RICOMET 2015) will be held from 15th to 17th of June 2015 in Brdo Castle, Slovenia. The conference is organised as part of 6.3 task in the PREPARE project and conjunction with similar tasks in the OPERRA and EAGLE projects.

The conference will be an opportunity for extensive exchange of results from the scientific research and  FP7 projects and discussions on public communication, risk perception and ethics in the field of all nuclear applications (e.g. industry, medicine, security), natural radioactivity (e.g. radon) and radiological protection (in nuclear and radiological emergency management, low doses, communicating uncertainty, mass media communication, public understanding of ionizing radiation, EU research needs …)

Further information and the invitation are available at : http://ricomet2015.sckcen.be/

The 9th issue of the NERIS Newsletter is now available. This edition is dedicated to the feedback from recent events and the announcements.

The Newsletter includes:

• Editorial
• Feedback on the PREPARE WP6 Workshop “Managing complexity in nuclear accidental situations – Information and participation of local populations building a response”
• Second set of recommendations from the Japan Health Physics Society on radiation protection issues after Fukushima accident
• Announcements

12th-13th november 2015

The Workshop is organised by IRSN and CEPN in the framework of the WP3 PREPARE Project (dedicated to the management of contaminated goods), in cooperation with the NERIS Platform. The Workshop, held in Paris on November 12-13, 2015 will be an opportunity to discuss and share the PREPARE WP3 results (lessons and conclusion of the Panels meetings organised in 11 countries), in the presence of national stakeholders (Consumers, producers, retailers…), international organisations (European Commission, FAO, WHO, OECD-NEA, IAEA, HERCA, ICRP, …) and Japanese colleagues involved in the management of contaminated products after the Fukushima accident (CRIEPI, University of Fukushima, producers and consumers NGO’s…).

The presentation of the PREPARE WP3 results will be structured in sessions around the main points tackled by the different national stakeholders such as: the preparedness modalities, the management of consumer goods production with the justification of maximum permissible levels and the implementation of optimization of radiological protection principle, the dissemination of information to different publics and the stakeholder participation processes, the role of the market and organization of the trade, the ethical considerations and the development of solidarity.

Download the announcement including the preliminary programme

For further information, please contact: Sylvie Charron from IRSN or Sandra Lafage from CEPN.

The 10th issue of the NERIS Newsletter is now available. This edition is dedicated to the feedback from recent events and the announcements.

The Newsletter includes:

• Editorial
• Feedbacks from recent events
• News about second OPERRA Call and Consultation of the NERIS Strategic Reseach Agenda
• Announcements

Main course topics

• Characterisation of long-term exposure and feedback experience
• Principles and criteria for the management of post-accident situations
• Management options for contaminated food production systems
• Management options for contaminated water resources
• Radiation monitoring & health surveillance
• Long-term preparedness and stakeholder involvement
• Insights on Fukushima long term post-accident issues

Target public

• Technical and radiological advisors (radiological protection and safety authorities)
• Health physicists
• Health and food safety authorities
• Staffs responsible for the overall organisation and policy of rehabilitation
• Civil protection officers
• As well as all other interested persons

 

The 7th issue of the NERIS Newsletter is now available. This edition is dedicated to the recent NERIS activities, the Memorandum Of Understanding for an integrative approach to European Radiation Protection research and the announcement.

The Newsletter includes:

• Editorial
• Feedback on the NERIS-TP Dissemination Workshop in Oslo
• Workshop “Review of post-accident preparedness initiatives at the territorial level”
• New emergency planning zones for nuclear power plants in Germany
• RODOS user group meeting in Brugg, Switzerland
• Presentation of PREPARE during a European hearing on “off-site crisis communication with the public in case of nuclear and radiological emergency”
• Feedback on the training course held in Trnava
• Main outputs of the PREPARE – WP6 workshop in Lisbon
• Announcements

The Fifth NERIS General Assembly will be held on Friday, June 27, 2014 from 2.00 to 5.00 pm at the occasion of the Fourth European IRPA Congress in Geneva. The meeting will be held at at the International Center of Conference Geneva (CICG).

During this Assembly, we will review the on-going activities of the NERIS Platform and we will discuss its perspectives, notably the organisation of the European Joint Programming (EJP) for Radiation Protection R&D in Europe.

Download the Agenda of the Fifth General Assembly

Download the Registration Form