The training course on “Assessment of long-term radiological risks from environmental releases: modelling and measurements”, 20 April – 1 May 2020, Roskilde, Denmark is organised by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in cooperation with PDC-ARGOS. The training course is co-funded by the European Joint Programme for the Integration of Radiation Protection Research CONCERT.

The course is aimed at providing the participants with an understanding of how to assess by measurements and modelling the long-term radiological risks from releases to the environment of radionuclides. Nuclear power plant accidents will particularly be in focus, but RDD’s will be considered.

The course builds on decades of international research work, e.g., in European projects such as ECP-4, STRATEGY, EURANOS, NERIS TP and PREPARE, including unique experience from extensive practical investigations in contaminated areas and laboratory assessments. It comprises a hands-on introduction to laboratory measurement techniques including state-of-the-art radiochemistry methods for determination of radionuclides that can not easily be determined. It also includes a hands-on decision support modelling session using a state-of-the-art computerised decision support system for nuclear and radiological emergency management.

The course will provide insight into:

• Assessment of long-term radiological risks from releases to the environment
• Theoretical principles of dosimetry
• Implications of different contamination scenario types
• Migration of radioactive contaminants in different types of environment
• Modelling internal dose and specific factors influencing ingestion dose
• Modelling external dose in contaminated inhabited areas
• Decision support systems for accident management
• Important concepts in sampling and gamma spectrometry
• Radiochemical analysis for radionuclides that are difficult to measure
• Rapid radiochemistry techniques for multiple samples

Registration: Deadline on 15th of January 2020. Limited to 12 participants

The targeted audience is PhD students and young scientists / advisors. The course will give students 2.5 ECTS points.

There is no registration fee for persons with affiliation to a European organisation. Participants are expected to cover their own travel and subsistence costs (e.g., meals, hotel, visa if needed)

Do not hesitate to contact Kasper G. Andersson (kgan@dtu.dk) or Per Roos (roos@dtu.dk) at DTU if you need further information.

•  Download the training course leaflet

The CONFIDENCE Dissemination workshop “Coping with uncertainties for improved modelling and decision making in nuclear emergencies”, organized by VUJE AS, was held at Lindner Hotel, Bratislava, Slovak Republic in December, 02-05, 2019. About 90 scientists and decision makers attended the workshop.

The dissemination workshop allowed to present the results of the CONFIDENCE project, demonstrated the applicability of the developed methods and tools in interactive discussion sessions and collected feedback from the participants and end users on the work performed.

We are pleased to announce that presentations and posters are now available for download. To do so, access the « Library » panel, « Archives » sub-panel, go to CONCERT -> CONFIDENCE -> CONFIDENCE Dissemination Workshop. For technical reasons, the presentations can’t be downloaded as a whole in one time. Be aware that some archives are segmented in parts.

You can also follow the shortcuts:

• Download the final programme
• Download presentations
• Download the list of posters
• Download posters

We are pleased to announce the publication of the new version of the NERIS SRA (November 2019):

•   NERIS SRA November 2019

It results from a revision in 2019 by the NERIS R&D Committee, comments and propositions from members of the platform, stakeholders and results from past and ongoing European projects.

In addition, you can download the NERIS gap analysis 2019:

•   NERIS Gap analysis November 2019

Aims and objectives of the workshops

Innovations in instrumentation, computing and information technology have provided numerous tools for improving our day-to-day lives. In the same way, new and innovative approaches to radiation protection (RP) could also be developed, in particular in the ALARA process. However, as with most new technologies, issues and challenges need to be identified and tackled. The PODIUM Project and the European ALARA Network have come together to organize a joint workshop to present PODIUM results, innovative ALARA tools and discuss broadly their use in advancing RP and ALARA.

Programme and practical aspects

• The 2nd announcement with the preliminary programme can be downloaded here.
• The registration website is available here.

The 17th 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.

EDIT: please note that the TERRITORIES final event will take place on 12-14 November 2019 (Aix en Provence, France).

The 18th issue (version 18-2) of the NERIS Newsletter is now available.

• Please note that the version « 18-2 » cancels and replace version « 18 » previously provided
  

This edition provides some feedbacks from recent events, such as NERIS sessions at ERPW 2019, feedback on European projects final Workshops, updates for the NERIS Workshop 2020 etc.

Please note that the NERIS Brainstorming meeting on 26th May 2020, next NERIS General Assembly on 27th May 2020 and next Workshop (27-29 May 2020) are canceled.

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.

Please pre-register your interest for this event on https://territories_final.eventbrite.com

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 (Lindis.skipperud@nmbu.no)

Please note participant numbers will be limited to 45

Registration is now open and a draft agenda is available. Please find more details from https://radioecology-exchange.org/content/workshops

Stakeholder engagement is now recognized as an essential ingredient in the governance of radiological risk. But how is stakeholder engagement achieved? Whom should it include and why? How can it inform radiation protection practices and decision making? This workshop provides an opportunity to discuss these and related questions, with the aim of stimulating more effective and democratic governance of radiological risks. Three fields will be examined in detail: medical exposures to ionizing radiation, post-accident exposures, and exposure to indoor radon.

Workshop Aims:
– To share findings from the ENGAGE project;
– To collect feedback on recommendations for enhanced stakeholder participation in the abovementioned fields

Workshop Format:
The workshop will consist of presentations, panels and facilitated group discussions, addressing:
– The connection between stakeholder engagement prescriptions and practice;
– The conditions for meaningful participation and commitment of institutional and non-institutional stakeholders;
– Bridging risk assessment, risk management and risk communication approaches and stakeholders;
– Alignment of different decision levels: local, regional, national and international;
– Informed decision-making (role of communication, access to information, informed consent);
– Radiation protection cultures, including objectives, target stakeholders, content, tools, evaluation processes;
– Broadening the scope of ‘participation’ in radiation protection beyond formal institutional approaches;
– Education, training and capacity building.

We are pleased to announce that the second announcement is now available for download  : download the second announcement. You will find information on the workshop format, registration and accommodation.

To register online, please use the following link:

• Registration to the ENGAGE final workshop

Important dates
Registration deadline: Agust 10, 2019
Final project workshop: September 11-13, 2019

For more information, visit the ENGAGE website : http://www.engage-h2020.eu