EURADOS Training Course "Dosimetry and Emergency Preparedness", Athens, Greece

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Athen
18/09/2023 - 21/09/2023

Greek Atomic Energy Commission
Neapoleos & Patriarchou Grigoriou E
Agia Paraskevi 153 41, Athens, Greece

The Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) is the national competent authority for radiation and nuclear safety and security, as well as for the protection of the public, workers and the environment from ionizing and artificially produced non-ionizing radiation. Within this framework EEAE, among its other activities, provides and ensures:

  • the education and training of occupationally exposed workers in the fields where ionizing and non-ionizing radiation is used (e.g., medicine, industry, research, telecommunications etc.).
  • the enhancement of safety culture in the country.

Overview

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the first EURADOS Training Course on Dosimetry and Emergency Preparedness, to be held at Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) in Athens, Greece, from 18th to 21st September 2023.

The Training Course was developed within the project 19NET03 supportBSS and will be organized by the EURADOS WG02 Harmonization of Individual Monitoring in Europe, together with Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) in Athens.

This education and training event is supported by the project 19NET03 supportBSS, the European Metrology Network for Radiation Protection EMN RP and its partner the Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS) and the United Kingdom Health and Safety Agency (UK HSA).

The aim of this course is to cover the theoretical background of handling emergencies and to expand it with practical measurement exercises. This training course will consist of 3 days of lectures and discussions in combination with 1 day of practical exercises in small groups of 5 persons. Lecturers from different European institutes will present various topics from different perspectives.

For more information, please visit the TC website!

Topics

  • General framework for emergencies
  • Different emergency scenarios
  • Coordination and priority setting
  • Decontamination procedures
  • Measurement technologies
  • Operational quantities and dosimetry concepts
  • Calibration and traceability
  • Measurement uncertainties
  • Measurement networks

Audience

Places are limited to 40 and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

Programme

The programme can be downloaded here!

Key dates

Registration Deadline: 30th August 2023
Deadline for Payment: 10th September 2023
TC Dates: Monday 18th to Thursday 21st September 2023

Organisation

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

  • Oliver Hupe, PTB, Germany
  • Hayo Zutz, PTB, Germany
  • João Garcia Alves, IST, Portugal
  • Margarida Caldaria, IST, Portugal
  • Linda Persson, SSM, Sweden
  • Denis Glavič-Cindro, IJS, Slovenia
  • Mihail-Razvan Ioan, IFIN-HH, Romania
  • Miloš Živanović, VINS, Serbia


ORGANIZATION (VENUE)

  • Argiro Boziari, EEAE, Greece

Price

Regular fee1: 650 €
Reduced fee2: 580 €

The registration fee will cover lunches, coffee breaks, a social dinner.

1 The fee is exclusive VAT. 7 % VAT will be added for invoices to participants from Germany and from EU member states who cannot provide us with their VAT-ID number.
2 Reduced fee for participants from the EURADOS sponsoring institutions. For the official and updated list of sponsors see the EURADOS website.

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