EURADOS to hold webinar on workplace exposure facilities at CERN, Tuesday 19 January 2021
The second webinar of the European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS) webinar series will cover workplace exposure facilities at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN): the CERN-EU high-energy Reference Field facility (CERF) and the CERN Shielding Benchmark Facility (CSBF). It will be presented by Working Group 11: High energy radiation fields.
The webinar will be held on Tuesday, 19 January 2021 at 4pm (GMT). Participation is free.
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IRPA Guiding Principles in Optimisation of Radiation Protection: draft 2 ready for review
IRPA Associate Societies and international organizations are invited to review and comment on the second draft of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) Guiding Principles on Reasonableness in Optimisation of Radiation Protection. (Please note the slight change of title.)
The second draft is considered to reflect views from within the profession but must also take into account wider perspectives. Comments should be submitted by 31 January 2021.
EURADOS to Launch New Webinar Series Starting Thursday 17 December
The European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS) will launch a new webinar series this month as part of its online activity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first webinar will be presented by Working Group 10: Retrospective Dosimetry and is entitled, EURADOS WG 10 and RENEB 2019 biological and physical retrospective dosimetry field test. Participation is free.
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New Vacancy Announcement
The Division of Radiation, Transport, and Waste Safety (NSRW) at IAEA is seeking the next Radiation Safety Technical Services Unit Head.
ORPAS
Guidelines have been published
The IAEA’s Occupational Radiation Protection Appraisal
Service (ORPAS) is one of the review missions of the IAEA to advise Member States, upon request, on ways
to strengthen and enhance their legislative and regulatory infrastructure for
occupational radiation protection; technical services relating to protection
and safety and practical implementation of their arrangements for occupational
radiation protection.
These ORPAS Guidelines provide Guidance to host countries,
peer reviewers and IAEA Coordinators on the preparation, conduct and reporting
of ORPAS missions and follow-up missions.
IACRS notes that national authorities consider that the requirements in GSR Part 3 for managing radon exposure in homes and workplaces continue to be appropriate and do not need to be changed at this time.
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The Dose Management System (DMS) for African Member States has been released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The DMS is a software developed under the IAEA Technical Cooperation Project RAF9057: “Strengthening National Capabilities on Occupational Radiation Protection in compliance with Requirements of the New International Basic Safety Standards” with the aim to assist Member States in enhancing the monitoring capability of occupationally exposed workers. Read more »
The IAEA is implementing a new book production process that allows for the creation of e-books along with the usual hard copies and pdfs. The Safety Report on Occupational Radiation Protection in the Uranium Mining and Processing Industry (SR-100) is among the first to be produced in this way. Access the Report »
European Radiation Dosimetry Group has published a new repot EURADOS Intercomparison 2016 for Whole Body Dosemeters in Photon and Mixed Radiation Fields. It describes the set-up of the fifth intercomparison exercise for whole body dosemeters, IC2016, and gives an extended overview of the results. Access the Report »
The IAEA’s laboratory providing radiation monitoring and protection services has recently received its accreditation to a newly published revised edition of an international standard, certifying that it meets the highest level of quality in consistent operation and impartiality. Full story »
On 24 June at 10 AM CEST, the IAEA held a webinar on the individual monitoring with radiophotoluminescence (RPL) passive integrating dosimeters.
Speakers were Burçin Okyar, Michael Hajek, and Roman Abutalipov from IAEA, and Yasuhiro Koguchi from Japan, and Alain Savary from France. Recording »
The IAEA Information System on Occupational Exposure in Medicine, Industry and Research (ISEMIR-IR) focuses on optimization of radiation protection in industrial radiography. The report contains a review of the system, an actual status of the database and a summary of activities for the year of 2019. Go to the Report »
The annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work is celebrated on 28 April, and to commemorate it, we are presenting a recent IAEA Safety Report providing hands-on guidance for regulators, operators, workers representatives, health, safety and environmental professionals on occupational radiation protection. Full story »
The recording of the webinar with IAEA and worldwide experts is now online. Full story »
EURADOS recommendations to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic
These recommendations are issued as a guide for the operation of Individual Monitoring Services (IMS), Calibration Laboratories and other stakeholders involved in dosimetry during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Full story »
Those interested have until 15 April to submit extended abstracts for oral presentations or posters for the International Conference on Radiation Safety, to be held in Vienna from 9 to 13 November 2020. Full story »
Interested contributors have until 27 March 2020 to submit abstracts for the International Conference on the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Industry, to be held in Vienna, 19-23 October 2020. Full story »
Sri Lanka’s programme to monitor workers exposed to radiation through their jobs is well-established and would benefit from long-term planning, sustainable coordination and stronger cooperation and consultation among stakeholders. This was the conclusion of an IAEA Occupational Radiation Protection Appraisal Service (ORPAS) mission to the country conducted in December 2019. Full story »
