Newsflashes

The 29^th issue of the EAN Newsletter has now been published and can be read in the Newsletter section. You can also download it as a PDF document  ALARA Newsletter 29.

The 28^th issue of the EAN Newsletter has now been published and can be read in the Newsletter section. You can also download it as a PDF document.

 

The 3^rd International MELODI (Multidisciplinary European Low Dose Initiative) Workshop was held from 2^nd to 4^th of November 2011 in Rome (Italy). The workshop in particular offered to the attendants the great opportunity to be informed about the latest updates on the low dose research issues, and to participate in the MELODI Low Dose Research Platform.

Presentations, given during the third workshop are now available at: http://melodi-online.eu/melodi_3ws.html

ARPA FVG (Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente del Friuli Venezia Giulia) is organizing from 21 to 23 June 2011 in Udine (Italy) the conference "25 years after the Chernobyl accident: studies, remarks and recent findings".

This conference addresses the latest scientific findings on the health and environmental impacts of the Chernobyl accident, to develop a common view within the international scientific community regarding the consequences of the disaster and its ecological, health and social implication 25 years after the event.

For more information, you can download the first announcement (pdf).

For 1.5 years, the EAN Steering Group has worked on a 2010-2015 Strategic Plan for the network. This document describes the expected work of EAN during this period taking into account the future challenges for ALARA in Europe.

For more information you can consult the webpage dedicated to the EAN Strategic Plan.
You can also download the EAN Strategic Plan as a pdf document.

The 13^th EAN Workshop, dedicated to "ALARA and the medical sector" will be held from 7^th to 10^th of June 2011 at the Oscarborg Fortress in the Oslofjord (Norway).

The Preliminary Programme is available and can be downloaded here.

Pre registration is open through the Workshop's website: http://alara2011.nrpa.no.

Read more: 13th EAN Workshop - "ALARA and the Medical Sector" - Preliminary Program and Pre-registration

EUTERP (European Training and Education in Radiation Protection Foundation) is organizing a Workshop on "Radiation protection training in Europe - the next steps". It will be held in Cyprus from 28th to 30th of March 2011.

Information on the preliminary programme, registration procedures and the call for contribution can be found in the following website: www.sckcen.be/euterp_workshop.

The 27^th issue of the EAN Newsletter has now been published and can be read in the Newsletter section. You can also download it as a PDF document.

The European Technical Centre of the international Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) is organizing, in collaboration with Sizewell B NPP, the 2010 ISOE International Symposium on Occupational Exposure Management at Nuclear Facilities. The Symposium will be held in Cambridg, United Kingdom, from 17^th to 19^th November 2010. The main aims of the Symposium are:

• to provide a large forum of information exchange on occupational exposure concerns (practices, management and procedures, dose results and reduction, improvements of techniques and tools, etc.), and
• to allow vendors to present their recent experience and developments in radiation protection (measurement techniques, operating and plant design improvements, ALARA practices during opertion and outages, etc.) in a commercial exhibition.

It will be preceded on the 16^th of November 2010 by a Radiation Protection Manager meeting and a Regulatory Body representative meeting.

For more information, you can download the leaflet of the seminar or visit the ISOE website.

KSU (Sweden) and CEPN (France) are organizing an European Course on "ALARA from Theory to Practice in Nuclear Installations" with the objective of providing up-to-date knowledge on the ALARA principle and its practical implementation through dedicated lectures and practical exercises.

The course will be held from 8 to 13 May 2011 in the KSU Barsebäck Training Centre, located on the site of the decommissioned Barsebäck Swedish NPP. The latter will be the place for practical exercises.

Registration is possible until the 15^th of December 2010.

For more information: Download the first announcement of the course
Download the pre-registration form