Programme and downloadable presentations
| Paper | Title, Authors |
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| Official welcome Mr Fergus O'Dowd RD, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources and Environment, Community & Local Government |
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| Session 1a - Introduction and Scene Setting Chairperson: Ann McGarry (RPII, Ireland) |
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| Introduction Ann McGarry (RPII) |
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| 1a.1 | The European ALARA Network Fernand Vermeersch (EAN chairperson) |
| 1a.2 | Existing exposure situations: challenges and the current work of ICRP Chris Clement (ICRP Scientific Secretary) |
| 1a.3 | EC progress regarding building material and radon risks Stéphane Calpéna (European Commission) |
| Session 1b - Introduction and scene setting Chairperson: Fernand Vermeersch (EAN) |
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| 1b.1 | Radiological protection decision making in existing exposure situations - an NEA viewpoint on stakeholder involvement Ted Lazo (NEA) |
| 1b.2 | Applications of the international Basic Safety Standards to existing exposure situations P.P. Haridasan (IAEA) |
| 1b.3 | Developing a national radon strategy for Ireland David Fenton (RPII, Ireland) |
| 1b.4 | New perspectives and issues arising from the introduction of NORM residues in building materials Christina Nuccetelli (ISS, Italy) |
| 1b.5 | The ALARA NORM Network - contribution to reducing radiation exposure at NORM workplaces Karin Wichtery (BfS, Germany) |
| Session 2a - Optimisation Chairperson: Ted Lazo (NEA) |
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| 2a.1 | Application of ALARA to cosmic ray exposures Werner Ruehm (Helmholtz Zntrum München, Germany) |
| 2a.2 | Managing radiation risks from point sources James Gemmill (SEPA, UK) |
| 2a.3 | Contaminated goods and foodtuffs Jean François Lecomte (IRSN, France) |
| 2a.4 | Introduction to Working Group sessions Peter Shaw (EAN secretary) |
| Session 2b - Optimisation Chairperson: Chris Clement (ICRP) |
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| 2b.1 | Radiation protection during the remediation of radioactive contaminated sites on former industrially used sites Rainer Gellerman (Nuclear Control & Consulting GmbH, Germany) |
| 2b.2 | Ethics and social values in the management of existing exposure situations Jacques Lochard (CEPN, France) |
| 2b.3 | Application of health economics in the development of a national radon control strategy in Ireland David Pollard (RPII, Ireland) |
| 2b.4 | HPA contaminated land radiation protection framework Joanne Brown (HPA, UK) |
| 2b.5 | Existing exposure situations: intervention in practice Ciaran McDonnell (HPA, UK) |
| Session 3a - Stakeholders involvement and responsibilities Chairperson: Jacques Lochard (CEPN) |
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| 3a.1 | Aircraft crew exposures from 2004 - 2009 in Germany Gerhard Frasch (BfS, Germany) |
| 3a.2 | Building ALARA culture as a tool for effective risk communication Sotirios Economides (GAEC, Greece) |
| 3a.3 | Radon: raising awareness, promoting action Mark Brennock (Murrays consultants, Ireland) |
| 3a.4 | The role of reference levels in removing long-term controls: Post-Chernobyl sheep restrictions in the UK Christopher Thomas (FSA, UK) |
| 3a.5 | Experience from a high radon area in Norway Anne Liv Rudjord (NRPA, Norway) |
| Session 3b - Stakeholders involvement and responsibilities Chairperson: Ian McAulay (former member of EC article 31 GoE) |
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| 3b.1 | A pluralistic and multi-disciplinary approach to post-accidental management: the CODIRPA French program Florence Gallay (ASN, France) |
| 3b.2 | The Montbéliard experience with managing radon Sandra Biguenet (CEPN, France) |
| Session 4 - Conclusions and recommendations Chairpersons: Peter Shaw, Pascal Croüail (EAN) |
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| 4.1 | Report from the Working Group 1: ALARA challenges and practicalities at the national and regional level (The PPT is the result of the Working Group discussions. It has not been modified by the Editorial Team) |
| 4.2 | Report from the Working Group 2: Considerations in chooding dose reference levels (The PPT is the result of the Working Group discussions. It has not been modified by the Editorial Team) |
| 4.3 | Report from the Working Group 3:Economic and technical factors, and endpoints of optimisation (The PPT is the result of the Working Group discussions. It has not been modified by the Editorial Team) |
| 4.4 | Report from the Working Group 4: Societal factors and stakeholder engagement (The PPT is the result of the Working Group discussions. It has not been modified by the Editorial Team) |
| 4.5 | Conclusions and recommendations |