Updated: 07-11-30

The impact of radionuclides released from hospitals to water sewage systems

Workshop in connection with the NKS-B LUCIA project at Statens Strålevern, Oslo.

The workshop will consider the tools available for radiological assessments of liquid radioactive discharges from hospitals as well as measurements performed in sewage systems. At the workshop

• the results obtained through studies (experimental and modelling) conducted in association with the LUCIA project will be presented,

• invited speakers will give presentations in related areas,

• a demonstration of the prediction tool, based on the model LUCIA, will be given.

Contact person: Ali Hosseini
More information: see here
 

Registration - Deadline 19 December

Sampling is an often neglected part of radioecological assessments, yet it is usually the main source of uncertainty. The seminar will focus on various aspects of sampling, both in traditional radioecology (terrestrial, aquatic) but also including new challenges in emergency response situations.  This can be related to the more general question, how well can we through our measurements assess the quantities and parameters we want to assess and are they the right parameters?

Invited speakers include (apart from Nordic specialists in radioecology):

• Marian Scott (professor, University of Glasgow): Environmental sampling-statistical principles and practice
• Gabriele Voigt (Head, IAEA laboratories, Seibersdorf): The ALMERA soil sampling intercomparison exercise
• Brenda J Howard (Head of Site, CEH Lancaster): Recent work in the UK on Best Practice Techniques for Environmental Monitoring
• Phil J Tattersall (Head, Operational Protection Department, HPA): The UK Health Protection Agency’s response to the polonium-210 incident in London 2006
• Björgvin Sigurðsson (Reykjavik Metropolitan Police, Technical Division): Working and sampling on a possible crime scene

(titles are indicative, they might change)

Contact person: Sigurður Emil Pálsson, programme manager, NKS-B.
Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute e-mail: sep@gr.is.

More information can also be obtained here and from the others preparing the seminar:
Sven P. Nielsen (Risø National Laboratory / DTU), e-mail: sven.nielsen@risoe.dk
Tarja K. Ikäheimonen (STUK).  e-mail: Tarja.Ikaheimonen@stuk.fi
 

Dependability Analysis of Complex Software Architectures, ESREL 2007
June 25-27, 2007, Stavanger, Norway
More information: www.esrel2007.com
 

YoungRad seminar
Seminar for students and young scientists
14-15 December 2006, Helsinki, Finland

The YoungRad seminar is an initiative of young Nordic students and scientists. The aim of the seminar is to create a dynamic contact forum for students and young scientists working in the fields of radiophysics, radiochemistry, radioecology, radiation protection and other related fields. Funding for arranging the seminar has been granted by the NKS.

Topics of the seminar will be the participants’ recent work and studies within the relevant fields. The subject of the presentation can be your own work or the research activities at your institute –anything that you will consider an important issue in your field of activity. The programme will include both oral and poster presentations. The language of oral presentations can be any Scandinavian language as well as English. All written material should be in English.

Contact person: Elisabeth Strålberg
More information: see here
 

Mini seminar with presentation and discussion about evaluation report, NKS-145, Evaluation of NKS Research Activities during 2002 - 2005
November 9, 2006, SKI, Stockholm

Contact person: Torkel Bennerstedt
For details: see here  (partly in Nordic language)
 

NKS and the Nordic Perspective – Present Work and Future Plans

NKS Status Seminar

May 10-11,  2006, Otnäs, Finland.  

On the seminar the results of the last four years of NKS work will be presented and discussed, and future plans outlined. Both the NKS-R program (reactor safety including decommissioning and radioactive waste) and NKS-B program (emergency preparedness and radioecology) ) are included. The seminar is open to anyone who wants to get an update on Nordic nuclear safety research, follow the evaluations of the achievements so far, and participate in developing future activities.

Among the participants will be NKS owners, other financiers, board members, end users, and persons directly involved in the various activities.

Young scientists in this field are especially encouraged to participate.

The seminar offers a creative forum for networking and dissemination of information as well as debate on the usefuleness of this form of Nordic cooperation; applicability of the results; and trends, needs and possibilities of future NKS work.

Language: Scandinavian (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish); possibly with some of the presentations and discussions in English.

Registration fee: DKK 900 (covers participation, two buffet lunches, conference dinner, and coffee/tea/refreshments). The seminar is sponsored by NKS.

Contact person: Torkel Bennerstedt
For details: see here
 

NKS-B Summary Seminar (with focus on radioecology and measurement techniques)
October 24 - 25, 2005, Estonia,
Results of NKS-B work 2002 - 2005 will be presented and summarised at the seminar. The main focus will be on radioecology and measurement techniques, results obtained, current status and future plans. This will include e.g. reports on work in the projects INDOFERN (New Indicator Organisms for Environmental Radioactivity) and Labinco (Intercomparison of Laboratory Analyses of Radionuclides in Environmental Samples).

Contact person: Sigurður Emil Pálsson

For details: see https://www.gr.is/nks-b/seminar2005/

Decommissioning Seminar
September 13-15, 2005, Risø, Denmark
See program, abstracts and presentations her.
Contact person: Karin Brodén
 

NKS-B Seminar on Theory of Sampling (TOS)
August 26, 2005, Risø Denmark
Organised by Lund University, Sweden; Risø National Laboratory, Denmark and Institute for Energy Technology, Norway
Contact person: Elis Holm, (registration should be made no later than 30 June)

For details: see  https://www.gr.is/nks-b/sampstrat/
 

NKS-B Mini-Seminar on Malicious Use of Radioactive Material

May 24 - 25, 2005, Stockholm, Sweden

Work under EMERAD: Emergency Management & Radiation Monitoring in Nuclear and Radiological Accidents will be reported.

Contact person: Robert R. Finck, SSI. 

For details: see https://www.gr.is/nks-b/mal-use
 

Traceability and Communication of Requirements in Digital I&C Systems Development. 8.12.2004, STUK, Helsinki, Finland
2^nd TACO Industrial Seminar, Project Report 2004 presented at the seminar
Contact person: Terje Sivertsen
 

Nordic-group conference on safety management
Lund, Sweden, October 28-29, 2004
Summary report

NKS Seminar on Safety Improvement Programmes in Russia and Estern Europe 25.-26.11.2004. Proceedings of the seminar and summary report
The seminar gathers experts to share experiences and lessons-learned in the safety improvement programmes towards NPP's in Russia and Eastern Europe.
Halden, Norway
Contact person: Thorbjørn Bjørlo
 

Seminar on knowledge management in Nordic NPPS's, Halden, Norway.7.-8.10.2004 Invitation.
Contact Person: Svein Nilsen, Institutt for Energiteknik
 

Documentation for the second Malmö-meeting on "Kvalitet i strålskyddsarbetet". 3-5 Februar 2004

Documentation for the first Malmö-meeting on "Kvalitet i strålskyddsarbetet", November 14-15, 2001.