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Estonian environmental Estonian environmental radioactivity research &radioactivity research &CONCERT topic 2CONCERT topic 2Alan TkaczykAssociate Professor

[email protected]

CONCERT Info Day, BfS, Munich, 27 January 2016

Laboratory of Nuclear Spectroscopy

• Development of nuclear detection methods (gamma-ray spectroscopy, liquid scintillation spectroscopy)

• NORM-waste generation in technogenic processes –emissions of natural radionuclides from oil shale power plants and NORM waste from drinking water treatment plants.

• Distribution and propagation of natural (Pb-210) and artificial (Cs-137) radionuclides in the atmosphere, soil, peatland and water.

• Modelling the propagation of radionuclides (RESRAD, METEX, Geant4 etc.)

Ongoing & planned activities

• The radiological impact of oil shale industry –enrichment of natural radionuclides in the oil shale ash.

• Drinking water treatment by removing natural radionuclides.

• Analyze the radiological impact when using NORM waste in building materials.

• HPGe -spectrometry and liquid scintillation counting for the determination of natural radionuclides.

• Examine the methodology and possibilities of in-situ radon measurements.

• Radiological impact of Rare Earth Element (REE) industry

Case study: Fossil fuel plant activity

Oil shale = Estonian fossil fuel, 85% electricity

*Ots, Oil shale fuel combustion, 2006. *Vaasma, Kiisk, Meriste, Tkaczyk. J Envir Rad, 2014.

Activity concentration

Our main NORM interest1. Generate more site-specific data points to improve models

and reduce uncertainties 2. Assess migration and leaching risks from use of NORM

materials in construction3. Migration of radionuclides in the environment and

accumulation, based on environmental conditions4. Radiation impact assessment

I Institute of Resource Ecology I www.hzdr.de

1st CONCERT Call - Topic 2Reducing uncertainties in human and ecosystem radiologicalrisk assessment and management in nuclear emergenciesand existing exposure situations, including NORM

Research Interest HZDR

27th January, 2016Oberschleißheim, Germany

I Institute of Resource Ecology I www.hzdr.deMember of the Helmholtz AssociationPage 2

Improving transport modelling of RN from NORM sites into uncontaminated environments by better addressing the influence of chemical and biological/ microbiological processes


Reducing uncertainties in radiological risk assessment of existing long-term exposure situations, including NORM

HZDR is interested together with WG NORM members and interested external partners to discuss a possible NORM related proposal.

Tatiana Duranova

[email protected]

Department of Safety Analysis

VUJE Experience and Research

Interests

Information Day CONCERT 1st Open RTD Call 27.1.2016, Munich, Germany

• Organization• VUJE experience and research

interests• Participation in the European

research and expert projects• Role in the CONCERT Project• Key personnel

Content

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Organization

Established in 1977 as a state research institute

In 1994 transformed into a joint stock company whose shares are owned by company employees and former employees

Presently implements large projects mainly in the field of nuclear power generation

Current scope of company operations includes all activities related to the preparation, implementation, operation and termination of operation mainly of nuclear energy installations

VUJE a.s. has an established integrated management system based on international standards and related national regulations aimed at improving the safety of nuclear facilities exploitation, the environment protection as well as occupational safety and health protection. It also applies requirements and recommendations of IAEA.

Organization (cont.)

VUJE is founding member of

• NERIS and

• NUGENIA.

VUJE is also member of ETSON.

VUJE has wider involvement in the OECD/NEA working groups nominated there by Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic as their Technical Support Organization.

VUJE has links to a wide range of stakeholders involved in radiation protection, emergency management and decision making including post-nuclear accident situations, nuclear safety and nuclear waste management.

VUJE experience and research interests

Topic 2: Reducing uncertainties in human and ecosystem radiological risk assessment and management in nuclear emergencies and existing exposure situations, including NORM• development and implementation of decision support systems, • accident management and risk assessment, • source term evaluation, • atmospheric dispersion and dose modeling, • uncertainty handling and sensitivity analyses, • exercises preparation and conducting, • training courses development and conducting, • governance of hazardous activities and situations (including post-nuclear

accident situations), • stakeholder engagement processes and facilitation of multi-stakeholder

processes.

Participation in the European research and expert projects / Infrastructure (1)

NERIS-TP: Towards a self sustaining European Technology Platform on Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response and Recovery• establishing and operation of a European NERIS Platform on

emergency and post-accident preparedness and management to further improve emergency response and recovery preparedness in Europe,

• strengthening of the preparedness at the local/national level by setting up dedicated fora and developing new tools or adapting the tools developed within the EURANOS projects,

• The training course, dissemination workshops and exercises have been conducted in the second half of the project to distribute the information on the new tools to all interested parties. This resulted in several national exercises testing the new products and providing feedback to the developers.

Participation in the European research and expert projects / Infrastructure (2)

PREPARE: Innovative integrative tools and platforms to be prepared for radiological emergencies and post-accident response in Europe• review of existing operational procedures in dealing with long lasting

releases, • developing of missing functionalities in decision support system in the

area of improved source term estimation – Fast and simple method with NPP fence measurements for source term estimation and its integration in JRODOS,

• as the management of the Fukushima event in Europe was far from being optimal, the means have been developed on a scientific and operational basis to improve information collection, information exchange and the evaluation for such types of accidents. This was achieved through a collaboration of industry, research and governmental organizations in Europe taking into account the networking activities carried out under the NERIS-TP project.

Role in the CONCERT Project

VUJE is actively participating in the work of:

WP2: Integration and SRA development in radiation protection research

WP3: Priority research and Joint programming needs in the perspective of European integration

WP5: Stakeholder involvement and communication of scientific evidence base and radiation protection research

WP7: Education & Training

Key personnel

Ms. Tatiana Duranova is mathematician and social worker, emergency planning expert, project manager, heads VUJE RODOS Team, working at VUJE since 1981. T. Duranova is Management Board Member of NERIS Platform Association since 2010, member of the WPNEM at NEA OECD, Deputy Chair pf the RODOS Users Group. She was and is involved in a number EC-funded projects having been the Work Package leader in some of them and Coordinator of them within the Slovak Republic, currently involved in the EC-funded project PREPARE and CONCERT. Contact: [email protected]

Ms Jarmila Bohunova is mathematician, emergency planning expert, project manager and heads Group of radiological consequence analysis, working at VUJE since 1993. She is member of the NERIS R&D committee. She is involved in the EC-funded project PREPARE. Contact: [email protected]

Dr. Juraj Duran holds a Ph.D. in meteorology, theoretical physicist, emergency planning specialist, project manager, working at VUJE since 1990. He is leading and carrying out research and development of tools for accident analyses and decision support. He is involved in the EC-funded projects PREPARE and CATO. Contact: [email protected]

Mr. Albert Bujan is physicist, emergency planning expert, project manager, working at VUJE since 1981. He is responsible for environmental source term evaluation both during the severe accidents and design basic accidents, development of the computational models for European integral code ASTEC, He is involved in the EC-funded projects PREPARE and CESAM. Contact: [email protected]

Thank you very much for your attention

VUJE, a.s.

Okružná 5

918 64 Trnava

Slovak Republic

Tel.: + 421 33 599 1111

Fax: + 421 33 599 1200

E-mail: [email protected]

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Information for potential partners

Vladimir Fiser27 January 2016

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ÚJV Řež, a. s.

Service provider in the field of applied research and engineering for 60 years

Wide range of complex scientific and research projects implementerspecifically, in energy and nuclear installations and radiopharmaceuticals

Employer of 700 staff members of various professions more than 62% with university degrees

Long term profitable company evaluated by customers and partners

Broad international cooperation reflects the level of our scientific research and business activities

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Portfolio of Products and Services

Designing and engineering activities in energy industry

Support for the operation of nuclear power plantsLifetime and efficiency improvementSafety, reliability, diagnostics and equipment qualification

Emergency preparedness and responseSource term calculations, accident assessment and predictionModeling of accident scenario, consequences, countermeasures implementation

Radioactive wasteRadioactive waste management and repositories, spent fuel transportationDecommissioning, fragmentation and decontamination services

Radiopharmaceuticals Applied research in the field of nuclear energy and ionizing radiation

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Research topics for 1st call of CONCERT

Topic 2: Reducing uncertainties in human and ecosystem radiological risk assessment and management in nuclear emergencies and existing exposure situations, including NORM

Advanced methods and fast tools (including software development) for best estimate prediction of release of radioactive substances into environment and for radiological consequences in light of new approach of ICRP 103 recommendation and in the light of previous lessons learnt from Fukushima and Chernobyl accidents. Aiming for utilization under real terrain conditions by members of intervention teams.

Software for prediction of radioactive substances dispersion and deposition in urban condition after terrorists attacks with use of dirty bomb and/or dissemination of radioactive substances. Support for decision making of intervention teams during real threat.

Improvement of source term assessment using reverse modelling based on real measurement in terrain. Interactive and iterative improvement of source term assessed in ad-hoc situation without justified information on radioactive substances inventory in case of dirty bomb attacks.

Utilisation of drones (unmanned aerial and/or ground vehicles) for radiological reconnaissance in urban conditions (protection of crowded places). Proposal of hardware (sensors, vehicles, communication, control and data transfer), methods (procedures and guidance for reconnaissance) and software for evaluation of measurements and their integration into the dissemination model.

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References

R&D Project MD (Ministry of Defence of Czech Republic) 0601 5 3040 S “Knowledge-based support for command and management of emergencies - reconnaissance optimization and model-based prediction of radiation and chemical situation with use of remotely controlled mobile vehicles”

R&D Project MD 0501 5 3020 “Advanced methods and tools for command and crisis management and simulation tools for specialists preparation and training”

R&D Project MD 0301 2 5555 S “Decision support system for commanding managers during state infrastructure endangerment”

R&D project MIT (Ministry of Industry and Trade of Czech Republic) FC-M/48“STRATEGY” – Application of nuclear methods for army and armament industry, including development of methods and tools for prediction of radiological consequences after release form low-potential sources (NPPs)

PHARE project PH11.07/97C „Crisis Centre Organisation and Equipment“, development of methods and tools to support decision making of crisis team on analysis and prediction of NPP accident course and consequences

R&D Project MIT FI-IM5/196 “Methods and tools for design, implementation and evaluation of advances form of complex technological process monitoring and control by new user interface displays generation”

R&D Project MIT FI-IM3/092 “Research of fuzzy neural modelling methods for non-destructive on-line monitoring and validation of technological process sensors”

R&D Project MIT FI-IM/061 “Augmented and Virtual Reality Tools for safety and effectiveness improvement of complex and/or risk classified human activities”

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Thank you for your attention

Hlavní 130, Řež, 250 68 Husinecwww.ujv.cz

Vladimir Fiser Head of Diagnostics and Radiation Safety Dept.

E-mail: [email protected], phone: +420 266 172 446, mobile: +420 602 364 266

Dan Galeriu, PhD“Horia Hulubei” National Institute for Physics and

Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest – Magurele, ROMANIA

Info Day CONCERT, BfS Munich, Germany, January 27 2016

• INSTITUTUL OF ATOMIC PHYSICS (IFA) Romania; "HORIA HULUBEI" NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICS AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING (IFIN‐HH), affiliated or linked to IFA‐MG

• Dan Galeriu, senior researcher and project manager• Romania develops nuclear energy with Heavy Water Reactors

of CANDU type. Unit I operates since 1996 and Unit II since2007. Many PWR‐ Russian style reactors are around. We experienced Chernobyl

• IFIN‐HH contribution to Chernobyl: in Romania ‐ external dose, air concentration, deposition (gamma spectroscopy long list of radionuclides); first assessment of consequences (Sept 1986, not public); international ‐ Chernobyl Fallout Data from the Central Bohemia ‐ Scenario CB. VAMP , IAEA‐ TECDOC‐795 (1995); Southern Finland ‐ Scenario S VAMP , IAEA‐TECDOC‐904 (1996) Testing of environmental transfer models using Chernobyl fallout data from the Iput River catchment area, Bryansk Region, Russian Federation, (IAEA‐BIOMASS‐4) (2003)

IFIN‐HH in RODOS and tritium expertise IFIN‐HH in RODOS: customisation for Romania, First Tritium accident module FDMH

(1998‐2000); Review of processes ‐ RODOS (WG3)‐TN(98)‐07 (1998), Model Description, RODOS (WG3)‐TN(99)‐54, (2000); Documentation ‐ RODOS(WG3)‐TN(99)‐56, (2000)

Recognised expertise in Tritium and 14C; BIOMOVS Tritium transfer in the foodchain Report 8 and 13 (1998); Modelling the environmental transport of tritium in the vicinity of long term atmospheric and sub‐surface sources, (IAEA‐BIOMASS‐3) (2003); EMRAS I WG 2 Modelling of tritium and carbon‐14 transfer to biota and man working group

TRANSFER OF TRITIUM IN THE ENVIRONMENT AFTER ACCIDENTAL RELEASES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES, Report of Working Group 7 “Tritium Accidents” of EMRAS II IAEA_TECDOC‐1738, ISBN 978‐92‐0‐102814‐3, 2014

TRITIUM IN THE ENVIRONMENT;ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Editor‐in‐chief: Meyers, Robert A., Springer, New York, ISBN 978‐0‐387‐89469‐0 2012 , vol. 15: ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY AND ECOTOXICOLOGY OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES, Editor: Glen Bird, pages 10997‐11025. P. Davis, D. Galeriu

RADIONUCLIDES IN THE ENVIRONMENT, Chapter ‐ TRITIUM, Edited by David A. Atwood, Copyright 2010, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., West Sussex, England, pp. 47‐65, ISBN 978‐0‐47071434‐8Dan Galeriu, Anca Melintescu

>35 Invited lectures and international reports Commercial in confidence ITER.ORG, ICSI, CNE PHWR, Fuel reprocessing , Fusion

Nuclear energy must be safe and need robust radiological and environmental impact assessment (DETRIMENT)‐ LARGE

UNCERTAINTIES FOR TRITIUM (10)

Tritium, as 14C is a life radionuclide (water cycle and dry matter cycle) → interdisciplinary research, process oriented

Forms: tritiated water (HTO), Tritiated gases, Buried Tritium, a biotic organics, Exchangeable and Non‐exchangeable Organically Bound Tritium (OBT),NE‐OBT&DNA damage, work place tritium

Fukushima tritium → need to upgrade AQUATRIT, from Whole body to organs

Dynamics in domestic mammals & birds and wild animals (biota radioprotection) ‐ few experimental data, human dosimetry

Routine release High OBT/HTO ratio ‐ not explained Crops ‐ OBT formation (under‐prediction, night processes);

needs new, well designed experiments); respiration paradigm

Work in progress needing collaborationanimals and OBT in crops

FBP-RBC

FRBC-BP

Red Blood Cell (RBC)

Brain (BR)

Viscera (VIS)

Muscle (MUS)

Adipose Tissue (AD)

Remainder (REM)

Stomach Content(ST)

Small Intestine Content (SI)

Large Intestine Content (LI)

HTOIntake

OBTIntake

BodyWater(BW)

BloodPlasma

(BP)

FBP-BR

FBR-BP

FBP-VIS

FVIS-BP

FBP-MUS

FMUS-BP

FBP-AD

FAD-BP

FBP-REM

FREM-BP

FBW-BP

FBP-BW

FSI-BP

FSI-BW

FST-SI

FSI-LI

FLI-FE FBP-UO

FBW-out

Excretion of OBT in urineExcretion of OBT in feces

Outdoor Radon & external dose

THANK YOU!

No. WP WP leader1 Model improvement in the pre‐and release

phase, Ensemble calculations, countermeasures with ensembles, visualisation of ensemble results, etc.

IRSN?

2 Radioecological modelling: fit for purpose as research and operational tool (ALLIANCE, NERIS)

3 Data assimilation in dose and food models (ERADOS, ALLIANCE, NERIS)

HMGU?BfS?

4 Long term recovery CIEMAT5 Communication and stakeholder SCK*CEN +

MUTADIS6 Decision making in all phases, formal

decision aiding tools (possible umbrella for the other work packages)

Contact:

Thierry Schneider (CEPN), Chair of [email protected]

Florian Gering (BfS), Vice-Chair of [email protected]

Wolfgang [email protected]

Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbHwww.ages.at

Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)

Division Radiation Protection

Dr. Valeria Gruber

www.ages.at

Tasks and Topics- Technical Support Organisation of Ministries (Health, Environment)

- Expert work (private, public sector, organisations (WHO, IAEA, EC))

- Research, projects

• Radon and Radioecology• Radiation Protection and Radiochemistry• Technical Radiation Protection

Main Tasks• Nuclear Emergency Response

• Environmental and Food Monitoring

• National Radon Centre of Austria

• Dose assessment at NORM and radon workplaces

• Reference Centre for Technical Quality Assurance (Breast Cancer Early DetectionProgramme)

Accredited Laboratories (- and -spectrometry, LSC, ICP-MS, radon)

www.ages.at

Monitoring Network

336 dose rate stations10 air-sampling stations

radio-ecological databases : long-term monitoring, special programmes (soil, „Sonnblick“)

www.ages.at

Food monitoring

• EmergencyMeasurements up to 700 samples/day (dose assessment, limit)

• RoutineMilkMixed DietMeatDrinking WaterMushroomsBerriesInfant food

Additional projects: fish, game, etc.

Cäsium-137 in Rohmilch Tour Flachau-Wagrain, Sbg.

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www.ages.at

National Radon Centre, NORM

dose assessment, work places,radon and NORM

national radon database, radon measurements, radon awareness,structural radon protection, research projects and pilot studies

www.ages.at

What we are interested in and can offer…• Radon, NORM• Radioecology• Nuclear Emergency Response

• high expertise in the fields

• access to (long-term monitoring) data (radon, RN in different media)

• well equiped, accredited laboratories• good contact/cooperation with national and international research institutes,

authorities, organisations Dr. Valeria Gruber

National Radon CentreAustrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)Radiation ProtectionDepartment for Radon and Radioecology

Wieningerstrasse 8A-4020 Linz, AustriaTel. ++43-(0)50555-41906Fax ++43-(0)[email protected]

www.nrpa.no

January 27th – Info Day - Munich

Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority

• National authority in the area of radiation protection and nuclear safety in Norway.

• Protection 50 years• Countermeasures still necessary

in Norway due to Chernobyl• Radioecology and emergency

preparedness• EURATOM; COMET, STAR,

PREPARE, SHAMISEN, FASTNET

• Second standard Dosimetrylaboratory

Financial note: The NRPA is the Norwegian POM in CONCERT. However, as a non-EU country, the NRPA does not request EU funding for its participation in CONCERT – NRPA participation in EU projects is funded by the Research Council of Norway.

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Snåsa region

Kautokeino

Røros region

Concentration ofCs-137 in surfacesoil (1986)

Research themes• cooperation between authorities,

agricultural experts, farmers and local administration.

• Societal consequences of nuclear accidents; stakeholder dialogue and participation methods

• Whole body monitoring of Sami• Facility for whole body counting

• Decision support system ARGOS, crisis communication tools

• Reducing uncertainty -Parameter updating for Nordic region

THH5

THH6

Folie 3

THH5 Make plans with the people, not for the peopleTanya Helena Hevrøy; 25.01.2016

THH6 during 1986-1988Tanya Helena Hevrøy; 26.01.2016

Research themes• Multiple fit for purpose models

(e.g. dynamic reindeer, NRPA marine box model, ERICA tool).

• Ongoing regular monitoring ofsheep/reindeer

• Ecosystem transfer of radionuclides (incl. NORM)

• Large amount of data concerning the Chernobyl accident

• Kinetic model for bioaccumulation processes into modelling tools.

Year 0.5, Nielsen et al., 1997

Mod el Pu -239 [Bq/m3 ]00 - 1E-081E-08 - 7E-087E-08 - 2E-072E-07 - 8E-078E-07 - 2E-062E-06 - 5E-045E-04 - 1E-051E-05 - 5E-055E-05 - 8E-058E-05 - 2E-032E-03 - 6.7E-01

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The Ob bay

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ObskayaGuba

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THH1 We continually aim to improve these models by the implementation of dynamic approaches for bioaccumulation processes and updating parameters for Nordic systems to reduce uncertainty.Tanya Helena Hevrøy; 25.01.2016

THH2 My colleague har showb through the NRPA box model the significance of bioacclimation; dependence on paramters - mising data for many radionuclidesTanya Helena Hevrøy; 25.01.2016

THH3 Uncertainties are dynamic - our models aim to improve uncertainties by updating parametersTanya Helena Hevrøy; 25.01.2016

THH4 Have already done uncertainty and sensitivity analyses for radioecological assessmentsTanya Helena Hevrøy; 25.01.2016

Research interests and infrastructuresUniversity of Gothenburg (UGOT) – Department of radiation physics

Mats Isakson, prof.27th of January, 2016 - Information Day on the 1st OPEN RTD CALL of the

‘CONCERT-European Joint Programme for the Integration of Radiation Protection Research’ under Horizon 2020

Mats Isakson, prof.27th of January, 2016 - Information Day on the 1st OPEN RTD CALL of the

‘CONCERT-European Joint Programme for the Integration of Radiation Protection Research’ under Horizon 2020

Research interests

o Radiometrical characterization, by alpha and gamma spectrometry, for radiological risk assessment – envrionmentand NORM industries.

o Reducing uncertainties in assessment of internal dose from accidental intake of radionuclides

o Measurements of radionuclides in soil at reference sites to establish time series and to study models for long‐term migration in soil.

Competences, research experience and networks

o Emergency preparedness planning

o Cell proliferation and gene expression

o Animal model studies

o Alpha, beta and gamma spectrometry

o Radioecology

o External and internal dosimetry

o 3 professors, 10 senior researchers, 2 post doc, about 25 PhD students, laboratory personnel

o Collaboration with about 30 MD:s

Infrastructures – equipment and measurements 1

o External dosimetry, including personal dosimetry

o Internal dosimetry: 2 whole body counters (NaI scanning bed, plastic scintillators), thyroid uptake meter

o Stationary and mobile gamma spectrometry (HPGe): man‐made radionuclides and NORM

o In situ gamma spectrometry

o Sample changers (NaI)

o Liquid scintillator

o Dose rate meters and handheld spectrometers

o Sampling equipment and facility for sample preparation of various environmental samples

Infrastructures – equipment and measurements 2

o Alpha spectrometry with liquid/sediment/soil/organic matrices: U isotopes (238, 235, 234), Th isotopes (232, 230,228) Pu isotopes (238, 239+240), 241Am and 210Po.

o Animal models (mouse, rat) in specialized facilities

o Access to various cell lines and experimental equipment for cell proliferation studies and studies of gene expressions

o Various software for environmental modelling and internal dosimetry

FP7, GA 295513, RENEB Demonstration workshop, Brussels, 26 November 2015

BfS Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz GermanyAMVRC Army Medical and Veterinary Research Centre ItalyBIR/UULM Bundeswehr Institut für Radiobiologie/Universität Ulm GermanyCEA Commissariat à l´Énergie Atomique FranceDIT Dublin Institute of Technology, IrelandENEA Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie L´Energia ItalyFZ Jülich Forschungszentrum Jülich GermanyHMGU Helmholtz Centre Munich GermanyPHE Public Health England United KingdomICHTJ Institut Chemii i Techniki Jadrowej PolandINFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnano ItalyINSP Institutul National de Sanatate Publica RomaniaIRBA French Army Biomedical Research Institute FranceIRSN Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire FranceISS Instituto Superiore di Sanità ItalyITN Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear PortugalLAFE Fundacion para la Investigation del Hospital Univ. la fe Com. Valenciana SpainNCRRP National Center for Radiobiology and Radiation Protection BulgariaNCSR D National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” GreeceOKK‐OSSKI National Research Institute for Radiobiology & Radiohygiene HungaryNRPA Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority NorwayRPC Radiation Protection Centre LithuaniaSCK‐CEN Belgian Nuclear Research Center Belgium SU Stockholm University SwedenUAB Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona SpainUGent Universiteit Gent BelgiumUNITUS University of Tuscia ItalyUS University of Sevilla SpainSERMAS Servicio Madrileño de Salud ‐,Hospital General Universitario G. Marañón Spain25 Partners, 17 European Countries with MoU

– RENEB –Running the European network of biological and physical retrospective dosimetry for emergency preparedness and

radiation research

FP7, GA 295513, RENEB Demonstration workshop, Brussels, 26 November 2015

Operational Basis“Stand by mode” of reliable and proven methods

Dicentric Assay Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH‐Assay)

Micronucleus assay

Premature Chromosome Condensation (PCC)

Gamma H2AX Foci

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance/Optically Stimulated Luminescence (EPR/OSL) on mobile phone&on tooth, nails

GlassElectronic compo‐nents

RENEB: Operational Basis

CONCERT Infoday, 27. January 2016

• Emergency preparedness and response

Individual, independent dose estimation→ fast classification of persons based on biological samples and/ orinert personalized devices

→ re‐assurance of the „worried well“: high socio‐economic impact!(Lesson learned from former accidents)

• Radiation Protection ResearchContribution to large scale research projects

→ effect of low dose →Radiation sensitivity→Non cancer disease→Epidemiological studies where sampling and handling of bioprobesor inert material is included

Benefits of the NetworkRENEB: Sustainability

CONCERT Infoday, 27. January 2016

European radiation platforms NERIS: focussing on emergency preparedness MELODI: focussing on low doses EURADOS: focussing on dosimetry ALLIANCE: focussing on radioecolody Medical P. focussing on medical radiation protection

Crosscutting: Infrastructure Education & TrainingQuality Assurance

Benefits of the Network

RENEB: Future of the Network

The aims of the call are:

To make optimal use of research infrastructures

LABORATORY OF RADIOCHEMISTRYDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRYUNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI

Jukka LehtoProfessor Head of the laboratory

LABORATORY OF RADIOCHEMISTRY

The only general radiochemistry unit within Finnish universities

Among the largest academic radiochemistry units world-wide

Over 40 researchers, including 17 doctoral students

Research areas:

- Chemistry related to final disposal of spent nuclear fuel

- Management of nuclear waste effluents

- Radiopharmaceutical chemistry

- Environmental radioactivity research

ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY RESEARCH

Behavior of radionuclides from fallouts of the nuclear weapons tests and the Chernobyl accident in the environment and food chains (Cs, Sr, Pu, Am, Cm, Np)

Behavior of natural radionuclides (U, Ra, Po, Pb) in:Drinking waterForest soil and edible mushrooms and berriesMining mill tailings waste

RESEARCH FACILITIES

Gamma spectrometers (3)Alpha spectrometers (30 chambers) Liquid scintillation counters (4)Gamma counters (2)Whole body counter ICP-MS and ICP-OESAccess to HR-ICP-MS’s HPLC coupled with ICP-MSBeta-imagersOthers

50th anniversary party in 2013

Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, E.N. 10, 2695-066 Bobadela, LRS, Portugal

CONCERT Info Day, Munich, 27th January 2016

Maria José [email protected]

Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)University of Lisbon, Portugal

“Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)”Engineering, Science and Technology School

University of Lisbon

Organigram

Centre of Sciences andNuclear Technologies

(C2TN)

RadiologicalProtection and Safety

Laboratory (LPSR)

Department of Engineering andNuclear Sciences

(DECN)

Group of RadiologicalProtection and Safety

(GPSR)

Research Areas in Radiation Protection

Environmental Radioactivity and Radioecology

Dosimetry and Radiobiology

Metrology of Ionizing Radiation

Emergency Preparedness and Management of Radiological & Nuclear Accidents

Radioactive Waste Management

Participation in R&D projects funded by the European Union (EU) HORIZON 2020, by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, by organizations such as EURADOS (European Radiation Dosimetry Group) and EURAMET (European Association of National Metrology Institutes), in collaboration with CERN and other research centers in European countries

Participation in the activities of the European Technology Platforms, Associations and Groups, such as MELODI, Alliance, NERIS, IGD-TP, EURADOS and EURAMET

Participation in IAEA WG and technical cooperation projects (RER)

Education & Training

Legal obligations

Other Activities in Radiation Protection

Laboratory Infrastructures and Equipments

Laboratory of Gamma Spectrometry Laboratory of Alpha Spectrometry Laboratory of Total Counting (gas proportional

and liquid scintillation counters) Laboratory of Indoor Radon Laboratory of Radioecology Laboratory of Metrology of Ionizing Radiation Laboratory of Cytogenetic Laboratory of Biochemistry Laboratory of Whole Body Counter Laboratory of Environmental and Individual

Dosimetry Laboratory of Fluorescence Laboratory of Optic Microscopic Laboratory of Radioactive Wastes HiVol Aerosol Monitoring Stations Gamma Monitoring Network (GAMMANET) Etc.

Metrology for processing materials with high natural radioactivity-MetroNORM;

Radiological and Compositional Assessment of a Phosphogypsum Stock Pile Area;

Innovative integrative tools and platforms to be prepared for radiological emergencies and post-accident response in Europe-PREPARE;

Development of a Terrestrial Robotic System as a Tool for Radiological and Heavy Metal Monitoring in Estuarine Environments- ROBOSAMPLER;

Study of the adsorption mechanisms and kinetics in geomaterials and their structural charaterisation: implications for processes of natural attenuation of heavy metal contamination and radioactive wastes confinement-KADRWaste;

Environmentally friendly and efficient methods for extraction of rare earths elements from secondary sources-ENVIREE;

Legal obligations (ex. Determination and Control of the Environmental Radioactivity Levels in Portugal, under Art. 35-36 Euratom Treaty);

Maintain the accreditation of radioanalytical techniques, according to the ISO/IEC 17025.

Activities in Environmental Radioactivity and Radioecology

Main Research Interests

Environmental availabiliy and impact of radionuclides in terrestrial andfreshwater ecosystems (including human food chain) and their interactionswith atmosphere incorporating physical, chemical and or biologicalprocesses. Validated process based model parameterisation, characterisationof variability and uncertainty, and guidance for fit-for-purpose models(ALLIANCE P#1):

• To contribute to the development of regional parameters through the compilation of regional specific parameters (set up of a database) on climate, agriculture, dietary habits and transfer factors in order to allow the customization of the food-chain models used in DSS for south (Mediterranean) European conditions;

• To contribute to the mechanistic and dynamic transfer studies through the evaluation of the long-term dynamics of soil-to-plant transfers for long-lived radionuclides (ex. Cs-137, Sr-90).

Main Research Interests Development of models tools and datasets for their calibration and validation

guidance to select and evaluate the effectiveness of different remediationstrategies in long-lasting exposure situations (e.g. nuclear accidents and orNORM/TENORM) (ALLIANCE P#2):

• To contribute to setup sampling strategies and methods, for the chemical, physical and radiological characterization of NORM samples (past Zn, Cu and U mining activities and historical phosphogypsum -PG tailings);

• To evaluate the PG tailings influence in the surrounding environments (soils, sediments, water, salt marsh plants, estuarine seaweeds and bivalves);

• To study the soil-plant radionuclides transfer in different PG/soils ratios and, the identification of the vegetal species that can act as bioindicatorsfor trace metals and radionuclides;

• To develop new methodologies and measurement devices for measurement of natural radionuclides.

Silesian Centre for Environmental Radioactivity

Boguslaw Michalik [email protected]

GŁÓWNY INSTYTUT GÓRNICTWA/CENTRAL MINING INSTITUTE/

Katowice, POLAND

Radioprotection | Radioecology | Natural Radioactivity (NORM)| Environmental radioactivity

Coal mining area, Upper Silesia POLANDthe observatory site affected by radium rich brines discharge

The main fields of interest…. Well scientifically justified recommendations for:

o NORM waste/residues classification (A> 1Bq/g);o NORM treatment and final disposal;o NORM waste repository construction;o NORM impact on environment mitigation.

Use of NORM affected sites as a source of valuable data for:

o Post accidents long term effects assessment;o Nuclear waste final repository long term forecast preparation;o RN migration and transfers models verification.

Recent activity: - contaminated water purification

The main goal is to check the capability of zeolites to remove natural radionuclides from water and construct installation for radium removal from mine waters in order to: • estimate the efficiency of radium removal

fromdifferent mine waters, • assess the influence of contact time of

water with zeolite on the removal efficiency,

• perform experiments at technological scale for different types of zeolite,

• optimise of zeolite bed composition for field experiments,

• prepare the project of underground installation.

- RAMSES Project: Monitoring of RAdium and Thallium in the vicinity of Mining SitES

Laboratory infrastructure

• Gamma/alpha spectrometry • Radiochemistry and LSC• TLD gamma/radon progeny

dosimetry • Big radon/climatic chamber -

radon measurements• Fine aerosols (nm)

generation and spectrometry• X/gamma/beta/neutrons

irradiation facility • ISO 17025 certification

Radiobiology and Radiation Biophysics Physics Department, UniPv, Pavia, Italy

CONCERT INFO-DAY Munich, 27 January 2016

Radiobiology and Radiation Biophysics, Physics Department University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Andrea Ottolenghi, Physicist Giorgio Baiocco, Physicist Gabriele Babini, Physicist

Jacopo Morini, Biologist Daniele Alloni, Physicist

Vere Smyth, Physicist

The group carries on experimental and theoretical studies on ionizing radiation effects (particularly after low doses), with applications in the clinical use of radiation for diagnostics and therapy (including the risk of complications and secondary tumours) and radiation protection:

* investigation and modeling of mechanisms of radiation action on biological structures from the sub cellular to the systemic level

* use of radiation as a probe to test the response of biological systems to perturbing agents

Involvement of the group in Research and Training EURATOM Programmes in the 7th Framework and in HORIZON 2020

Local (UniPV) scientific management of the EURATOM projects CONCERT (with coordination of the WP on E&T), OPERRA, EUTEMPE-RX, ANNETTE, DoReMi (with coordination of the WP on E&T), EPIRADBIO.

EU coordination of ANDANTE, ALLEGRO.

Sofia Barbieri, PhD student, Physics Mattia Siragusa, visiting PhD student, Physics

…and in collaboration with the Biology Departments, UniPv

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Examples of research topics and activities (with selected recent publications)

Intra- / Extra-cellular signalling pathways (e.g. NF-kB, cytokines)



G. Babini et al., In vitro γ-ray-induced inflammatory response is dominated by culturing conditions rather than radiation exposures. Scientific Reports 5, Art. no.: 9343 doi:10.1038/srep09343, pp 1-7 (2015). http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150320/srep09343/pdf/srep09343.pdf

Individual radiosensitivity (e.g. radiosensitivity in rare diseases)

J. Morini et al., Radiosensitivity in lymphoblastoid cell ines derived from Shwachman-Diamond Syondrome Patients Radiation Protection Dosimetry (2015), Vol. 166, No. 1–4, pp. 95–100

http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150320/srep09343/pdf/srep09343.pdf

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DNA damage & repair L. Mariotti et al. Use of the γ-H2AX Assay to Investigate DNA Repair Dynamics Following Multiple Radiation Exposures. PLoS ONE 8 (11): e79541. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079541 (2013).


Bioinformatic analysis of high throughput datasets (-omics)

High throughput image analysis

Systems biology (deterministic and stochastic modelling, integration of datasets, etc.)

From G. Babini’s presentation at the DoReMi Final Meeting, Budapest, december 2015

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Simulation of the action of different radiation qualities at different scales - from the macroscopic scale with transport calculations to cellular and sub cellular scale with track structure simulation and evaluation of damage to cellular targets as DNA



e.g. cellular damage induction by secondary neutrons produced in particle therapy and evaluation of their biological effectiveness as a function of energy

A. Ottolenghi, V. Smyth, K. Trott. Assessment of cancer risk from neutron exposure - the ANDANTE project. Radiation Measurements 57, 68-73 (2013) G. Baiocco et al., Reaction Mechanism interplay in determining the biological effectiveness of neutrons as a function of energy, Radiation Protection Dosimetry (2015), Vol. 166, No. 1–4, pp. 316–319

D. Alloni et al. Modelling dose deposition and DNA damage due to low energy β emitters. Radiation Research, 182, 322–330 (2014)

e.g. cellular damage induction by radionuclide intake dependent on cellular localization of the emitting source


Early and late health risks to normal/healthy tissues including secondary tumors K Trott, W Doerr , A Facoetti, J Hopewell, J Langendijk, P van Luijk, A Ottolenghi and V Smyth Biological mechanisms of normal tissue damage: importance for the design of NTCP models Radiotherapy and Oncology Radiotherapy and Oncology 105 79–85 (2012)

INFRASTRUCTURES & EQUIPMENTS

Radiobiology LAB in the Physics Department

and easy connection and access to Labs of UniPv Departments and research facilities, including CENTRO GRANDI STRUMENTI

WB, ELISA, Fluorescence microscopy, Flow cytometry, qRT-PCR, EMSA NGS, Confocal microscopy, GC-MS

Close facilities:

X-rays facility (LINAC 6MV, in collaboration with IRCCS S. Maugeri)

C ions facility (CNAO, Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica)

Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Energy (LENA) - TRIGA Mark II Research Nuclear Reactor, UniPv



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TI‐FI Radiation Ecology Research Interests and Infrastructures

Research Interests and InfrastructuresThünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology

Nogueira, Pedro; Aust, Marc‐Oliver Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology

München27 Januar 2016



Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology

Biodiversity and migratory fish

• Factors for the population development and how to enable sustainable fisheries?

Aquaculture

• Sustainability and Environmental Impact?

Marine Environment

• Radionuclides and Contaminants concentrations and their effects on fish?



Federal coordinating office for environmental radioactivity in fish

IMIS Network (Integrated Measuring and Information System)• > 60 laboratories • 1800 ODL measurement stations • Continually measurement of air, soil,

water and food

Copyright: Contre‐Jour Hamburg



Research Interests

Identification of low dose effects and radiation biomarkers in fish

• Laboratory experiments exposing fishes to ionizing radiation and other stressors.

• Field experiments and measurements

Computational modelling

• Use of Monte Carlo methods to improve dosimetry (eg. MCNPX)

• Development of animal computational and Biokinetic models

• Improve and develop models for radionuclide transport and transfer calculations in the Aquatic environment and the transference into the human food chain. Experience in Box compartment modelling. Fish simple voxel model



Infrastructures

Alfa, Beta and Gamma low level spectrometers, for environmental samples.

Radiochemical laboratory for radionuclides chemical separation and sample preparation.

Ultra‐trace analysis for organic and inorganic anthropogenic pollutants (e.g. heavy metals, TNT, etc.).

Genotoxic analysis (COMET Assay and Micronuclei).

Facilities for fish breading and maintenance of several hundred zebrafish embryos, for the production of fish.

Flow facility for maintenance and exposure of marine fish.



3 Research Vessels

Technical Data Walther Herwig IIIVessel type Stern trawlerLength 64.5 mBeam 15.22 mShip‘s crew 21 personsScientific crew 12 personLaboratories 7



I look forward to work with you!

CIEMAT

Research Activities in Radiation Protection

Almudena Real [email protected]

CONCERT Information Day. 27 January 2016. Munich

Radiation Protection activities in CIEMAT

• Radiation protection of the public and the environment in planned, existing and emergency exposure situations.

• Radiation dosimetry.

• Environmental radioactivity and radiation surveillance.

• Radiological impact of artificial and natural radiation sources, including NORM industries.

• Development, implementation and validation of tools and models for dose estimation in humans and biota, under planned and existing exposure situations (CROM, ERICA).

• Development of new conceptual and mathematical models to study the behaviour of radionuclides, studying processes and parameters for modelling transport of pollutants by environmental components (terrestrial and aquatic).

• Use of predictive models (J-RODOS) to evaluate the radiological consequences of a nuclear or radiological accident and any remediation or restoration response.

• Implantation, demonstration and training of decision-making assistance systems in outside emergencies, basically for management of the last stages and environmental restoration.

RP of the Public and the Environment

• Mathematical methods and models applied to radiation dosimetry: Monte Carlo methods to simulate transport of photons, electrons and neutrons; mathematical models to represent complex geometries to calculate doses in human organs.

• Internal dosimetry. Development of new dose measurement and calculation capacities to improve the existing infrastructure for internal dosimetry nationwide.

• External dosimetry. Developments in neutronic dosimetry (dose measurements in mixed neutron-gamma fields applied to personal and area dosimetry).

• Retrospective dosimetry. Thermoluminescence and Optically Stimulated Luminescent (OSL) techniques are applied to estimate the dose in nuclear/radiological emergencies, to detect irradiated food, for dating, for spatial dosimetry, among other applications.

Radiation Dosimetry

• Determination and control of environmental radioactivity levels in Spain

• Development of new methodologies and measurement systemsto increase their sensitivity and adjust to the goals of surveillance networks.

Environmental radioactivity and radiation surveillance

PRESENTATION OF IRSN,

Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté NucléaireColleagues in the room « topic 2 »:

[email protected]

[email protected]

+ colleagues in « topic 1 »

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SC / IRSN / DCOM/UPI -Présentation institutionnelle IRSN -NOV. 2015 - © IRSN

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1748 personnel at 11 sites

150 people

1100 people

350 people

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Missions of IRSN Research and services of public interest, including public

transparencyResearch on nuclear safety and security and radiation protection

Some keywords linked to topic 2: radioecology (multi-media transfers, internal transfers, bioavailability… lab/in situ experiments, monitoring/modelling), ecotoxicology, internal/external dosimetry, risk assessment (human-biota), stakeholder’s involvement in decision-making…

Contribution to the radiological monitoring of FranceContribution to national emergency preparedness and response planningMonitoring of populations exposed to ionizing radiation(…)

Support and technical assistance to the public authorities for civil or defense-related activitiesContractual assessment, study and measurement services for public and private organizations

▌Research on nuclear safety and security and radiation protectionSome keywords linked to topic 2: multi-media environmental transfers (atmosphere, soil, water …) , internal transfers, bioavailability, ecotoxicology, experiment/monitoring/modelling, internal/external dosimetry, risk assessment (human-biota), stakeholder’s involvement in decision-making…

▌Contribution to the radiological monitoring of France▌Contribution to national emergency preparedness and response planning▌Monitoring of populations exposed to ionizing radiation▌(…)

estonian environmental radioactivity research & concert topic 2

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