Round-Table Workshop

EAN_Norm Round-Table Workshop
"Scenarios for Dose Assessments in the NORM industry"

Nov. 23rd - 25th 2010, Dresden (Germany)

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45 participants from 14 different European countries discussed the different approaches for dose assessment in the NORM industry

Program flow

23 November 2010, Tuesday

8:00 AM	Registration
8:30 AM	Schulz, H. (IAF, Dresden): Address of welcome and information
Chairperson: Gerd Jonkers
8:45 AM	Steffan, E. M. (EXXON MOBILE, Germany): Risk Evaluation Process - Build-up of exposure scenarios for the E & P – Industry
9:30 AM	Schulz, H. (IAF, Germany); Mothes, W. (GMR, Germany): Dose assessment for workers at mercury recycling of sludge and scale from natural gas production
10:15 AM	Coffee break
10:45 AM	Varskog, P. (Norse Decom, Norway): Exposure to radiation in an underground NORM repository
11:30 AM	Köhler, M. (VKTA, Germany): Geothermal energy usage and dose assessments
12:15 AM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Welbergen, J. (COVRA, The Netherlands): Calculation of dose scenarios in Zircon industry in Netherlands
1:45 PM	Döring, J.; Kümmel, M. (BfS, Germany): Dose assessment for working areas in Zr-sand and oil & gas industries
2:30 PM	Kreh R. (Siempelkamp Nukleartechnik GmbH, Germay): Estimation of personal dose while processing NORM contaminated metal scrap
3:15 PM	Coffee break
3:45 PM	Schwela, U. (T.I.C., Belgium): Exposure Scenarios in Tantalum Raw Material Transport
4:30 PM	Weiß, D.; Feige, S. (GRS, Germany): Scenarios concerning transportation of NORM in Germany
5:15 PM	Hulshagen, L.; Vandervelpen, Ch. Schreurs, S. (t.a.v. NuTeC, Belgium): Eur–NORM project
5:30 PM	Final discussion
7:00 PM	Conference Dinner in the Restaurant "Luisenhof"

24 November 2010, Wednesday

Chairperson: Bogusław Michalik
8:30 AM	Kunze C. (WISUTEC, Germany); Schmidt P. (WISMUT, Germany): Experience with exposure scenarios for radiological analyses in remediation projects in countries with severe financial constraints
9:15 AM	Schmidt, P. (WISMUT, Germany); Regner, J. (WISMUT, Germany): Specific approach to assess the exposure of the local population around a legacy uranium tailings pond in Kitwe (Zambia)
10:00 AM	Coffee break
10:30 AM	Pepin St.; Dehandschutter B.; Poffijn A.; Sonck M. (FANC, Belgium): Belgian dose-assessment methodology for NORM industries and NORM contaminated sites
11:15 AM	Schroeyers, W.; Pellens, V.; Clerckx, T.; Hulshagen, L.; Vandervelpen, Ch.; Schreurs, S. (t.a.v. NuTeC, Belgium): Input for practical dose-assessment in NORM industries
12:00 AM	Lunch
Chairperson: Peter Schmidt
1:00 PM	Mora, J. C. (CIEMAT, Spain): Considerations on uncertainties in dose assessments for NORM industries
1:45 PM	Jensen, M. (Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, Sweden): Quantitative background for the Swedish Radiation Safety’s proposed regulations on NORM waste exemption and specific clearance
2:30_PM	Möre, H. (Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, Sweden): Proposed regulation of handling of peat-ash and tree-ash in Sweden and its justification
3:15 PM	Coffee break
3:45 PM	Rivas, R.; Vial, E. (ASN-IRSN, France): Assessment of exposure to ionizing radiation in industrial facilities using Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in France
4:30 PM	Nilsen, M. (NRPA, Norway): New legislation for NORM in Norway
4:45 PM	Gellermann, R.; Leopold, K. (FUGRO-HGN, Germany): Assessment of contaminations of environmental media by NORM
5:30 PM	Final discussion
7:00 PM	Conference Dinner in the Restaurant "MAXIMUS"

25 November 2010, Thursday

Chairperson: Jeroen Welbergen
8:30 AM	Nuccetelli, C. (ISS, Italy); Alessandro, M.D. (CNR, Italy); Risica, S. and Trevisi, R. (ISPESL, Italy): Gamma dose from building material: an improved room model, robustness of RP112 index I and radiation protection consequences
9:15 AM	Hoffmann, B.; Wichterey, K. (BfS, Germany): Building materials: Dose assessments with different modelling aspects
10:00 AM	Coffee break
10:30 AM	Zenata, I. (State Office for Nuclear Safety, Czech Republic): The Treatment of Uranium in Drinking Water from the Perspective of Radiation Protection
11:15 AM	Albrecht, E. (Bavarian Environment Agency, Germany): Waste combustion of organic NORM
12:00 AM	Casacuberta, N. (Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Spain): Production of Dicalcium Phosphate and its use as a food supplement for domestic animals in the NORM context
12:45 PM	Michalik, B. (Central Mining Institute, Poland): Radiation risk monitoring and assessment in coal mining industry
1:30 PM	Final discussion and Lunch in the conference room
2:30 PM	Schulz, H. (IAF, Germany): Summary and closing words

Created: EAN-NORM consortium
Date: 2010-12-06