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TRAINING COURSE
Training course on radiological safety for using
low activity sources The objective of this training course is to satisfy the requirements of basic and specific knowledge demanded by the Argentinean Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) to apply for individual licenses for Applications of Low Activity Sealed Sources. To whom it is addressed Engineers and technicians who want to get an individual license for applications of low activity sealed sources. Language Spanish, English or French. Programme Basic concepts of nuclear physic Atomic structure. Radioactivity. Radioactive disintegration. Alpha, negative and positive beta disintegration. Electronic capture. Electromagnetic radiation emission. Radioactive decay. Activity. Energy. Half-life. Artificial and natural radioisotopes. Radiation interactions with the matter Charged particles. Electromagnetic radiation. Photoelectric effect. Compton effect. Pair formation. Linear and massic attenuation coefficients. Neutrons. Elastic and inelastic collisions. Detection and measurement of ionising radiations Measuring radioactivity. Beta and gamma detectors. Ionisation chambers. Geiger-Müller counters. Scintillation detectors. Liquid scintillation counters. Film and TLD monitors. Dosimetry Biological effects of radiations. Dose. Effective dose. Collective dose. Units. Irradiation and contamination. Radiological protection Bases and objectives. Justification of practises. Optimisation. Dose limits for workers and public. Intervention levels. Occupational exposure monitoring. External radiation monitoring. Internal contamination monitoring. External and internal irradiation. Occupational radiological protection. Accidents with radioactive sources Planning for minimising effects and consequences. Emergency procedures. Actions to be taken. Most frequent accidents and incidents. Radioprotection technology Shields. Exposure time. Distance. Dose evaluation. Designing shields. Protection equipment. Ventilation. Applications Specific topics related with applications of low activity sealed sources in each particular company. Smoke detectors. Drugs and explosive detectors. Material analyzers. Gas chromatographs. Legislation Basic regulations for radiological protection. Regulations for the safe transport of radioactive materials. Packages. Labelling. Limits for surface contamination. Decayed sources. Institutional and individual responsibility. Applying for licenses. Description The duration of the course is twenty four hours. The course can be provided at the date and location that is convenient for each company (in Argentina or abroad). Each participant will be given an interactive CD with comprehensive technical information. Instructors The course is given by specialists widely experienced in industrial applications of radioisotopes who make part of NOLDOR staff and are IAEA(*) experts for assessment missions in many countries. (*) IAEA stands for International Atomic Energy Agency. H Home |