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World Nuclear University's Summer Institute is back! This summer, the Summer Institute will be hosted by Spain, thanks to the generous support of the Spanish Nuclear Industry.

Built on a foundation of instruction from the world’s leading nuclear experts, World Nuclear University’s annual leadership and professional development programme brings together nuclear professionals from around the world to share knowledge and broaden horizons. Through a mix of taught lectures, mentored group work, industry-focused projects, and technical site visits, Summer Institute fellows will improve their leadership capabilities and team effectiveness.

Applications are now open for the programme, taking place in person from 19 June to 23 July 2022.

The application deadline for company-funded applicants is 20 March 2022.

A number of placements are available for IAEA Technical Cooperation funding.

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Wednesday, 20th April 2022 at 12 pm GMT

Register here

NEW: A certificate of attendance will be provided to those who attend the session in full.

To check the corresponding time in your country please check this link:
https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-gadgets/time-zone-converter/

Organizer: Madan Rehani, IOMP
Moderator: Christoper Clement, ICRP
Speakers: Werner Ruehm, Dominique Laurier, and Richard Wakeford

Task Group 113 - Reference Organ and Effective Dose Coefficients for Common Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Examinations

Task Group 121 - Effects of Ionising Radiation Exposure in Offspring and Next Generations

Would you like to know more.

The 10th International Symposium on NORM is organized by the Dutch foundation “Radiation Protection Symposium North-West Europe”, under the auspices of the Dutch Society for Radiation Protection (NVS). 25 years ago the first NORM symposium was also organized in the Netherlands. 

Find more info on there website: https://normx2022.com/ 

And the attached brochure

ICRP has announced that they are seeking applications from organisations to loan staff to work in the ICRP Scientific Secretariat, remotely or in the Ottawa office (or a combination of both), full-time or part-time, for a period of one year or more. Would you like to know more? https://icrp.org/page.asp?id=566.

The outcome of the DCF Workshop has been placed on ARPANSA’s “Have your say” page for further consultation for a three week period.

You can find the details here: NORM Dose conversion factor update | ARPANSA

Comments can be sent to rhc@arpansa.gov.au

IRPA 2022 North American Regional Congress is almost 1 month away!

The early registration rate has been extended to January 26!

Still not sure about your format plans? You will be able to change your registration format! Register now and email Jennifer Rosenberg (jrosenberg@burkinc.com) if any changes come up.

Wednesday is packed with Health Physics content including an all-day session covering major disasters in Health Physics History. This special series includes talks on the 1976 Hanford accident, the 2014 WIPP event, Trinity studies, Goiânia Brazil, TMI, and many more! Need a break and a snack? Wednesday morning will also feature a collection of 16mm classic films Dr. Uhland has collected while working in radiation safety.

As a reminder, this conference is FULLY HYBRID. This means ALL sessions are available LIVE in person and online. They will also ALL be recorded and available online to anyone who registered. Speakers and Attendees will be able to participate virtually and in person!

The latest IRPA bulletin has been released and can be found the the IRPA website. This issue contains:

• President's blog
  

• Norm x - 19th international symposium on norm
  

• The montreal fund needs your support!

• IRPA website updates: careers in RP and IRPA 15 materials

• Croatian radiation protection society updates

• The 2021 national conference of the Romanian society of radiation protection
  

Direct link to Issue 32: Here

On January 26^th 2022 the IAEA will organize a webinar related to NORM. During this webinar, Leo van Velzen will promote NORM X.

The webinar announcement is available at https://www.iaea.org/resources/webinar/in-the-spotlight-naturally-occurring-radioactive-material-norm

The IAEA DS519 Draft Safety Guide - Protection of Workers Against Exposure due to Radon is now available for Member State comment and is open for comments from ARPS.

What is the purpose of the guide? 

The objective of the Safety Guide is to provide recommendations on protection of workers against exposure due to radon in workplaces, in planned and existing exposure situations, including the case of combined exposure to radon and other sources. The recommendations in the Safety Guide are based on the application of the graded approach. The Safety Guide is aimed at governments, regulatory bodies or other relevant competent authorities, employers, licensees, registrants, workers and service providers.

Comments are requested in relation to: 

• Relevance and usefulness: Are the stated objectives appropriate and are they met by the draft text?
• Scope and completeness: Is the scope appropriate and is it adequately covered by the draft text? 
• Quality and clarity: Does the guidance in the draft text represent the current consensus among specialists in the field and is this guidance expressed clearly and coherently? 

Please submit comments by 21 March 2022 through the ARPANSA Have Your Say page https://www.arpansa.gov.au/iaea-ds519-draft-safety-guide-protection-workers-against-exposure-due-radon.