for the Radiation Protection Specialist

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Course Title: Radiological/Decommissioning Surveyor Training

Course Description: Many nuclear facilities, including those built as far back as the 1940s, are reaching or have reached their useful design life. Decisions regarding the decommissioning of these facilities are now being made. Considering that relatively few facilities to date have been decommissioned, combined with evolving regulatory requirements, it is becoming increasingly important to have qualified individuals who are knowledgeable in this area. One particular aspect of the decommissioning process that having to do primarily with the performance of radiological surveys has received increased attention recently from regulatory authorities. To help meet the need for trained personnel in this area, ORISE conducts a 5-day training course--Radiological/Decommissioning Surveyor Training. This course is based on the ORISE Survey Procedures Manual and is largely comprised of exercises that offer a practical, hands-on approach to indoor and outdoor radiation survey techniques.

This 5-day course provides informative lectures from instructors that are experts in the field of radiological/environmental surveying while also coordinating hands-on practical exercises that will provide immeasurable experience.   Students will take part in activities such as instrumentation calibration, scanning techniques, field sampling methods, data interpretation, and the comparison of sample results with regulatory guidelines.  Lecture and practical topics include:

            Decommissioning Survey Types (Survey DQOs)
            MARSSIM 
            Radiation Instrumentation Overview and Voltage Determination Practical Exercise
            Selecting Instruments and Detectors and Calibration Practical Exercise
            Scan and Static MDCs
            Site Preparation and Establishing a Reference System Practical Exercise
            Surface Scanning, Surface Activity Measurements, and Gamma Logging Practical Exercises
Action Levels
            Sampling Procedures and Media Sampling Practical Exercises
            Background Measurements and Sampling
            Miscellaneous Survey Methods (embedded piping, in situ technology)
            General Survey Considerations

Download the above Brochure for additional course details.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for anyone who wishes to increase their level of knowledge with principles, methods, and procedures in the field of radiological or environmental survey, with a special emphasis for those involved with decommissioning activities, such as MARSSIM surveys. 

Cost: Tuition of $1,595 includes the full cost of training and instructional materials.

Contact:  Registrar registrar@orau.gov     865 576-3576

Web site: http://www.orau.gov/ptp/ptp.htm

Web site: http://www.radiationsafetyacademy.com

Course Title: Decontamination and Decommissioning Training Course

Course Description: This 5-day course serves to introduce the topic of decontamination and
decommissioning (D&D) to those new to the area, as well as serving as a refresher and an update
to those who have previously worked in the D&D area.  Topics covered include: an overview of
and the regulatory basis of D&D, resources available to support D&D planning and project
implementation, details of each phase of the D&D process, and many D&D case studies including
both NRC and DOE regulated facilities.  Lecturers include ANL and non-ANL staff in order to
present a variety of perspectives.  Tours are included of on-going D&D and technology
demonstrations as work schedules allow.  Exhibitor space is available for vendors and for others
interested in presenting displays.  Course content is split with about 60% of the material focusing
on D&D fundamentals and the other 40% of the material focusing on D&D case studies.  Ample
opportunities are available to network and speak with presenters off-line.  This training course
draws on speakers who have actually done the hard part of decommissioning – the field work.

For more information contact Course Director – Lawrence E. Boing, phone 630.252.6729, fax 630.252.5287, e-mail: lboing@anl.gov,
Web page: http://www.td.anl.gov/D&D

Course Title: RESRAD Family of Codes Training Workshops

Course Description: The RESRAD family of computer codes were developed at Argonne National
Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy to calculate site-specific RESidual RADioactive
material guidelines as well as radiation dose and excess lifetime cancer risk to individual and/or
collective receptors. The RESRAD code focuses on radioactive contaminants in soil and their
transport in air, water, and biological media to a single receptor. RESRAD-Build is designed to
perform residual radioactive material dose assessments in buildings for one or more individuals.
RESRAD-Recycle is designed to perform residual radioactive material dose assessments to
recycle industry workers and the consumers of recycled products made from radioactively
contaminated materials.

RESRAD

• RESRAD is the only code designated by DOE in Order 5400.5 for the evaluation of radioactively contaminated sites.
• NRC has approved the use of RESRAD for dose evaluation by licensees involved in decommissioning, NRC staff evaluation of waste disposal requests and dose evaluation of sites being reviewed by NRC staff.
• The EPA Science Advisory Board reviewed the RESRAD model as part of their rulemaking on radiation site cleanup regulations.
• RESRAD has been applied to over 300 sites in the U.S. and other countries.
• RESRAD code has been verified and has undergone several benchmarking analyses, and has been included in the IAEA's VAMP and BIOMOVS II projects to compare environmental transport models.
• RESRAD has been used by several universities as a teaching tool.
• RESRAD training workshops have been held at DOE, NRC, and EPA headquarters and Regional offices; over 1000 people have been trained at these workshops.
   

RESRAD-Build

• RESRAD-Build allows up to three rooms, ten sources, ten receptors, and multiple radionuclides to be modeled in a single run.
• Both individual and collective doses can be calculated from seven potential exposure pathways.
• Considers external exposure, inhalation of dust and radon, and ingestion of soil/dust.
• Sources geometry can be point, line, plane, or volume.
• Radioactive contamination can be on surface or in building material.
• Exposure scenarios considered include, but are not limited to, building occupancy (residential use and office worker) and building remediation (decontamination worker and building renovation worker).

RESRAD-Recycle

• RESRAD-Recycle is a model for assessing radiological doses resulting from recycle of contaminated material and reuse of contaminated equipment.
• It considers external exposure, inhalation, and ingestion pathways.
• It includes 24 worker scenarios, 15 consumer products scenarios, and 2 reuse scenarios.
• The recycle processes considered are initial transportation, remelting, transportation to fabrication plants, product fabrication, product distribution, and use of consumer products.
• Tabulations of individual, collective, and cumulative committed effective dose equivalents are provided by scenario, pathways, and radionuclides.
• A user-friendly code facilitates the evaluation of issues related to recycle and reuse of radiocatively contaminated material and equipment.
   

All RESRAD Family of Codes workshops provide technical personnel (including DOE,
contractor, and regulatory agency personnel) with an overview and history of the codes, the
calculation methodologies used, special features of the codes, their application to site cleanups,
and code verification and validation.  Interactive computer demonstrations guide the participants
through data input and output steps.  Instructor support helps the students complete the hands-on
problem solving sessions throughout the workshop.  At the completion of each workshop,
attendees receive copies of the software, documentation, and a certificate of attendance.

The workshops will be held in Room J-01 of Argonne National Laboratory’s Building 900,
located on 1200 International Parkway, Woodridge, Illinois.  Please note that this building is
located one mile southwest of the main Argonne site. The cost to attend these three workshops is
$300 per person, and the check should be made payable to Argonne National Laboratory and
addressed to Lee Northcutt, RESRAD Workshop Coordinator, Argonne National Laboratory,
Building 900, 9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439.  For reservations, please send an e-mail
message to RESRAD@anl.gov or by calling (630) 252-7500.

Course Title: Emergency Responder Radiological Training

Course Description: Units 1-7 are based on standard DOE RadWorker, adapted as appropriate, and with lots of graphics, self assessment questions, crossword puzzles, etc. Unit 8, Rad Emergencies, is entirely new. It begins with an overview of Los Alamos National Lab, continues
with discussions of alarms, transportation, and spills, and ends with specific, detailed procedures on:
1. rescue of contaminated victims,
2. rescue of victims in High Radiation Areas, and
3. Mass casualty response in High Contamination and Very-High-Radiation Areas.
For example, the procedures distinguishes between radiation levels:
a. < 1 rem/h
b. > 1 rem/h and < 200 rad/h
c. > 200 rad/h

The training ends with a class exercise asking: "what would you have done at
Chernobyl?" If a comparable accident happened in the US, and if the
emergency responders had this training, I believe the response would be much more effective than at Chernobyl, and probably none of the responders would die.

If you are interested, please contact Mike McNaughton as follows:
email: mcnaught@LANL.gov
phone: 505-665-5207

Technical Management Services, Groton, CT

Call for next course schedule

Course Title: Decontamination and Decommissioning of DOE & NRC Regulated Facilities
 

Course Description: The United States has rapidly become a leader in the decontamination and dismantlement of commercial and government nuclear facilities. There are a myriad of regulatory and other issues that an owner/operator encounters once the decision is made to shut down the facility. This course focuses on the requirements, planning and processes, and the decision to be made when pursuing the decontamination and decommissioning of a nuclear facility. The course begins with the planning and decisions associated with the decommissioning planning
phase, then the facility closure and transition phase, and concludes with the programs and processes associated with the implementation phase. Although the course has obvious application to those employed at commercial power reactors, it's also applicable to facilities under the
jurisdiction of DOE. Comparisons will be made between case histories associated with the decommissioning of DOE and NRC regulated facilities. Lessons learned from actual industry experience will be discussed and audience participation will be encouraged.
 

Technical Management Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 226
New Hartford, CT 06057
PHONE: (860) 738-2440
FAX:   (860) 738-2440
EMAIL: tmsinc@earthlink.net

Tuition: $1,150

  Risk Assessment Corporation

Course Title: Calculating and Understanding Risk from Chemicals Released to the Environment

Course available on request

What this course offers . . . 

• A review of state-of-the-art methodologies for estimating risk from chemicals in the environment

• An opportunity to learn how risk estimates are calculated and interpreted at a variety of other sites

• A case study demonstration of a practical approach to corrective action

Course Description: This course will focus on the practical application of risk assessment techniques and risk-based decisions for corrective action being used today. A case study will be introduced on Monday and instructors will use the case study throughout the week to illustrate their topics. Emphasis will be placed on the fundamentals of risk calculations and critical data that should be collected and applied. Attendees will be provided with insight into the future of chemical risk assessment and an opportunity to learn about the state-of-the-art methodologies for estimating risk.

Who should attend: This course will provide an overview of chemical risk assessment for individuals who are learning risk estimation methods, managers who are responsible for corrective action and risk management, those who want to expand their professional knowledge about chemical risk assessment, and individuals who are responsible for conveying risk information to the public. Some background in chemical or radiological risk assessment of preferred but not required.

Cost: The Registration Fee is $1,495 - Register before January 1, 1999 and receive a $100
Discount

For more information, please call 312-988-7667 or FAX 312-649-9383 OR visit our course
Web Page at  www.racteam.com

Course Title: Calculating and Understanding Risk from Radionuclides Released to the
Environment

What this course offers:

• An opportunity to learn about state-of-the-art methodologies for estimating risk
• Hands-on training in risk estimate software and where to go to obtain it
• A look at risk assessment from the perspective of the NCRP and the ICRP
• An opportunity to learn how risk estimates are calculated and interpreted at other sites
• An update on what's new in environmental regulations
• A look at risk assessment and public policy in the future

Course Description:  This course will stress the practical application of risk assessment methods.  Faculty members will instruct attendees on where to go to obtain site-specific information for their facilities and how to perform a dose assessment.    Emphasis will be given to problem solving and application of the latest methods for risk assessment.  Students will be updated on the recently released environmental standards, current dose conversion factors, and recommended risk values for conversion of dose to risk.  Software that will be used for problem solving during the course will include the multimedia radiological assessment software GENII, GENII-S, and RESRAD; the
model building, sensitivity analysis, and uncertainty analysis software TIME-ZERO; the risk
assessment software MEPAS; the atmospheric radiological assessment software MIROAIRDOS,
CAP88-PC, and AIRDOS-PC; the sensitivity and uncertainty analysis software CRYSTAL
BALL; the cancer risk estimation software SURVRAD; and others.

For more information, please call 312-988-7667 or FAX 312-649-9383 OR visit our course
Web Page at www.racteam.com

Nevada Technical Associates

Course Title: Decontamination and Decommissioning

Description:  D&D becomes a more complex task each year as new regulations and many new
faces enter the industry.  This course will provide a detailed introduction to the decontamination
and decommissioning process. The description of a decommissioning project, what is    required for
a decommissioning plan, the latest techniques and equipment for decontamination, and the
requirements for a final D&D package will all be discussed. A complete discussion of a D&D
project from start to finish with specific examples will be presented.

The course includes exercises with decontamination equipment, and radiation detection
equipment.  Participants are invited to present their situations to the instructor ahead of time for
possible problem resolutions to be discussed in class.  Each class session includes discussions of
experiences at D&D sites and a “How To Do It” teaching method is provided throughout the
course.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for individuals who are at facilities preparing for decommissioning activities, people who are currently working on D&D projects, and people responsible for management of decommissioning projects.

Recent Course Participants: Recent course attendees include personnel from the Defense Logistics Agency, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, DOE Subcontractors and Commercial Enterprises.

Cost: Tuition of $1,100 includes the full cost of training, books, and instructional materials.

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