TE-05 (5 days)

Intensive training course for beginners

Introduction into radiation protection and dosimetry; introduction into the regulations for internal dosimetry and incorporation monitoring; introduction into the expert system using case studies with typical radionuclides from nuclear technique, nuclear science, and nuclear medicine; discussion of special aspects of internal dosimetry, such as the assessment of the dose to the offspring

First day:

Introduction into radiation protection and dosimetry

Theoretical basics

• Purpose and scope
• Limits, constraints and investigation levels
• Objectives of monitoring
• Effective dose
• Control of worker doses

Second day:

Introduction into internal dosimetry and practical incorporation monitoring using IDEA System

Theoretical basics

Recommendations of ICRP

• Biokinetic models
• Monitoring procedures 

Introduction into practical incorporation monitoring

• Assessment of requirement of incorporation monitoring
• Optimization of incorporation monitoring

Third day:

Interpretation of incorporation monitoring data using IDEA System

Evaluation of case studies with typical radionuclides, such as

• HTO
• Co-60
• I-131
• Cs-137
• any other radionuclide of interest for the course participants

Fourth day:

Interpretation of incorporation monitoring data from the nuclear fuel cycle using IDEA System

Evaluation of case studies with typical radionuclides, such as

• Uranium
• Plutonium
• Am-241
• any other radionuclide of interest for the course participants

Handling of typical nuclide mixtures from the nuclear fuel cycle, such as

• Nuclear power plants
• Reprocessing facilities
• Waste disposal facilities

Fifth day:

Handling of special aspects in internal dosimetry using IDEA System

• Handling of special aspects
• Discussion of open questions
• Test
• Conclusion