Scientific Calendar Event



Description
An ICTP-IAEA Meeting

Mobile Techniques for Radiation Monitoring are expected to greatly benefit nuclear scientists, engineers and radioprotection specialists in Developing Countries by allowing them to acquire radiological data using Mobile Techniques in their own countries.

Radiological mapping using portable, carborne or airborne instrumentation is becoming an increasingly used tool for environmental control, detection of radioactive contamination in areas of interest, search for uncontrolled and reactive radiation sources, characterization of sites with exceeded NORMs and others. These technologies are characterised by high deployment flexibility, application operability and the speed of obtaining results for further decision-making. Aspects of radiation protection when using these technologies are no less important.

This workshop will allow the participants to gain knowledge about new radiation detectors suitable for field measurement, processing and analysis of radiological data and practical skills from real measurements in the field, with a focus on low-cost, robust and sustainable solutions.

Topics
  • New models of scintillation detectors for gamma spectroscopy
  • Current backpack, mobile and UAV gamma spectroscopy instrumentation
  • Outlining field strategies for radionuclide concentration, dose rate, and surface contamination measurement
  • Principles of radiological data processing and postprocessing, data analyses, metrology
  • Practical field measurement using backpacks spectrometers
  • Demonstration of ground (UGV), and airborne (UAV) based instrumentation
  • UAV Photogrammetry and its use for radiological mapping
  • Use of “R-Tool” and other SW platforms for radiological map creation

Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.
Go to day
  • Monday, 14 October 2024
    • 09:00 - 09:45
      • 09:00 Registration formalities 45'
        REGISTRATION: Upon arrival, Visitors not staying in the ICTP Guest Houses, are kindly requested to complete registration formalities at the Adriatico Guesthouse - Registration Desk (Lower level) from 09:00 to 9:45.
    • 09:45 - 16:30 Introduction to Workshop
      • 09:45 Presentation of ICTP and IAEA (NSIL) Labs 45'
        Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, Austria), Marco ZENNARO (ICTP, Italy)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 15'
      • 10:45 In-Situ Measurements and Radiation Mapping 45'
        Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, Austria)
      • 11:30 Spatial Interpolation Techniques for Environmental Data Regionalisation & Visualisation 45'
        Speaker: Sven ALTFELDER (BGR, Germany)
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h15'
      • 13:30 Basic Scenarios in Radiological Mapping Applications 45'
        Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, Austria)
      • 14:15 R-Markdown - SW Tool for Radiological Mapping 45'
        Speaker: Milan MATOS (IAEA, Austria)
      • 15:00 Coffee Break 15'
      • 15:15 R-Markdown – Data Processing Exercise 45'
        Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, Austria), Milan MATOS (IAEA, Austria)
      • 16:00 Discussion, Q/A 30'
  • Tuesday, 15 October 2024
    • 09:00 - 16:30
      • 09:00 Introducing Backpack Radiation Detection Technology for Radiological Mapping 45'
        Speaker: Milan MATOS (IAEA, Austria)
      • 09:45 Introducing UAV Based Technology for Radiological Mapping 45'
        Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, Austria)
      • 10:30 Group Photo 5'
      • 10:35 Coffee Break 10'
      • 10:45 Metrological basis for measurements using UAVs 45'
        Speaker: Arturo VARGAS DRECHSLER (Technical University of Catalonia, Spain)
      • 11:30 Footprint and Height Corrections for UAV Gamma Spectroscopy 45'
        Speaker: Sven ALTFELDER (BGR, Germany)
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h15'
      • 13:30 Workshop Poster/Presentation Session 45'
      • 14:15 TBD 45'
      • 15:00 Coffee Break 15'
      • 15:15 UAV-Based Gamma Spectrometry of NORMs Affected Areas 45'
        Speaker: Sven ALTFELDER (BGR, Germany)
      • 16:00 Discussion, Q/A 30'
    • 18:30 - 20:00
      All Participants are cordially invited to the Welcome Reception
      • 18:30 Welcome Reception 1h30'
  • Wednesday, 16 October 2024
    • 08:30 - 16:30 Backpack Mapping
      • 08:45 Bus Departure (Grignano mare) 15'
        Dedicated bus to bring Participants 'on site' for field exercises
      • 09:00 Practical Field Exercise with BRD (Mapping of NORMs & Radioactive Source Search) 1h30'
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 15'
      • 10:45 Practical Field Exercise with BRD (Mapping of NORMs & Radioactive Source Search) 1h30'
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h15'
      • 13:30 Workshop Poster/Presentation Session 45'
      • 14:15 BRD Data Interpolation and Mapping (R-Markdown) 45'
        Speaker: Milan MATOS (IAEA, Austria)
      • 15:00 Coffee Break 15'
      • 15:15 BRD Data Interpolation and Mapping (R-Markdown) 45'
        Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, Austria), Milan MATOS (IAEA, Austria)
      • 16:00 Discussion, Q/A 30'
  • Thursday, 17 October 2024
    • 08:45 - 16:30 UAV-Based Mapping
      • 08:45 Bus Departure (Grignano mare) 15'
        Dedicated bus to bring Participants 'on site' for field exercises
      • 09:00 Practical Field Exercise with UAV (Mapping of NORMs) 1h30'
        Speaker: CAEN S.p.a.
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 15'
      • 10:45 Practical Field Exercise with UAV (Photogrammetry) 1h30'
        Speaker: Tomas LAZNA (CEITEC Brno University of Technology, Czechia), Petr GABRLIK (CEITEC Brno University of Technology, Czechia)
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h15'
      • 13:30 Workshop Poster/Presentation Session 45'
      • 14:15 UAV Field Data Presentation, Data Processing and Export. 45'
        Speaker: CAEN S.p.a.
      • 15:00 Coffee Break 15'
      • 15:15 UAV Data Interpolation and Presentation (R-Markdown) 45'
        Speaker: Milan MATOS (IAEA, Austria), Petr SLADEK (IAEA, Austria)
      • 16:00 Discussion, Q/A 30'
  • Friday, 18 October 2024
    • 09:00 - 15:00 Data Post-Processing
      • 09:00 Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Platforms 45'
        Speaker: Ludek ZALUD (CEITEC Brno University of Technology, Czechia)
      • 09:45 Advantages of Photogrammetry for Radiological Mapping 45'
        Speaker: Petr GABRLIK (CEITEC Brno University of Technology, Czechia)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 15'
      • 10:45 Photogrammetry Data Processing, Ortho-Photo Maps and 3D Object Models Creation 45'
        Speaker: Petr GABRLIK (CEITEC Brno University of Technology, Czechia)
      • 11:30 Supplementary Sensors for UAV/UGV Radiological Survey 45'
        Speaker: Tomas LAZNA (CEITEC Brno University of Technology, Czechia)
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h15'
      • 13:30 Reserve 45'
      • 14:15 Workshop Closing 45'