Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Advanced Solutions for Field Measurements

Description

In-situ radiation measurement with portable detectors is the most important tool used to discover the presence of radioactive elements in the environment, as well as to determine their hazard in a fast and non-destructive way.

This workshop will allow participants to exchange experiences on using portable radiation monitors for in-situ measurements and directly compare performance of instruments under real-time conditions. Participants are encouraged to bring their own portable detectors to the training!

It will enhance the skills of participants to choose best options, tools and processes for analyses, and to gather experience in different detectors and their optimal use. This will foster ability to perform adequate field measurements for environmental monitoring, decommissioning, and remediation projects. Several methods for achieving the measurement results will be demonstrated.

Topics:

Hands-on training on use of portable detectors including geo-referenced measurements collected with stationary, backpack, and UAV-borne systems.
Comparison of performance of portable detectors, including dose rate meters, surface contamination monitors, HPGe, and scintillation spectrometers.
Efficiency calibration of high-resolution gamma spectrometers for field measurements (object/soil geometry).
Outlining field measurement strategies for radionuclide concertation, dose rate, and surface contamination.
Data handling and interpretation for creation of maps, including interpolation based on geo-statistics.

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.

Material

Final list of Participants Group photo Poster Time Zones

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Advanced Solutions for Field Measurements | (smr 3729)

Go to day

Monday, 8 August 2022

09:00 - 09:30 Registration formalities (in person participants)

REGISTRATION: Upon arrival, Visitors not staying in the ICTP Guest Houses, are kindly requested to complete registration formalities at the Adriatico Guesthouse. The Registration Desk will be open at the Lower level from 9.00  to 9.30.

Time zone: You can choose your time zone (in place of Europe/Rome) on the top right of the page and the programme time will be modified accordingly.

Location:

Adriatico Guest House - Registration desk (Lower Level 1)

09:30 - 17:00

Location:

Adriatico Guest House - Kastler Lecture Hall

09:30 Welcome to participants and experts. Introduction to workshop and practical information. Presentation of IAEA & ICTP activities 1h10'

Speaker:	Maria Liz CRESPO (ICTP), Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC), Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
Material:	Slides

10:40 Coffee Break 15'

10:55 L01: IAEA approach related to in situ techniques 50' ( Onlline )

Speaker:	Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
Material:	Slides

11:30 Overview of detector types and measurement approaches to be used during the training 50'

Speaker:	Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
Material:	Slides

12:35 Lunch Break 1h15'

13:50 Credibility of Field Measurements results 50'

Speaker:	Barbara NADALUT (IAEA, Austria)
Material:	Slides

14:40 Metrological basis for in situ measurements 50'

Speaker:	Jose Carlos SAEZ VERGARA (CIEMAT, Spain)
Material:	Slides

15:30 Coffee Break 15'

15:45 Radiation protection and good practice on site 1h15'

Speaker:	Sandor TARJAN
Material:	Slides

Tuesday, 9 August 2022

09:00 - 17:30

09:00 The Potential Sources of Radioactive Pollution 50'

Speaker:	Sandor TARJAN (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Food and Feed Safety Directorate, Central Radioanalytical Laboratory, Hungary), Barbara NADALUT (IAEA, Austria)
Material:	Slides

09:50 In-Situ contamination & NORMs measurement 50'

Speaker:	Branislav STRIBRNSKY (Slovak University of Technology, Slovak Republic)
Material:	Slides

10:40 Coffee Break 15'

10:55 In-Situ objects measure 50'

Speaker:	Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic)
Material:	Slides

11:45 Measurement of dose rate, calculation from gamma spectrum (ISO method, Lemercier method) 50'

Speaker:	Sandor TARJAN (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Food and Feed Safety Directorate, Central Radioanalytical Laboratory, Hungary)
Material:	Slides

12:35 Lunch Break 1h15'

13:50 Natural radioactivity, its components, and effects on in-situ measurement 50'

Speaker:	Jose Carlos SAEZ VERGARA (CIEMAT, Spain)
Material:	Slides

14:40 Radiological Characterization of site Palomares 50'

Speaker:	Jose Carlos SAEZ VERGARA (CIEMAT, Spain)
Material:	Slides

15:30 Coffee Break 15'

15:45 Radon, methods and instrumentation for its measurement 50'

Speaker:	Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic)
Material:	Slides

16:35 Introduction to practical exercises 50'

Speaker:

Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC), Sandor TARJAN (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Food and Feed Safety Directorate, Central Radioanalytical Laboratory, Hungary), Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic), Barbara NADALUT (IAEA, Austria), Branislav STRIBRNSKY (Slovak University of Technology, Slovak Republic)

Wednesday, 10 August 2022

09:00 - 10:00

09:00 Short overview of HPGe detector models In-Situ Gamma Spectrometry - Practical Aspects 1h0'

Speaker:	IAEA, Austria Barbara NADALUT
Material:	Slides

10:00 - 17:00 P01: HPGe Practical exercises on ICTP premises

Location:

Adriatico Guest House ( Kastler Lecture Hall )

10:00 P01: HPGe Practical exercisesHPGe Detectors Calibration (Genie 2000) 1h0'

Speaker:	Barbara NADALUT (IAEA, Austria)
Material:	Slides

11:00 Coffee Break 20'

11:20 HPGe Detectors Efficiency Calibration (ISOCS) 1h0'

Speaker:	Sandor TARJAN (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Food and Feed Safety Directorate, Central Radioanalytical Laboratory, Hungary)
Material:	Slides

12:20 Lunch Break 1h40'
14:00 In-Situ Object Measurement 1h0'

Speaker: Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic)
15:00 Coffee Break 20'
15:20 In-Situ Soil (NORMs & Contamination) Measurement 40'

Speaker: Branislav STRIBRNSKY (Slovak University of Technology, Slovak Republic)
16:30 Conclusion, Questions & Discussion Information to Thursday Schedule 30'

Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)

Thursday, 11 August 2022

09:20 - 16:00 Training on HPGe In-Situ

09:20 Transportation 40'

10:00 P02: HPGe Field work on reference site #1 3h0'

Speaker:

13:00 Returno to ICTP 30'
13:30 Lunch Break 1h0'

19:00 - 21:00

19:00 Social dinner 2h0'

All participants are cordially invited to the Social dinner

Friday, 12 August 2022

09:00 - 17:00 Data Evaluation

09:00 P03: Analysis of data from field work on reference site #1 1h40'

Speaker:

Barbara NADALUT (IAEA, Austria), Branislav STRIBRNSKY (Slovak University of Technology, Slovak Republic), Sandor TARJAN (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Food and Feed Safety Directorate, Central Radioanalytical Laboratory, Hungary), Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic)

10:40 Coffee Break 15'

10:55 P03: Analysis of data from field work on reference site #1 1h40'

Speaker:

12:35 Lunch Break 1h15'
13:50 Presentation of results from 1st week by each team 1h40'
15:30 Coffee Break 15'
15:45 Reserved for questions and discussion 1h15'

Monday, 15 August 2022

09:00 - 17:00

Location:

Adriatico Guest House - Kastler Lecture Hall

09:00 Introducing the UAV Based System for Radiological Mapping 50'

Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
09:50 UAV (UGV) technology for Radiological Mapping, Data processing, Sensors and Transmission 50'

Speaker: Ludek ZALUD (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
10:40 Coffee Break 15'

10:55 Field measurements with portable detectors. Main detectors and measurement strategies 50'

Speaker:	Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
Material:	Slides

11:45 Practical hints for area measurements using portable systems 50'

Speaker:	Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
Material:	Slides

12:35 Lunch Break 1h15'

13:50 Introduction to main methods for visual data representation 50' ( Online )

Speaker:	Yvon DESNOYERS (Geovariances, France)
Material:	Slides

14:40 Geostatistics, interpolation and data interpretation 50' ( Online )

Speaker: Yvon DESNOYERS (Geovariances, France)
15:30 Coffee Break 15'
15:45 Demonstration of Portable detectors & Preparation of Instrumentation for Measurement 1h15'

Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC), Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic)

Tuesday, 16 August 2022
- 09:20 - 18:00 Field Backpack Measurement
  - 09:20 Transportation 40'
  - 10:00 Preparation of Backpack Instrumentation for Measurement 50'
    
    Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC), Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic)
  - 10:50 P04: Portable detectors measurement over identified areas site #2 2h10'
    
    Speaker: Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC), Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic), Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
  - 13:00 Return to ICTP 30'
  - 13:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
  - 14:30 P04: Backpacks Data Maintenance and Processing 1h30'
  - 16:00 P04: Field UAV data processing, data interpretation and vizualisation (PEIView) 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC), Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic)
  - 17:00 Get Together 1h0' ( Adriatico Guest House Terrace )
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All participants are cordially invited to the 'Get Together'
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Wednesday, 17 August 2022

09:20 - 17:00 Field UAV Measurement

09:20 Transportation 40'

10:00 P05: Installation of UAV System & Preparation of Instrumentation for Measurement 50'

Speaker:

Petr GABRLIK (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic), Tomas LAZNA (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic) Petr SLADEK (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic), Ludek ZALUD (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)

10:50 P05: UAV measurement over identified areas 2h10'

Speaker:

13:00 Return to ICTP 30'
13:30 Lunch Break 1h0'
14:30 Visit ICTP M-LAB 2h30'

Thursday, 18 August 2022

09:00 - 17:00 Data Evaluation

09:00 Data collection and sharing with all groups. R-Markdown Installation 50'

Speaker: Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
09:50 Introduction R-Markdown for data presentation and interpolation 50'

Speaker: Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
10:40 Coffee Break 15'
10:55 P06: Field Backpack data processing, data interpretation and map creation. R-Markdown 1h40'

Speaker: Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)
12:35 Lunch Break 1h15'
13:50 P07: Field Backpack data processing, data interpretation and map creation. R-Markdown (cont.) 50'

Speaker: Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)

14:40 P08: Advantages of Photogrammetry for Radiological Mapping 50'

Speaker:	Tomas LAZNA (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic), Petr GABRLIK (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
Material:	Slides

15:30 Group Photo 5'
15:35 Coffee Break 10'

15:45 P09: UAV field data processing and visualization 1h15'

Speaker:	Tomas LAZNA (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic), Petr GABRLIK (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic), Ludek ZALUD (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
Material:	Link

19:30 - 21:30

19:30 Social Dinner 2h0'

All Participants are cordially invited to the Social Dinner

Friday, 19 August 2022

09:00 - 12:35 Data Presentation

09:00 P10: Data compilation and preparation for presentation 50'

Speaker:	Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC), Petr SLADEK (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic), Tomas LAZNA (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic), Petr GABRLIK (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic), Ludek ZALUD (CEITEC, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic), Lucie FISEROVA (NUVIA, Czech Republic)
Material:	Slides

09:50 Presentation of results from second week by each team 50'
10:40 Coffee Break 15'
10:55 Presentation of results from second week by each team 50'
11:45 Closing session. Round Table: General discussion on workshop impact and Closing ceremony 50'

Speaker: Maria Liz CRESPO (ICTP), Roman PADILLA ALVAREZ (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC), Petr SLADEK (IAEA, NSIL, NAPC)