Workshop on Understanding and Evaluating Radioanalytical Measurement Uncertainty (5-16 November) plus Fourth Coordination Meeting of the IAEA ALMERA Network (5-7 November)

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Workshop on Understanding and Evaluating Radioanalytical Measurement Uncertainty (5-16 November) plus Fourth Coordination Meeting of the IAEA ALMERA Network (5-7 November) | (smr 1833)

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Monday, 5 November 2007

09:00 - 09:30 OPENING SESSION
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C.TUNIZ, P. MARTIN and U. SANSONE
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- 09:00 OPENING SESSION 30'
09:30 - 10:00 Role and activities of ICTP
- 09:30 Role and activities of ICTP 30'
  
  Speaker: C. TUNIZ (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)

10:00 - 10:30 An introduction to the IAEA Terrestrial Environment Programme

10:00 An introduction to the IAEA Terrestrial Environment Programme 30'

Speaker:	P. MARTIN (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 12:00 COFFEE BREAK

REGISTRATION / ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES
(reception area of the Main Building - ground floor)

Location:

Main Building, Lobby

10:30 COFFEE BREAK 1h30'

12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Location: Main Building Cafeteria
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'

14:00 - 14:30 Overview, structure and current status of ALMERA

14:00 Overview, structure and current status of ALMERA 30'

Speaker:	U. SANSONE (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

14:30 - 15:15 ALMERA 2006 Proficiency Test on the determination of gamma emitting radionuclides in soil, grass and water

14:30 ALMERA 2006 Proficiency Test on the determination of gamma emitting radionuclides in soil, grass and water 45'

Speaker:	A. SHAKHASHIRO (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 15:15 COFFEE BREAK 30'

15:45 - 16:30 ALMERA 2006 Proficiency Test on the determination of 210Po in water

15:45 ALMERA 2006 Proficiency Test on the determination of 210Po in water 45'

Speaker:	A. SHAKHASHIRO (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

18:00 - 20:00 WELCOME RECEPTION

Location: Main Building Cafeteria
- 18:00 WELCOME RECEPTION 2h0'

Tuesday, 6 November 2007

09:00 - 09:45 Current IAEA activities for development of recommended procedures of radionuclides in terrestrial environmental samples

09:00 Current IAEA activities for development of recommended procedures of radionuclides in terrestrial environmental samples 45'

Speaker:	C.K. KIM (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

09:45 - 10:30 Rapid methods for ALMERA Network in an Emergency situation analysis methods for radionuclides

09:45 Rapid methods for ALMERA Network in an Emergency situation analysis methods for radionuclides 45'

Speaker:	S. TARJAN (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Budapest, Hungary)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 10:30 COFFEE BREAK 30'

11:00 - 11:20 Analysis of Sr-89, Sr-90, Pu-238 and Pu-239 results in the NPL Environmental Radioactivity Proficiency Test

11:00 Analysis of Sr-89, Sr-90, Pu-238 and Pu-239 results in the NPL Environmental Radioactivity Proficiency Test 20'

Speaker:	A. HARMS (National Physical Laboratory, Middleses, U.K.)
Material:	lecture notes

11:20 - 11:40 The Romanian underground laboratory

11:20 The Romanian underground laboratory 20'

Speaker:	R.M. MARGINEANU (National Institute of RD for Physics & Nuclear Engineering, Magurele, Romania)
Material:	lecture notes

11:40 - 12:00 Portugal activities for the routine environmental measurements

11:40 Portugal activities for the routine environmental measurements 20'

Speaker:	M.J. MADRUGA (ITN/Dept. of Radiological Protection & Nuclear Safety, Sacavem, Portugal)
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Location: Main Building Cafeteria
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 2h0'

14:00 - 15:00 The questionnaire result on analytical capability ALMERA member laboratories

14:00 The questionnaire result on analytical capability ALMERA member laboratories 1h0'

Speaker:	C.K. KIM (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

15:00 - 15:30 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 15:00 COFFEE BREAK 30'

15:30 - 15:40 NPP Cernavoda activities

15:30 NPP Cernavoda activities 10'

Speaker:	C. BUCUR and S. POPOACA (Environmental Laboratory, NPP Cernavoda, Romania)
Material:	lecture notes

15:40 - 18:40 ALMERA members' 10 mins. presentations
- 15:40 ALMERA members' 10 mins. presentations 3h0'

Wednesday, 7 November 2007

09:00 - 10:00 ALMERA 2005 soil sampling intercomparison exercise (IAEA/SIE/01) + DVD Presentation

09:00 ALMERA 2005 soil sampling intercomparison exercise (IAEA/SIE/01) + DVD Presentation 1h0'

Speaker:	P. de ZORZI (APAT, Rome, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes streaming movie

10:00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 10:00 COFFEE BREAK 30'
10:30 - 11:00 IAEA Marine laboratory activities
- 10:30 IAEA Marine laboratory activities 30'
  
  Speaker: M.K. PHAM (IAEA, Monaco)

11:00 - 11:30 Future plan of ALMERA (2008-2009)

11:00 Future plan of ALMERA (2008-2009) 30'

Speaker:	U. SANSONE (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

11:30 - 12:30 Summary and closure of the Meeting
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C. TUNIZ, P. MARTIN and U. SANSONE
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- 11:30 Summary and closure of the Meeting 1h0'
12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Location: Main Building Cafeteria
- 12:30 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'
14:00 - 17:00 Visit to the Microprocessors Laboratory - ICTP Campus
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Meeting Point:  Reception area of the Main Building at 14.00 hrs
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Location: ICTP-INFN Laboratory (Mlab)
- 14:00 Visit to the Microprocessors Laboratory - ICTP Campus 3h0'

Thursday, 8 November 2007

08:30 - 09:00 OPENING SESSION
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C. TUNIZ, P. MARTIN and U. SANSONE
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- 08:30 OPENING SESSION 30'

09:00 - 10:00 Radioactivity measurements and uncertainty evaluation

Location:

Main Building, Lobby

09:00 Radioactivity measurements and uncertainty evaluation 1h0'

Speaker:	G. RATEL (BIPM, Sevres, France)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 10:00 COFFEE BREAK 30'

10:30 - 11:00 Applied Statistics: Basic statistical terms and concepts

10:30 Applied Statistics: Basic statistical terms and concepts 30'

Speaker:	S. BARBIZZI (APAT, Rome)
Material:	lecture notes

11:00 - 12:00 Measurement uncertainty

11:00 Measurement uncertainty 1h0'

Speaker:	S. BARBIZZI (APAT, Rome, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

Location: Main Building Cafeteria
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'

13:30 - 15:00 Stability of the analytical system - Part I

13:30 Stability of the analytical system - Part I 1h30'

Speaker:	A. SHAKHASHIRO (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

15:00 - 15:30 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 15:00 COFFEE BREAK 30'

15:30 - 16:45 Stability of the analytical system - Part II

15:30 Stability of the analytical system - Part II 1h15'

Speaker:	A. SHAKHASHIRO (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

Friday, 9 November 2007

09:00 - 10:30 Sampling in the measurement process

09:00 Sampling in the measurement process 1h30'

Speaker:	P. de ZORZI (APAT, Rome, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building Bar area
- 10:30 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building Bar area 30'

11:00 - 11:45 Sampling contribution to the measurement uncertainty

11:00 Sampling contribution to the measurement uncertainty 45'

Speaker:	P. de ZORZI (APAT, Rome, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

11:45 - 13:00 An outline of methods for the estimation of uncertainty that include the contribution from sampling

11:45 An outline of methods for the estimation of uncertainty that include the contribution from sampling 1h15'

Speaker:	S. BARBIZZI (APAT, Rome, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Location: Main Building Cafeteria
- 13:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h0'

14:00 - 14:30 Estimation of Uncertainty arising from Sampling using variogram parameter

14:00 Estimation of Uncertainty arising from Sampling using variogram parameter 30'

Speaker:	P. de ZORZI (APAT, Rome, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

14:30 - 15:00 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building Bar area
- 14:30 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building Bar area 30'

15:00 - 16:45 Exercise

15:00 Exercise 1h45'

Speaker:	P. de ZORZI and S. BARBIZZI (APAT, Rome, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

Monday, 12 November 2007

08:30 - 10:30 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry

08:30 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry 2h0'

Speaker:	P. de FELICE (ENEA, Rome, Italy)
Material:	Exercise lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 10:30 COFFEE BREAK 30'

11:00 - 12:30 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry

11:00 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry 1h30'

Speaker:	P. de FELICE (ENEA, Rome, Italy)
Material:	Exercise lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Location: Main Building Cafeteria
- 12:30 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'

14:00 - 15:15 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry

14:00 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry 1h15'

Speaker:	P. de FELICE (ENEA, Rome, Italy)
Material:	Exercise lecture notes

15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 15:15 COFFEE BREAK 30'

15:45 - 16:45 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry

15:45 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry 1h0'

Speaker:	P. de FELICE (ENEA, Rome, Italy)
Material:	Exercise lecture notes

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

08:30 - 10:30 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry

08:30 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry 2h0'

Speaker:	P. de FELICE (ENEA, Rome, Italy)
Material:	Exercise lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building Bar area
- 10:30 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building Bar area 30'

11:00 - 12:30 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry

11:00 Uncertainty in gamma spectrometry 1h30'

Speaker:	P. de FELICE (ENEA, Rome, Italy)
Material:	Exercise lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK - Main Building Bar area or Adriatico Guest House (no lunch available at the Main Building Cafeteria for today only)
- 12:30 LUNCH BREAK - Main Building Bar area or Adriatico Guest House (no lunch available at the Main Building Cafeteria for today only) 1h30'

14:00 - 15:15 In-situ gamma spectrometry

14:00 In-situ gamma spectrometry 1h15'

Speaker:	G. KIS-BENEDEK (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building Bar area
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Main Building Bar for today only
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- 15:15 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building Bar area 30'

15:45 - 16:45 In-situ gamma spectrometry

15:45 In-situ gamma spectrometry 1h0'

Speaker:	G. KIS-BENEDEK (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

Wednesday, 14 November 2007

09:00 - 10:00 Environmental radioactivity monitoring in Italy. Role of ARPA Friuli Venezia Giulia in the event of regional radiological emergency

09:00 Environmental radioactivity monitoring in Italy. Role of ARPA Friuli Venezia Giulia in the event of regional radiological emergency 1h0'

Speaker:	C. GIOVANI (ARPA, FVG, Udine, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building bar area
- 10:00 COFFEE BREAK - Main Building bar area 30'

10:30 - 12:00 Nuclear emergency preparedness and response in Italy

10:30 Nuclear emergency preparedness and response in Italy 1h30'

Speaker:	P. ZEPPA (APAT, Rome, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

Location: Main Building Cafeteria
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'
13:30 - 16:30 VISIT TO ARPA, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Udine
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Meeting Point:  Reception area of the Main Building at 13.30 hrs
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- 13:30 VISIT TO ARPA, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Udine 3h0'

Thursday, 15 November 2007

08:30 - 10:30 Uncertainty in alpha spectrometry

08:30 Uncertainty in alpha spectrometry 2h0'

Speaker:	P. MARTIN and C.K. KIM (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 10:30 COFFEE BREAK 30'

11:00 - 12:30 Combined Uncertainty in the Determination of 90Sr by Liquid Scintillation Counting - LSC

11:00 Combined Uncertainty in the Determination of 90Sr by Liquid Scintillation Counting - LSC 1h30'

Speaker:	C.K. KIM (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

Location: Main Building Cafeteria
- 12:30 LUNCH BREAK 1h30'

14:00 - 15:15 Combined Uncertainty in the Determination of 90Sr by Liquid Scintillation Counting - LSC

14:00 Combined Uncertainty in the Determination of 90Sr by Liquid Scintillation Counting - LSC 1h15'

Speaker:	C.K. KIM (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

15:15 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 15:15 COFFEE BREAK 30'

15:45 - 16:45 Combined Uncertainty in the Determination of 90Sr by Liquid Scintillation Counting - LSC

15:45 Combined Uncertainty in the Determination of 90Sr by Liquid Scintillation Counting - LSC 1h0'

Speaker:	C.K. KIM (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

Friday, 16 November 2007

08:30 - 10:30 Uncertainty in gas proportional counting

08:30 Uncertainty in gas proportional counting 2h0'

Speaker:	G. KIS-BENEDEK (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
Material:	lecture notes

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

Location: Main Building, Lobby
- 10:30 COFFEE BREAK 30'

11:00 - 12:30 CLOSING SESSION

Claudio TUNIZ (ICTP)
Paul MARTIN (IAEA)
Chang Kyu KIM (IAEA)

11:00 CLOSING SESSION 1h30'