ALMERA Rapid Assessment Methods for Environmental

Radioactivity

May 4-15, 2015

Hosted By: International Programs Section Argonne National Laboratory international.anl.gov

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THE PURPOSE

ALMERA

Analytical Laboratories for the Measurement of

Environmental Radioactivity

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Training

USES

•Enhancing ALMERA network laboratories’ analytical capabilities supporting the assessment of environmental contamination in emergency situations

•Provide intensive training on relevant topics, such as: field detection and sampling, data evaluation and management, and does assessment codes.

Training at Argonne National Laboratory (2015) Photo Credit: Gyula Kis-Benedek, IAEA

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THE COURSE

Welcome to

Argonne National

Laboratory

Introduction to Argonne

Safety at Argonne

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The Lecturers and Staff

Course Leaders: Mary Picel, Argonne National Laboratory

Program Manager: Sunaree Hamilton, Ph.D., Argonne National Laboratory

Jorge Alvarado Gyula Kis-Benedek Dave LePoire Frank (Eugene) Moore

George Mosho Iolanda Osvath Kurt Picel Vivian Sullivan

Anil Thakkar Charley Yu

Mary Picel, Argonne

National Laboratory

Course Leader

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Jorge Alvarado,

Argonne National

Laboratory

Lab Exercises

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Gyula Kis-Benedek,

International

Atomic Energy

Agency

ALMERA Rapid Assessment

Procedures and Development

Laboratory Exercises

Laboratory Results, Measurement

Uncertainty, and Detection Limit

Introduction to In-situ Gamma

Spectrometry

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David LePoire,

Argonne National

Laboratory

Dose Assessment –

RESRAD workshop

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Frank (Eugene)

Moore, Argonne

National Laboratory

Update on DOE Response to Fukushima

Event

Analysis of Complex Gamma

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George Mosho,

Argonne National

Laboratory

Field Methods

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Iolanda Osvath,

International

Atomic Energy

Agency

ALMERA Coordinator/Scientific

Secretary of the Meeting

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Kurt Picel,

Argonne National

Laboratory

Laboratory Exercises

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Vivian Sullivan,

Argonne National

Laboratory

Analysis of Complex

Gamma Spectra

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Anil Thakkar,

Argonne National

Laboratory

Lab Exercises

Introduction to Eichrom

Resins

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Charley Yu,

Argonne National

Laboratory

Dose Assessment –

RESRAD workshop

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THE PARTICIPANTS

Sandra Regina Damatto

Brazil

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Eva Kabai

Germany

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Sajedah Alameer

Jordan

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Asivelo Fanantenansoa Solonjara

Madagascar

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Mei-Woo Yii

Malaysia

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Eduardo Galicia Jiménez

Mexico

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Khishigsuren Idermunkh

Mongolia

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Ryan Joseph Aniago

Philippines

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Marta De Campos Baptista Guimaraes Santos

Portugal

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Chang-Jong Kim

Republic of Korea

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Snezhana Dimovska

Macedonia

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Gordana Pantelic

Serbia

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Immanda Louw

South Africa

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Saroa Rozas Guinea

Spain

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Thiwanka Lakmali Weerakkody Appuhamillage

Sri Lanka

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Sara Ehrs

Sweden

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Emin Yeltepe

Turkey

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Funda Barlas Şimşek

Turkey

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Given Wiza Musukwa

Zambia

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Larissa Palmin

Estonia

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Yuliya Baklanova

Kazakhstan

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Junghyup Lee

Republic of Korea

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Read IAEA’s article about last year’s course here.

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THANK YOU