Description
14.11. - 17.11.2022 | Frankfurt am Main
12th International Symposium - Release of Radioactive Materials - Provisions for Clearance and Exemption
Scope of the Symposium
Since 1998 TÜV NORD has been organizer of various symposia dedicated to the “Release of Radioactive Material from Regulatory Control”. During the previous international symposium in Berlin in 2017 more than 130 clearance experts were welcomed to contribute to the discussions of this issue, which due to huge decommissioning projects moves in the focus of public interest. These interchanges of experience help to optimize release procedures and to reduce the amount of radioactive waste. In November 2022, we would like to continue the fruitful exchange of experience.
From the very beginning in 1998, the symposia have followed up the change of international regulation and guidelines in the area of clearance. Currently, the new IAEA Safety Guide DS500 on the “Application of the concept of clearance” is in the process of endorsement and will update and supersede the previous Safety Guide RS-G-1.7 “Application of the concept of Exclusion, Exemption and Clearance”. The new Safety Guide will provide detailed guidance on the application of the concept of clearance for materials encompassing the whole spectra of the clearance process from the regulatory framework up to the concept of specific clearance including mass and surface specific criteria. Furthermore, the Safety Guide outlines the duties of the regulatory body as well as of the license holder and will put challenges on its implementation and application in member countries.
Considering this highlighted starting point, we invite you, as interested experts from many countries, to continue the exchange of experience, expertise and information in the field of clearance. TÜV NORD will organize a symposium, which is intended to take place on 14th - 17th November 2022 in the Crowne Plaza Congress Hotel in Frankfurt.
General Symposium Arrangements
The symposium will consist of oral and poster presentations selected from submitted abstracts by the Programme Committee. All oral presentations are planned to be given in plenary sessions. Each presentation is intended to be 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. Poster presentations are also planned as an equal part of the symposium programme.
It is planned that proceedings will be available at the beginning of the symposium. If you are interested in submitting a paper and/or
a poster, in attending this symposium, or in participating as an exhibitor, please provide details on the attached Reply Form.
In addition to the symposium programme a technical exhibition will take place in the lobby.
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Clarissa Hörnke-Dobrick
TÜV NORD Akademie GmbH & Co. KG
Conferences and Symposia
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+49 40 8557-2920
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Further information
14th November 2022
19.00 - 22.00
Pre-Registration and Get Together at the Industrial Exhibition
Day 1, 15th November 2022
9.00
Registration
TÜV NORD Akademie, Germany
10.00
Welcome/Opening Remarks
J. Aign, TÜV NORD EnSys, Germany
G. Kraus, Hessian Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Germany
Section A: Overview of national and international framework
10.20
The new International Guidanceon Clearance - IAEA Perspective
V. Ljubenov, IAEA
10.50
The new International Guidanceon Clearance - IAEA Perspective
V. Ljubenov, IAEA
11.20
Coffee Break / Industrial Exhibition
12.20
The Current Status of Clearance in Sweden
H. Efraimsson., SRSA, Sweden
12.50
Lunch Break
14.00
Clearance - a clear Story
J. Feinhals, Germany
14.25
Spanish Strategies on Clearance of Radioactive Materials from NPPs
M. de Toro, CSN, Spain
14.50
Qualification and Training Needs for an Expert on Clearance on an International Scope
S. Müller, TÜV NORD EnSys, Germany
15.15
Qualification and Training Needs for an Expert on Clearance on an International Scope
S. Müller, TÜV NORD EnSys, Germany
Section B: Derivation of Clearance Levels
15.45
Derivation of Specific Clearance Levels for Materials Suitable for Recycling, Reuse or Disposal in Landfills
A. Lagumdzija, S. Dhlomo, G. Bruno, V. Ljubenov, IAEA
16.05
Clearance levels for C-14 and H-3 for the specific clearance related to incineration
O. Nitzsche, Brenk, Germany
16.25
Probabilistic study deriving nuclide-specific surface-clearance levels for the normal reuse of objects leaving the controlled area of a nuclear facility
T. van Dillen, RIVM, Netherlands
16.45
Wrap up Discussion of the Day
17.30
End of the 1st day
19.00 - 22.00
Evening Event
Day 2, 16th November 2022
Section C: Technical Aspects / Measurement Techniques
9.00
Improved Clearance Verification Applied to Real Data from a Real Site
R. A. Meck, SaTS, United States
9.20
Automation of clearance measurements
B. Weinhorst, Safetec, Germany
9.40
On the use of collimators in gamma ray spectrometry
H.-J. Lange, Mirion, Germany
10.00
Coffee Break / Industrial Exhibition
10.30
Basic Study on the Radioactivity Evaluation of Control Panels
T. Yoshii, SNRA, Japan
10.50
Development of Measurements Methods used for Release of Radioactive Materials in Accordance with Clearance Levels
D. Gurau, Horia Hulubei, Romania
11.10
The impact of decommissioning strategy and measurement techniques on the clearance volume at the dismantling of NPP
A. Filby, GRS, Germany
11.30
The impact of decommissioning strategy and measurement techniques on the clearance volume at the dismantling of NPP
A. Filby, GRS, Germany
11.50
Wrap up Discussion of the Morning
12.20
Wrap up Discussion of the Morning
Section D: Technical Aspects / Characterisation
13.40
Use of a standard nuclide vector for clearance of material
R. Kunz, Brenk, Germany
14.00
Use of a standard nuclide vector for clearance of material
R. Kunz, Brenk, Germany
14.20
Coffee Break / Industrial Exhibition
Section E: Specific Clearance
15.00
Conditional Clearance in Switzerland - Theory vers. Practice
R. Stroude, BAG, Switzerland
15.30
Implementation of unconditional release and landfill disposal in Belgium
S. Boden, SCK CEN, Belgium
15.50
Safe Clearance of Metals for Recycling to the Conventional Industry
A. Larsson, CYCLIFE, Sweden
16.10
Safe Clearance of Metals for Recycling to the Conventional Industry
A. Larsson, CYCLIFE, Sweden
16.30
Wrap-up Discussion of the Afternoon
17.15
End of the 2nd Day
18.00
Evening Event