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The overall objectives of each course are to ensure participants:
• are conversant with assessment objectives;
• have a basic understanding of radionuclide transfer, dosimetry and radiation effects;
• know how to use available tools;
• can interpret the results;
• understand the implications of how the tools are used.
However the actual content may differ as the course develops.
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The ERICA Assessment Tool is available to download from: www.erica-tool.com |
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We can organise courses tailored to your needs - if you require more information please contact: Dr Ingo Schüder via UKCEHtraining@ceh.ac.uk |
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27th-28th April 2010
CEH Lancaster, UK
See here for: presentational materials, practical exercises and
feedback from participants
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24th-26th November 2010
CEH Lancaster, UK
Timetable (05/10/2010)
Travel details
Accomodation
Course full
2011
To be confirmed
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Yes
2012
To be confirmed
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Yes
Useful reading
By road: Leave the M6 at junction 33, take the A6 north towards Lancaster. Continue for 1.75 miles, turn right at the second set of traffic lights into the University (after Galgate village). At the roundabout take the last exit. CEH is located on Library Avenue (1st left), however, if you want to park on campus you will need to use the pay & display area on Farrer Avenue (2nd left). Campus map
By rail: Lancaster railway station is on the main West Coast London- Scotland route, about three-and-a-half hours from London (see timetable). Take a taxi to the University from the station.
Link to Multimap
By air: There is a direct rail link from the Manchester International Airport (Terminal 2) to Lancaster Station (see timetable). Journey time is between one and a half and two hours. Alternatively if required we can arrange an airport taxi for you (email Aimee Walmsley).
A number of the cheaper airlines operate from Liverpool John Lennon Airport. However, there is no direct rail link to Lancaster.
CEH Lancaster
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology,
Lancaster Environmnent Centre,
Library Ave.,
Bailrigg, Lancaster.
LA1 4AP
Tel: +44 (0)1524 595800
Fax: +44 (0)1524 61536
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We suggest that course participants become familiar with the following documents prior to the course:
D-ERICA: An integrated approach to the assessment and management of environmental risks from ionising radiation. Description of purpose, methodology and application. Full text
ERICA Tool help Full text
PROTECT executive summary Full text
ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection). 2008. Environmental Protection: the concept and use of Reference Animals and Plants. ICRP Publication 108. Annals of the ICRP, 38, 4-6, 242pp.
Copplestone, D., Wood, M. D., Bielby, S., Jones. S.R., Vives, J., Beresford, N.A. 2003. Habitat regulations for Stage 3 assessments: radioactive substances authorisations. R&D Technical Report P3-101/SP1a. Environment Agency, Bristol.
USDoE (United States Department of Energy). 2002. A graded approach for evaluating radiation doses to aquatic and terrestrial biota. Voluntary consensus technical standard. DOE-STD-1153-2002. USDoE, Washington, D.C.
Ulanovsky A., Pröhl, G. 2006. A practical method for assessment of dose conversion coefficients for aquatic biota. Radiat. Environ. Biophys., 45, 203-214.
Howard, B.J., Beresford, N.A., Andersson, P., Brown, J.E., Copplestone, D., Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Garnier-Laplace, J., Howe, P., Oughton, D., Whitehouse, P. In Press. Protection of the environment from ionising radiation in a regulatory context - an overview of the PROTECT coordinated action. J. Radiological Prot.
Contact Brenda Howard for a copy if required.
Copplestone, D., Bielby, S., Jones, S.R., Patton, D., Daniel, P., Gize, I. 2001. Impact assessment of ionising radiation on wildlife. R&D publication 128. Environment Agency, Bristol.
Further suggested reading:
Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Howard, B.J., Scott, W.A., Brown, J.E., Copplestone D. 2008. Derivation of transfer parameters for use within the ERICA Tool and the default concentration ratios for terrestrial biota. J. Environ. Radioact., 99, 1393-1407.
Contact Nick Beresford for a copy if required.
Hosseini, A., Thørring H., Brown J.E., Saxén R., Ilus, E. 2008. Transfer of radionuclides in aquatic ecosystems- Default concentration ratios for aquatic biota in the Erica Tool. J. Environ. Radioact., 99, 1408-1429.
Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Brown, J., Cheng, J-J. Copplestone, D., Filistovic, V., Hosseini, A., Howard, B.J., Jones, S.R., Kamboj, S., Kryshev, A., Nedveckaite, T., Olyslaegers, G., Saxén, R., Sazykina, T., Vives i Batlle, J., Vives-Lynch, S., Yankovich, T. and Yu, C. 2008. Inter-comparison of models to estimate radionuclide activity concentrations in non-human biota. Radiat. Environ. Biophys., 47, 491-514.
Contact Nick Beresford for a copy if required.
Beresford, N.A., Broadley, M.R., Howard, B.J., Barnett C.L. &. White P.J. 2004. Estimating radionuclide transfer to wild species - data requirements and availability for terrestrial ecosystems. J. Rad. Prot., 24, A89-A103.
Contact Nick Beresford for a copy if required.
Garnier-Laplace, J., Della-Vedova, C., Andersson, P., Copplestone, D., Cailes, C., Beresford, N.A., Howard, B. J., Howe, P., Whitehouse, P. In press. A multi-criteria weight of evidence approach to derive ecological benchmarks for radioactive substances. J. Rad. Prot.
Garnier-Laplace J., Della-Vedova, C., Gilbin, R., Copplestone, D., Hingston, J., Ciffroy, P. 2006. First derivation of predicted-no-effect values for freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems exposed to radioactive substances. Environ. Sci. Technol., 40, 6498-6505.
Garnier-Laplace J., Copplestone, D., Gilbin, R., Alonzo, F., Ciffroy, P., Gilek, M., Agüero, A., Björk, M., Oughton, D.H., Jaworska, A., Larsson, C-M., Hingston, J.L. 2008. Issues and practices in the use of effects data from FREDERICA in the ERICA Integrated Approach. J. Environ. Radioact., 99, 1474-1483.
ICRP (International Commission on Radiation Protection). 2007. Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Publication 103. Annals of the ICRP, 37, 2-3, 332pp.
RESRAD-BIOTA Help Full text
Beresford, N.A., Hosseini, A., Brown, J.E.,Cailes, C., Copplestone, D., Barnett, C.L., Beaugelin-Seiller, K. 2008. PROTECT Deliverable 4. Evaluation of approaches for protecting the environment from ionising radiation in a regulatory context. Comments received on Deliverable 4.
Beresford, N.A., Hosseini, A., Brown, J.E., Cailes, C., Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Barnett, C.L.,Copplestone. D. In Press. Assessment of risk to wildlife from ionising radiation: can screening tiers be used with a high level of confidence? J. Radiological Prot.
Contact Nick Beresford for a copy if required.
IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency). 2001. Generic models for use in assessing the impact of discharges of radioactive substances to the environment. Safety Report Series No.19. Full text
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20th & 21st January (1/2 days) | Online | Radiological Protection of the Environment - REFRESHER This course will update existing users of ERICA on the new functions and features of version 2.0 of the Tool (released November 2021). | YES |
TBC | Online | Radiological Protection of the Environment | YES |
Oct 2020 & Nov 2020 (South Pacific) | Online | Radiological Protection of the Environment
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22-24 July | CEH Lancaster | Radiological Protection of the Environment
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16-18 July 2019 | Magnox, UK | This specially designed course attended by ~20 participants was an adaptation of those we have run in the UK with bespoke practical exercises. | n/a |
3-5 July 2018 | CEH Lancaster | Radiological Protection of the Environment For further details see the following link
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15th- 17th March 2017 | CEH Lancaster | Radiological Protection of the Environment
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October 2016 | Pretoria, South Africa | This five day course was attended by ~40 representatives from organisations such as national regulators, the uranium mining industry and consultants. The course was an adaptation of those we have run in the UK with the practical exercises especially being focused to more local interests. | n/a |
July 2015 | CEH Lancaster | n/a | |
September 2014 | ICRER 2014, Barcelona | STAR in partnership with COMET and the ALLIANCE ran two short sessions at the International Conference on Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity in Barcelona. These were attended by 30-50 scientists. Presentations can be accessed below. | n/a |
1-3rd April 2014 | CEH Lancaster, UK | This course was funded by the STAR NoE | n/a |
27th-29th June 2012 | CEH Lancaster, UK |
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21st-28th March 2012 | Melbourne & Perth, Australia | These two, 2.5 day courses were attended by 17/18 representatives from organisations such as national and state regulators, the uranium mining industry and consultants. The course were an adaptation of those we have run in the UK, with especially the practical exercises, being focused to more local interests | n/a |
12th-14th October 2011 | CEH Lancaster, UK | Here are the introductory notes to topics covered during course, and also available here is the feedback from participants and course presentations | n/a |
24th-26th November 2010 | CEH Lancaster, UK | See here for presentations, practical exercises and feedback from participants | n/a |
27th-28th April 2010 | CEH Lancaster, UK | See here for: presentations, practical exercises and feedback from participants | n/a |
Please note accommodation is not provided on any courses but here are some links to suggested accommodation in Lancaster area together with Travel information on how to get to CEH
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Radiological protection of the environment - an introduction
Transfer - estimating radionuclide activity concentrations in wildlife
Radiation dosimetry for animals and plants
Risk analysis and the development of radiological benchmarks
The ICRP’s current position and intentions towards radiological protection of the environment
What to look for when interpreting an assessment
Modelling the environmental dispersion of radionuclides
If you want to try the additional exercises from Practical 3 they can be downloaded from here
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Seventeen participants attended the April 2010 course. At the end of the course we asked for oral feedback and also distributed a questionnaire. The results of the 15 completed questionnaire can be found here (we have included all comments the complimentary, the constructive and even the one negative response). The subsequent courses will be amended to take into account the constructive comments received. |
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