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Calytrix Advanced Radiation Safety Officer (NORM) training course

Duration: Five days
Dates: Typically, twice per year; the course is planned when six-seven expressions of interest are received
Participants: Minimum - six, maximum - twelve
Assessment: open book, 61 questions, duration - four hours
Cost: Will be advised during planning stage.

Twenty six lectures:

01. Radiation basics
02. Radiation protection principles, pathways of exposure
03. System of radiation protection, role of the RSO, lifecycle management and graded approach
04. Radiation risk estimates and assessments
05. Overview of industries, types of mines
06. NORM issues in Australia and WA
07. Other hazards associated with NORM
08. Practical radiation protection at a NORM site
09. Development of the radiation monitoring program for all stages of operations
10. Occupational radiation monitoring program: development, methods and equipment
11. Environmental radiation monitoring program: development, methods and equipment
12. Analysis of samples and the evaluation of data
13. Calculation of internal exposures
14. NORM residues and wastes, possibilities for re-use
15. Management, storage and disposal pf radioactive waste
16. Safety assessment, radiation protection program, radiation management plan
17. Environmental impact assessment, modelling
18. Protection of water resources
19. Transport of radioactive materials
20. Conceptual site model (CSM), introduction
21. Radiation safety culture
22. Decommissioning, remediation and closure
23. Data management and reporting
24. Security of sources and uranium accounting
25. Emergencies and accidents
26. Assessment examples and final discussion

Seven exercises:

01. Radioactive decay calculations
02. Non-radiological hazards and their inter-connection with radiation safety
03. Calculation of gamma exposures
04. Derivation of internal exposure dose coefficients for non-equilibrium mixtures of radionuclides
05. Calculation of internal radiation exposure
06. Conceptual site model (CSM)
07. Engagement and communication with stakeholders

Six practicals:

01. Demonstration of alpha, beta and gamma sources
02. Assessment of alpha activity concentration on dust filters: calibration and operation of alpha counter
03. Gamma radiation: TLD/OSL badge, electronic dosimeter, gamma monitor, spectrometer
04. Supplementary equipment necessary for the monitoring
05. Measurements of radon and thoron concentrations: track etch detectors, grab air sampling, electronic equipment
06. Measurements of surface contamination, assessment for the comparison with limits in the Transport Code

Eleven case studies:

01. When NORM is really dangerous
02. Forced ventilation of mineral storage locations
03. Spillage of uranium concentrate exercise
04. Mineral exploration and how NOT to do it
05. Derivation of inhalation dose coefficients for non-equilibrium mixes of radionuclides
06. Use of the ratio between radioisotopes in the investigations of the source of water contamination
07. NORM waste management examples
08. NORM in consumer products
09. Reverse osmosis plants - water treatment radiation issues
10. Legacy sites
11. NORM - three historical examples
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