Training and education

Radiological Protection

The spectrum of applications of ionising radiation is very wide: covering inter alia electricity production, medicine and industrial radiography. Although they hold a variety of responsibilities and specific professional aims, practitioners have a triple common need :

basic education and training to provide the requisite level of understanding of artificial and natural radiation;

a standard recognition of skills and experience; and

an opportunity to fine-tune and test acquired knowledge on a regular basis.

From an executive perspective, education and training are undoubtedly the two basic pillars of any policy regarding safety in the workplace.

International meetings, publications and recommendations with regard to safety culture increasingly stress the need for education and training in the field of radiological protection. In addition, compliance with specific European directives concerning the implementation of a coherent approach to education and training is crucial in a world of dynamic markets and increasing worker mobility. Finally, EU enlargement of 10 new member states needs to be considered as an additional challenge to fulfil these requirements.

ENS sees it as one of its prime tasks to initiate and contribute to international and especially European oriented initiatives, which aim to develop a comprehensive and transdisciplinary approach to education and training in radiological protection, on academic and policy levels. The outcome should be a better harmonisation of training practice and recognition of skills.

Upcoming Courses:

20 - 29 August 2008 in Aix-en-Provence, France: The 2008 Edition of the Frederic Joliot & Otto Hahn Summer School on Nuclear Reactors - Physics, Fuels and Systems (FJOH) "The Role of Experiments in Nuclear Reactor Simulation and Analysis"

1-12 September 2008 in Budapest: HungaryEuropean School on Experiment, Theory and Evaluation of Nuclear Data (EXTEND)

3 - 24 September 2008 in Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, Vienna: "Eugen Wigner" Training Course for Reactor Physics Experiments 2008

1 September - 30 October 2008 in Saclay, France: "2008 International School in Nuclear Engineering"

15-19 September 2008 in Mol, Belgium: Training Course on Preparedness and Response for Nuclear or Radiological Emergencies

September 2008 in Munich, Germany: Top Graduate Trainee Program (TGTP) Nuclear Technology courses

22-26 September 2008 in Trieste, Italy: IAEA Workshop on Neutron Fluctuations, Reactor Noise, and Their Applications in Nuclear Reactors

29 September - 3 October 2008 in Obninsk, Russia: International Workshop on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Materials at Central Institute for Continuing Education and Training

1-2 October 2008 in Barcelona, Spain: 3rd training course on “The transfer of scientific results to Performance Assessment” at Technical University of Catalonia (UPC)

13-17 October 2008 in Saclay, France: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR on Dismantling Experience of Nuclear Facilities 2008

13 – 31 October 2008 in Petten, the Netherlands: 3D SUNCOP 2008 Seminar

10 November - 19 December Torino, Italy: 2008 CIRTEN (Consorzio InterUniversitario per la Ricerca Tecnologica sull'Energia Nucleare) Exchange Courses at Politecnico di Torino, Italy

18-21 November 2008 in Cadarache/Aix-en-Provence, France: EUROCOURSE on Safety, Materials and Components

19-30 January 2009 in Saclay, France: International Seminar "Principles and Operation od Nuclear Reactors"