Chemistry Unit
Determination of radionuclide transfer parameters in the environment and identification of optimal remediation actions
Type of training:
- Group training:
Up to 8 fellows for 1 month - Individual fellowships
4-8 fellows, to a maximum of 15 person months per year
Topics included in the training program:
- Identification of optimal sampling strategies
- Characterisation of radionuclides in the environment
- Experimental determination of radionuclide mobility and availability in soil and in the soil-plant system
- Experimental determination of radionuclide mobility in the plant-animal system
- Statistical processing of radioecological data
- Application of radioecological models for the short and long term predictions of radionuclide transfer in the systems: soil-plant, plant-animals, food-human
- Application of GIS techniques and DSS for the spatial analysis of the consequences of the contamination of the environment
- Evaluation of the effectiveness and identification of optimal remediation actions
Target groups:
People involved in remediation of contaminated sites and monitoring of the impact of nuclear enterprises on man and non-human species
Participants' requirements:
University degree in radiation protection, radiochemistry, radioecology or equivalent. Some practical experience in environmental radioactivity monitoring, or remediation of contamination sites would be of advantage.
Remarks:
Further details can be obtained from: S.Fesenko@iaea.org