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Regional Training Course in Nuclear Facility Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Skills, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA - 4—15 April 2011
day 1
- Welcome and Introductions, including Safety Lecture
- Course Overview & Introduction to IAEA Networks 1, 2
- Fernald Site Case Study 1, 2 (J. Reising)
- Relevant IAEA Standards, Publications, and Concepts (M. Hannan)
- Participants' Presentations
day 2
- Project Planning and Decision Making (P. Booth)
- Deactivation (L. Boing)
- Regulatory Requirements (M. Hannan)
- Cost Estimation (P. Booth, C. Kunze)
- Cost Estimating (L. Boing)
- Stakeholder Engagement (P. Booth)
- D&D Exercise, Part 1 (L. Boing)
day 3
- Environment, Health & Safety (T. Hansen)
- Safety Assessment (M. Hannan)
- Waste Management (A. Palmer)
- Material Clearance (M. Hannan)
- D&D Site Characterization (T. Hansen)
- Final Status Surveys and MARSSIM (T. Hansen)
day 4
- Env. Site Characterization – Introduction, Data Collection, & Measurement Technologies, Subsurface Characterization (B. Johnson)
- Env. Site Characterization –Dynamic Data Collection Strategies, Conceptual Site Models, and Data Management (B. Johnson)
- Env. Site Characterization – Case Studies (B. Johnson)
- Conceptual Site Model Exercise Handout (P. Booth)
- D&D Exercise, Part 2 (L. Boing)
day 5
- Site Characterization Equipment Demonstrations (USEPA Region V)
- Overview of Risk Assessment (K. Smith)
- Risk Communication (P. Booth)
- Work Zone Set Up (J. Hunter)
day 6
- Dose and Risk Assessment for Soil Contamination/ RESRAD Overview and Demo and Hands-on Exercise (C. Yu and D. LePoire)
- RESRAD Methodology and Hands-on Exercise
- Analysis Tools and Hands-on Exercise
- Applications, Verification, and Validation
day 7
- Dose and Risk Assessment for Building Contamination/ RESRAD-BUILD Overview and Demo and Hands-on Exercise (C. Yu and D. LePoire)
- RESRAD-BUILD Methodology and Hands-on Exercise
- Problem Solving Techniques and Hands-on Exercise
- Probabilistic Code Demonstration and Overview
day 8
- Decontamination and Dismantling (L. Boing)
- Geostatistical Methods 1, 2, 3, 4 (J. Nokhamzon)
- Plum Brook Research Reactor Case Study (K. Peecook)
- Remedial Design for D&D and ER (L. Moos)
- De-Nuclearization of the CEA-Grenoble Research Center – the Passage Project (J. Nokhamzon)
- D&D Exercise, Part 3 (L. Boing)
day 9
- New Technologies 1, 2 (J. Nokhamzon)
- Participants Prepare Action Plans
- Role of the IVC Survey (S. Roberts)
- Exhibits and Demonstrations
day 10
- Participants Action Plan Presentations
- Key Concepts (L. Boing)
- Closing Remarks
