Evaluation of the risks from radioactive releases into the environment in normal and accidental situations and nuclear emergency plans

wrpr2120  2019-2020  Bruxelles Woluwe

Evaluation of the risks from radioactive releases into the environment in normal and accidental situations and nuclear emergency plans
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Jamar François;
Language
French
Main themes
1st part. Potential releases from nuclear installations in normal and accidental situations: transfer of radioactivity through the ecosystems up to the food chain; measurement of radioactivity in the environment; description of an operational network. 2d part . Evaluation of the consequences of real or potential releases in the first phase of a nuclear accident: models (use and limitations), decision-aiding techniques, practical training; a posteriori evaluation of the consequences of nuclear releases: models, parameters, hypotheses and examples. 3d part. National nuclear emergency plans: principles of protection of the population in nuclear accidents: concepts, possible countermeasures and their justification, choice of intervention levels and intervention zones; maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs: regulations and recommendations (elaboration and use); agricultural countermeasures before, during and after a nuclear accident.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 To acquire the theoretical and technical knowledge allowing a critical comprehension of the way nuclear risks are evaluated (risk of release and consequences) and protective measures (for the population and the food chain) are decided and implemented.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
CRPR


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Certificat universitaire de contrôle physique en radioprotection (Classe I)