INF.2  Radiation protection specialist on INF-transports

Target audience:
Personnel onboard INF-transports who must be capable of assuming the role of radiation protection. Specialist on INF-transports.

Duration:
The course lasts 3 work days.

Course description:
The course content covers the following subjects:

•  Radioactivity and radiation, including fission and activation products.
•  The interactions between ionising radiation and matter.
•  Dose; units and relevant quantities.
•  Radiation protections, including dose limits.
•  Applications for ionising radiation.
•  Natural radiation.
•  Measurement of ionising radiation; equipment, dose rate, contamination.
•  Exercises in the use of measurement equipment.
•  Personal dosimetry.

•  Relevant transport regulations, including: Danish National Board of Health Regulation no.
    993 concerning the transport of radioactive substances, the latest version of IAEA TS-R-1
    “Regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material”, relevant chapters of the IMDG
    code, especially provisions concerning transport operations.
•  Fissile substances, criticality, criticality safety index (CSI) and heat production, including
    regulations and counter measures.
•  The INF code, the INF vessel and the INF certificate (International certificate of fitness for
    the carriage of INF-cargo).
•  Radiation Protection Programme (IAEA TS-G-1.3, Radiation Protection Programmes for the
    Transport of Radioactive Material). 
 
Course yield:
The course enables the participant to better understand the safety concerns surrounding the transport of INF material and to make informed decisions based on the knowledge obtained during the course.
It makes the participant capable of performing dose measurements, performing simple dose calculations, making decisions based on doses and basic knowledge of the radioactive cargo and handling some aspects of the administration surrounding INF-cargos.

Language:
Danish or English.

Time and place:
Time is determined in cooperation with the customer.
Place: FORCE Technology, Brøndby.

Additional information:
During the course the participant is subjected to a number of written tests and expected to be able to perform relevant calculations satisfactorily. The course instructors must deem the participant’s efforts as satisfactory for a certificate to be issued to the participant.

Contact:
Jan Sletsgaard, jxs@force.dk, phone (+45) 43 26 73 25
Kim Bargholz, kib@force.dk, phone (+45) 43 26 75 51