QIP Short Term Course on Radiation Health Safety and Security

Course Overview

The course aims to introduce fundamentals of nuclear radiation detection and imaging for safety and security at workplaces and airports/borders.

Nuclear Radiation and Health Effects

Radiation is a well-understood process, with natural sources accounting for most of the radiation we all receive each year.

Contrary to public perception, nuclear power accidents have caused very few fatalities and the use of nuclear energy does not expose members of the public to significant radiation levels. In two major nuclear accidents - Three Mile Island and Fukushima - radiation caused no harm to the public.

The socio-economic and psychological impacts of radiation fears in the aftermath of nuclear accidents have caused considerable suffering and deaths, much higher than the accidents themselves.

Current radiation protection standards assume that any dose of radiation, no matter how small, involves a the risk to human health. This deliberately highly conservative assumption, which runs counter to scientific knowledge, is increasingly being questioned by the scientific community.

Nuclear Security

The objective of nuclear security is to protect persons, property, society, and the environment from harmful consequences of a nuclear security event. The Nuclear Security Fundamentals set out the objective of a nuclear security and its essential elements. The Nuclear Security Recommendations indicate what nuclear security should address regarding (a) Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities (b) Radioactive Material and Associated Facilities and (c) Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control.

Nuclear Safety

Activities concerning establishment and utilization of nuclear facilities and use of radioactive sources are to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Regulatory authorities. In pursuance of ensuring the safety of members of the public and occupational workers as well as protection of the environment, the different countries Regulatory Boards have been entrusted with the responsibility of laying down safety standards and enforcing rules and regulations for such activities. Therefore IAEA has created a program of developing safety standards, safety codes, and related guides and manuals. While some of these documents cover aspects such as siting, design, construction, operation, quality assurance, and decommissioning of nuclear and radiation facilities, other documents cover regulatory aspects of these facilities.

Safety codes and safety standards are formulated on the basis of nationally and internationally accepted safety criteria for the design, construction, and operation of specific equipment, structures, systems, and components of nuclear and radiation facilities. Safety codes establish the objectives and set requirements that shall be fulfilled to provide adequate assurance for safety. Safety guides and guidelines elaborate on various requirements and furnish approaches for their implementation. Safety manuals deal with specific topics and contain detailed scientific and technical information on the subject. These documents are prepared by experts in the relevant fields and are extensively reviewed by advisory committees of the Board before they are published. The documents are revised when necessary, in the light of experience and feedback from users as well as new developments in the field.

Registration Procedure

Attendance is mandatory to receive Course Certificate.

1. Faculty from AICTE Institutes coming under QIP program (maximum 30)	No Registration fees
2. Faculty from private/autonomous Institutions: Non IITK Faculty	Rs. 5,900/- (Including GST)
3. Students of IITK IITK Student	No Registration Fees
4. Students from other Educational Institutions: Non IITK Students	Rs. 1,180/- (Including GST)
5. Participant from Industry and R&D labs: Industrial Participant	Rs. 5,900/- (Including GST)
6. Foreign delegates(Including GST): Others	118 USD- (Including GST)

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Course Code	2020/31
Course Title	Radiation Health Safety and Security
Course Duration	02/03/2021 to 07/03/3021
Participants Category Course Fees + 18% GST IITK Students needs to pay only course FEE	IITK Student (No Fees Required) Non IITK Student (Rs. 1,180/-) Non IITK Faculty (Rs. 5,900/-) Industrial Participants (Rs. 5,900/-) Others ( USD 118 )

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Course Coordinators

Prof. Prabhat Munshi
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Kanpur
Email: pmunshi@iitk.ac.in

Prof. Pankaj Wahi
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Kanpur
Email: wahi@iitk.ac.in

Dr. Niraj Sinha
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
IIT Kanpur
Email: nsinha@iitk.ac.in

Objective of the Symposium

Introduction to health safety and security
Nuclear safety analysis
Radiation detection physics
Types and working of radiation detectors
Fundamentals of Gamma-ray/X-ray imaging
Radiation transport modeling
Radiation safety and nuclear security

The objective of this workshop is to bring the experts in these fields to one platform and share the experience and knowledge on different aspects of radiation health, security, and safety issues in the nuclear industry and other industries involving radiation. The workshop will address the following thrust areas:

Nuclear Radiation and Health Effects

Nuclear power and health
Socio-economic and psychological impacts of radiation
Radiation detection and protection

Nuclear Security

Nuclear security design vulnerability assessment tools and analysis
Nuclear Security Measures
Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities

Nuclear Safety

Modeling & Simulation for thermal-hydraulics of Nuclear Reactors
Code Development & Validation
Emergency and Severe Accident Analysis: responses & procedures
Spent fuel pool/pond management
Operational Safety Improvements
Modeling of transport of FP (Fission Product) in Environment
Thermal Hydraulics in Safety Assessment
Natural Circulation & Passive Systems
Nuclear materials

Chief Guest & Guest of honour

Dr. R. B. Grover Emeritus Professor
Homi Bhabha National Institute
Email: rbgrover@hbni.ac.in

Prof. Chaitanyamoy Ganguly Distinguished Professor
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Gandhinagar
Email: chaitanya.ganguly@gmail.com

Dr. H.S. Kushwaha (Rtd.) Director
Health Safety Environment Group BARC

Speakers

Prof. Igor Pioro Ontario Tech University Canada
Email: igor.pioro@uoit.ca

Prof. Walter Arnold Department of Materials Science and Materials Engineering, Universitat des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, Germany
Email: w.arnold@mx.uni-saarland.de

Prof. Kannan Iyer Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
Email: kannan.iyer@iitjammu.ac.in

Prof. Hitesh Bindra Kansas State University
Email: hbindra@ksu.edu

Prof. Vijay K. Manchanda Vice President INS Former Professor Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon,South Korea
Former Head, Radiochemistry Division, BARC
Email: insvkmeditor@gmail.com

Dr. A.S. Pradhan Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.
Email: aspradhan@npcil.co.in

Shri. Sunil Ganju Reactor Safety Division (Reactor Design)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Email: sunil.ganju@dae.gov.in

Prof. Robert B. Hayes North Carolina State University
Email: rbhayes@ncsu.edu

Prof. Suneet Singh Department of Energy Science and Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Email: suneet.singh@iitb.ac.in

Prof. Manmohan Pandey Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Email: manmohan@iitg.ernet.in

Dr. Aruna Kaushik Scientist and RSO
Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences
Email: kaushik.aruna@rediffmail.com

Prof. Amitava Gupta Dept. of Power Engineering,
Director, School of Nuclear Studies & Applications(SNSA), Jadavpur University
Email: amitava.gupta@jadavpuruniversity.in

Dr. Mayank Verma Nuclear Projects Safety Division
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
Email: mayankverma.aerb@gov.in

Dr. Obaidurrahman K. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
Email: obaid@aerb.gov.in

Prof. Manish Kumar Bajpai Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing
Jabalpur
Email: mkbajpai@iiitdmj.ac.in

Dr. Manish Sharma Research Associate
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Email: mksharma@pnnl.gov

Dr. Rajarshi Pal Chowdhury Lead Scientist, Space Exploration StemRad, Inc.
Email: rajarshi@stemrad.com

Prof. Aditya H. Kelkar Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
IIT Kanpur
Email: akelkar@iitk.ac.in

Dr. Vikash Pandey Postdoctoral Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Email: pandeyv@ucla.edu

Dr. Nitin Jain Email: nitinsinghai.jain@gmail.com

Dr. Francesco Galleni Post Doctoral Fellow and Senior Researcher
University of Pisa
Email: francescog.galleni@dici.unipi.it

Dr. Dinesh Nath Post Doctoral Fellow, IIT Kanpur
Email: dinesh2n@gmail.com

Dr. Dinkar Verma Assistant Professor
G D Goenka University
Email: dinkar.verma@gdgu.org

Dr. Sunil Kumar Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, USA
Email: ksunil@tamu.edu

Dr. Satya Prakash Saraswat Project Executive Officer
IIT Kanpur
Email: satyasar@iitk.ac.in

Schedule

Date/Time	09:30 AM - 10:30 AM	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
2 March (Tuesday)	Prof. R. B. Grover	Prof. C. Ganguly	Prof. C. Ganguly	Prof. Manish Bajpai	Dr.Vikash Pandey	Dr. Satya Prakash
3 March (Wednesday)	Prof. Igor Pioro	Dr. Nitin Jain	Prof. Suneet Singh	Prof. Kannan Iyer	Experiments (gamma-ray)	Prof. Munshi
4 March (Thursday)	Prof. Hitesh Bindra		Dr. Vijay Manchanda	Dr. Dinkar Verma	Experiments (x-ray)	Prof. Aditya H. Kelkar
5 March (Friday)	Dr. Rajarshi Chowdhury	Dr. A.S. Pradhan	Prof. Manmohan Pandey	Prof. Walter Arnold	Dr. Francesco Galleni	Dr. Dinesh Nath
6 March (Saturday)	Prof. Robert B. Hayes	Dr. Shaifali	Prof. Amitava Gupta	Dr. Mayank Verma	Vikesh Singh	Dr. Sunil Kumar
MINI-SYMPOSIUM
7 March (Sunday)	Dr. H.S. Kushwaha	Dr. Aruna Kausik	Dr. Avinash Gaikwad	Dr. Obaidurrahman

Mini-symposium: Nuclear Safety/Security/Safeguards (SIX SPEAKERS, 45 minutes each) and a panel discussion on nuclear security education
Chief Guests: We will try to invite a Chief Guest from MHRD or Defence or DAE.

Organizing Committee

Dr. Satya Prakash
Dr. Subhobroto Sarkar
Mr. Deepak Yadav
Mr. Vikesh Singh
Mr. Dipanjan Ray
Mr. Rintu

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