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Summary Report from the NKS Board Meeting in Reykjavik, January 13-14, 2014
Change of Programme Manager for the NKS-R Programme
NKS expressed its sincere thanks to Kaisu Leino for all her work, enthusiasm and cooperation as the NKS-R Programme Manager over the last 1½ years and NKS would like to wish Kaisu good luck and every success in her career in the years ahead. NKS warmly welcomes Karin Andgren from Vattenfall, Sweden as the new NKS-R Programme Manager. Karin has been at Vattenfall since 2009 and is currently a member of the Radiation Protection and Severe Accidents Group. She has a PhD in nuclear physics and a master’s degree in engineering physics, both from KTH in Stockholm. For all issues concerning the NKS-R programme please contact Karin at karin.andgren@vattenfall.com (+46 76 546 01 85).
Call for Proposals 2014
NKS would like to thank all the applicants for proposals submitted to the NKS-R and NKS-B Call for Proposals 2014. The NKS board was impressed by the number and quality of the proposals received for funding under the NKS-R and NKS-B programmes. The successful proposals are listed below.
NKS-R Budget Decisions for 2014
The following activities have been awarded funding.
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Activity Type
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Activity Name
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Activity Topic
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Activity Leader
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Funding (kDKK)
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Org. & safety culture
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HUMAX
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Maximising human performance in maintenance
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Ann Britt Skjerve, IFE
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500
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Org. & safety culture
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ProCom
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Measuring Procedure Competence
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Michael Hildebrandt, IFE
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600
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Risk analysis
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DIGREL
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Reliability analysis of digital systems in PSA context
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Jan-Erik Holmberg, Risk PilotAB
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300
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Risk analysis
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L3PSA
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Addressing off-site consequence criteria using Level 3 PSA
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Andrew Wallin Caldwell, Lloyd’s Register Consulting
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300
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Risk analysis
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DPSA
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Deterministic-Probabilistic Safety Analysis Methodology
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Pavel Kudinov, KTH
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400
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Plant life management and extension
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Nordic-Gen4
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Nordic nuclear forum for Gen IV reactors
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Mattias Thuvander, Chalmers
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200
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Severe accidents
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DECOSE
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Debris coolability and steam explosion
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Pavel Kudinov, KTH
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500
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Severe accidents
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ATR
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Impact of aeorosols on the transport of ruthenium in the primary circuit of the NPP
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Christian Ekberg, Chalmers
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300
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Thermal hydraulics
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ENPOOL
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Experimental and numerical studies on suppression pool issues
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Timo Pättikangas, VTT
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650
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IN TOTAL
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3750
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NKS-B Budget Decisions for 2014
The following activities have been awarded funding.
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Activity Type
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Activity Name
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Activity Topic
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Activity Leader
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Funding (kDKK)
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Emergency Preparedness
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NORCON
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Nordic nuclear accident consequence analysis
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Mark Dowdall, NRPA
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600
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Emergency Preparedness
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FAUNA
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Fukushima accident: uncertainty of atmospheric dispersion modelling
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Jens Havskov Sørensen, DMI
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260
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Radioecological Assessments
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NORMIN
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NORM-related mining in Nordic countries: legislation, practises and case studies
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Dina Solatie, STUK
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450
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Emergency Preparedness
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MOBELRAD
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Mobile measurement: Field exercise in fallout mapping in the Belarussian exclusion zone
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Mark Dowdall, NRPA
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510
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Measurement Strategy, technology, QA
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GammaUser
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Workshop for users of gamma spectrometry
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Oskar Holm, IRSA
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370
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Measurement Strategy, technology, QA
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NOVE
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Novel neutron detection methods for nuclear security – dynamic testing
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Kari Peräjärvi, STUK
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330
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Measurement Strategy, technology, QA
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RAPID-TECH
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Application of rapid and automated techniques in radiochemical analysis
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Jixin Qiao, DTU
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350
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Emergency Preparedness
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THYROIDSEM
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Seminar: Assessment of accidental uptake of radioiodine in emergency situations
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Asser Poulsen / Henrik Roed, SIS/NIRP
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230
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Emergency Preparedness
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SEMUNARS
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Seminar on unmanned radiometric systems
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Magnus Gårdestig, Linköping University
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200
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Measurement Strategy, technology, QA
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StandMethod
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Standardisation of radioanalytical methods for determination of important radionuclides for environmental assessment and waste management in Nordic nuclear industry
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Xiaolin Hou, DTU
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350
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Measurement Strategy, technology, QA
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CONCORE
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Characterisation of NORM contaminated objects: Reliable and efficient
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Charlotte Nielsen, SIS/NIRP
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400
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Radioecological Assessments
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EFMARE
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Effects of dynamic behaviour of Nordic marine environment to radioecological assessments
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Mikhail Iosjpe, NRPA
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450
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IN TOTAL
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4500
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Peer-reviewed NKS paper in Radiation Regulator
The last of three papers informing on NKS activities (on the B programme) has been published in the 4th issue of the new free international e-journal ‘Radiation Regulator’, and is now available on the journal website (members area) http://www.radiationregulator.net. To see this you have to register free of charge (http://www.radiationregulator.net/register.html).
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