1. Seminars of the UPV Master on Industrial Safety and Environment offered to CHERNE students José Ródenas 1, Isabelle Gerardy 2, Isabel Lopes 3, Ulrich Scherer 4, Enrico Zio 5 1 Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain 2 ISIB, Haute Ecole P.H.Spaak, Bruxelles, Belgium 3 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 4 FH Aachen, Jülich, Germany, 5 Politecnico de Milano, Italy 9 th Workshop on European Collaboration for Higher Education and Research in Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Protection 5-7 June 2013, Salamanca, Spain

2. 2 Master on Industrial Safety and Environment of the Universidad Polit é cnica de Valencia (UPV) Master on Industrial Safety and Environment of the Universidad Polit é cnica de Valencia (UPV) l Includes several Seminars of 20 hours each, given during one week. l Four of these Seminars are included in the Nuclear option of the Master. l They are imparted by external invited professors, coming from CHERNE institutions. INTRODUCTION

3. 3 l An Introduction to Soft Computing Methods in Modern Engineering: Genetic Algorithms, Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic l Prof. Enrico Zio, Politecnico de Milano (Italy) 11 – 15 November 2013 11 – 15 November 2013 l Deadline for registration: 30 September 2013 Communication of admittance: 15 October 2013 l Number of admitted students depending on official registration at the Master. l Evaluation by the report of a project. 1) SOFT COMPUTING

4. 4 l This course aims at introducing basic concepts and techniques of soft computing for engineering applications l Particular emphasis to the problems of reliability, safety, risk, fault detection and diagnosis. l At the end of the course, the participants will have acquired a level of familiarity with concepts and techniques of soft computing, necessary to further develop them in the specific applications of interest. l The course is structured in a series of daily 4-hours lectures, some of them devoted to the hands-on computer practice of the theory illustrated. SOFT COMPUTING

5. 5 INTRODUCTION l Introduction to fault diagnosis and soft computing techniques GENETIC ALGORITHMS l Introduction to genetic algorithms for optimisation l Applications to system reliability analysis and preventive maintenance optimization NEURAL NETWORKS l Introduction to neural computing and to the supervised feedforward neural network trained by the error back-propagation FUZZY LOGIC SYSTEMS l Fuzzy logic systems for fault detection l Fuzzy logic systems for fault classification SOFT COMPUTING TOPICS

6. 6 l Protection against Natural Ionising Radiation. Dr. Isabelle Gerardy, Institut Sup é rieur Industriel de Bruxelles (ISIB), Haute Ecole Paul-Henri Spaak, Brussels (Belgium). Dr. Isabelle Gerardy, Institut Sup é rieur Industriel de Bruxelles (ISIB), Haute Ecole Paul-Henri Spaak, Brussels (Belgium). 25 – 29 November 2013 25 – 29 November 2013 l Deadline for registration: 30 September 2013 Communication of admittance: 15 October 2013 l Number of students: ~10 (depending on official registration at the Master). l Evaluation by oral presentation of a personal work. 2) NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY

7. 7 A.NATURAL RADIATION l A1 Introduction l A2 Cosmic rays l A3 Natural radioactivity B.EXPOSITION TO COSMIC RAYS l B1 factors affecting the dose l B2 Exposition of air crews: regulation C.EXTERNAL EXPOSITION TO NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES l C1 Radioactivity of the soil and of building materials l C2 Areas with high  activity l C3 Building materials with high radioactivity l C4 Enhanced external exposition on workplaces Natural Radioactivity Contents

8. 8 D.INTERNAL EXPOSITION TO NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES l D1 Our unavoidable radioactivity l D2 Enhanced internal exposition of workers l D3 Radon E.ENHANCED EXPOSITION TO NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES l E1 Regulation l E2 Industries using naturally radioactive materials l E3 Waste problems Natural Radioactivity Contents 2

9. 9 F.INDOOR RADON l F1 Introduction l F2 Origin of radon l F3 Radon production l F4 Radon migration l F5 Factors affecting the indoor pollution by radon l F6 Radon progeny in air l F7 Evaluation of the cancer risk l F8 What is a dangerous radon concentration? l F9 Indoor radon measurements l F10 Measurement of radon progeny and PAEC l F11 Prevention and mitigation l F12 Justification of mitigation in an existing building l F13 Justification of prevention in a new building l F14 Exposition to radon in workplaces. Natural Radioactivity Contents 3

10. 10 3) RADIOCHEMISTRY l Methods and applications in Radiochemistry Prof. Ulrich W. Scherer, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, J ü lich campus (Germany). Prof. Ulrich W. Scherer, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, J ü lich campus (Germany). 10 – 14 March 2014 10 – 14 March 2014 l Deadline for registration: 30 January 2014 Communication of admittance: 15 February 2014 l Number of students: ~10 (depending on official registration at the Master). l Evaluation by MCQ exam and oral presentation of a personal work. l Prerequisites: The students should have a basic knowledge of chemistry, chemical engineering and nuclear engineering.

11. 11 RADIOCHEMISTRY l Radioactive materials play an important role in many areas of science and technology. l Some of our most pressing problems in nuclear energy production are connected to the chemical properties of radionuclides, e.g. the waste management problems. l This course attempts to provide some basic information to students of chemical and nuclear engineering on the principles of Nuclear Chemistry and how they are applied in many disciplines. l This course might be completed by a lab class provided as a summer school in the framework of the CHERNE network.

12. 12 Radiochemistry: Contents 1. Carrier and Tracers 2. Sources of Radionuclides 3. Decontamination 4. Protective Techniques 5. Radiolabelling 6. Radiotracer Applications 7. Radioanalytical Methods 8. Radiochemical Separation Techniques 9. X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis 10. Transuranium Elements

13. 13 4) IMAGING l Formation, Acquisition and Processing of Images in Nuclear Medicine Techniques l Prof. Isabel Lopes, Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal). 5 – 9 May 2014 5 – 9 May 2014 l Deadline for registration: 30 January 2014 Communication of admittance: 15 April 2014 l Number of students: ~10 (depending on official registration at the Master). l Evaluation by MCQ exam and oral presentation of a personal work.

14. 14 IMAGING Contents I – Introduction: basics of imaging formation in Nuclear Medicine Techniques II – Image quality III – Image acquisition in planar nuclear imaging and SPECT IV – Image acquisition in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) V – Image reconstruction in tomography VI – Digital Imaging Processing: introduction VII – Digital processing techniques in the spatial domain

15. 15 l Students from CHERNE institutions can participate in these Seminars. l They should register via their Institution representative in CHERNE for one or several of these Seminars. l Students will receive a certificate of attendance l With a grade if they pass the evaluation. l Provided it is approved by administrative and docent authorities of the UPV, students following these Seminars can also receive 3 ECTS for each Seminar, if evaluation is positive. SUMMARY

16. 16 CHERNE-9 Thank you for your attention