The Euratom NERIS-TP research project on “Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response and Recovery” starded in February 2011. The objectives of the project were firstly to solve urgent research needs such as the implementation of the new ICRP recommendations in the simulation models, the coupling of decision support systems such as ARGOS and RODOS to early notification systems and to carry out research activities to improve emergency management on the local and the national level, and secondly to support the operation of the NERIS Platform in order to make it sustainable in the long term.

The NERIS-TP dissemination workshop has allowed to present the results of the NERIS-TP project and to bring together best practice, knowledge and technology to enhance the preparedness for Europe’s response to any radiation emergency and recovery situation.

Please see hereinafter the program of the meeting and the presentations

22 January 2014: Stakeholder engagement in Europe and Japan

1. Presentation by michel hugon (ec project officer)
2. Local-national cooperation in emergency preparedness – Astrid Liland, NRPA
3. Description and evaluation of national-local processes – Gilles Heriard-Dubreuil, MUTADIS
4. The Spanish experience with local-national fora – 4. Eduardo Gallego, UPM, 4B. Rafael Vidal Ibars, Mayor of Asco
5. The French experience with local-national fora – 5. Stéphane Baudé, MUTADIS, 5B.Yves Lheureux, ANCCLI
6. The Norwegian experience with local-national fora – 6. Inger Margrethe Eikelmann, NRPA, 6B. Ole Lorang Bøklepp, Fredrikstad municipality
7. The Slovak experience with local-national fora – 7. Tatiana Duranova, VUJE, 7B. Eduard Metke, Slovak Nuclear Regulatory Authority, A, 7C. Igor Gogora, Municipality Kalna nad Hronom, GMF member
8. The Belarus experience with post-accident management and stakeholder involvement – 8. Viktor Averin, RIR, 8B. Anna Bobrinyova, Bragin executive committee, 8C. Zhanna Chubsa, Bragin district eco-club “Into the Future with Hope”
9. Japanese experience in stakeholder involvement:
   • FAIRDO project – Prof. Murayama, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Prof. Totoki, IGES
   • ICRP dialogues seminars – Prof. Nobuhiko Ban, Tokyo Healthcare University
10. NERIS Working Group on processes and tools for community level – Deborah Oughton, NMBU
11. The value of exchange visits – Tatiana Duranova, VUJE
12. Transversal analysis of national-local processes – Stéphane Baudé, MUTADIS
13. Discussion sessions in smaller groups on the experience gained and the views on the way forward – Introduction by Gilles Heriard-Dubreuil, MUTADIS

23 January 2014: Improved Tools, Demonstration exercise

1. Functions of decision support systems (JRodos as an example): Overview and new features and products –Wolfgang Raskob, KIT
2. System demonstration and simulation capabilities: series of demonstrations and presentations:
   • Automated assessment of doses and potential consequences initiated by a message from the USIE – Dmytro Trybushnyi, KIT
   • World-wide applicability of JRodos – Dmytro Trybushnyi, KIT
   • Operation of Decision Support Systems for Nuclear Emergencies based on freely available meteorological data – New functionalities developed in the NERIS-TP project – Spyros Andronopoulos, NCSRD
   • ICRP 103 Screening Tool – Claudia Landman, KIT
3. System demonstration and simulation capabilities: series of demonstrations and presentations:
   • ERMIN – Urban Area Countermeasure Program – Claudia Landman, KIT
   • AgriCP – Agricultural Countermeasure Program – Florian Gering, BfS
4. Use of simulation capabilities of the ERMIN by Japanese after Fukushima – Yoshiaki Totoki, IGES and Prof. Murayama, Tokyo Institute of Technology
5. Stakeholders engagement and involvement in nuclear emergency preparedness:
   • Slovak Republic experience in RODOS tools driven workshops – Jarmila Bohunova, VUJE
   • Spanish experience on using ERMIN in an exercise – Eduardo Gallego, UPM
   • French experience from the Montbéliard community on using tools in risk management and preparation of local emergency plans – Isabelle Méraux Netillard, PMA and Sandra Biguenet, CEPN
6. Use of JRODOS as scenario preparation tool for exercises - guided JRODOS user training – Claudia Landman, Dmytro Trybushnyi, KIT
7. Round table and discussion on use of JRodos in the process of national-local preparedness

24 January: Way forward for building national resilience

1. Feedback from discussion groups on January 22
2. Feedback from discussions on January 23
3. Panel discussion with international organisations
   • HERCA (Florian Gering)
   • EC DG Research (Michel Hugon)
   • IAEA (Svetlana Nestoroska-Madjunarova)
   • NEA (Halil Burcin Okyar)
   • Nuclear Transparency Watch (Nadja Zeleznik)
   • GMF (Group of European municipalities with nuclear facilities) (Raul Mateo Angel)
   • OPERRA (Open Project for European Radiation Research Area) (Jean-René Jourdain)
4. Public uptake of Science - Frank Kitching, International Safety research
5. Organization and activities of the NERIS platform – Its perspectives – Thierry Schneider, CEPN
6. NERIS Strategic Research Agenda – Johan Camps, SCK.CEN
7. PREPARE Project – Wolfgang Raskob, KIT
8. Plenary discussion session on way forward
9. Concluding remarks – Astrid Liland, NRPA and Wolfgang Raskob, KIT