CLEAPSS: Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) Training

University College London

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In London

£ 165 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    7h

  • Duration

    1 Day

This one-day course is for school Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPS). You'll learn how to use radioactive sources to demonstrate the properties of ionising radiations.
You'll also:
learn about legislation, guidance, storage, management and disposal of radioactive substances
understand your responsibilities as an RPS
engage in practical demonstrations to learn radiological protection and management

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

This course is ideal for the school RPS, i.e. the person responsible for managing the safe storage, use and monitoring of radioactive sources in a science department. The RPS will usually be a member of the teaching staff, often the head of physics

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Subjects

  • Supervisor
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Radioactivity
  • Radiation
  • Teaching and resources
  • Legislation and guidance
  • Radioactive substances
  • Ionising radiations
  • Management
  • RPS
  • Radioactive sources

Course programme

The course covers:

  • legislation and guidance
  • nuclear physics, radioactivity and radiation – teaching and resources
  • storage of radioactive substances
  • using radioactive sources to demonstrate the properties of ionising radiations
  • doses and biological effects of ionising radiations
  • radiological protection and its management
  • responsibilities of the RPS, including Local Rules
  • different types of radioactive sources and their care (including preparing sources for half-life investigations)
  • monitoring and record keeping
  • disposal of radioactive sources




















































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