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This General Employee Radiological Training (GERT) course is designed to refresh knowledge of basic radiological principles and terms, the risks of exposure to ionizing radiation, LANL radiological hazards and postings, ALARA tools, emergency response responsibilities, and how to obtain personal radiological dose records.
GERT is required by the 10 CFR 835, the Federal Regulation on Radiation Protection that we follow here at LANL. It’s the training for non Rad Workers who may enter Radiological Controlled Areas (RCAs) and Radioactive Material Areas (RMAs) in an unescorted manner. If your work assignment requires access to areas posted for higher radiological hazards like Radiological Buffer Areas (RBAs), Radiation Areas, Contamination Areas, and others you are required to have Rad Worker training. Once you complete this training you will be qualified to access RCAs and RMAs at LANL without an escort. However, you are not qualified to operate radiation producing devices, work with radioactive material, or do work where you may receive greater than 100 mrem of exposure in a year.
The terminal objective is stated as: Given the need to perform duties as an RCT, recognize fundamental concepts of radiation protection, in accordance with DOE-HDBK-1122, Radiation Control Technician Training .
Terminal Objective: Given the need to perform duties as an RCT, recognize fundamental concepts of radiation protection, in accordance with DOE-HDBK-1122, Radiation Control Technician Training.
3D virtual technologies have been widely used in remote training. Training integrated with 3D visualization technologies can enhance students’ engagement and reduce cost. The Applied Visualization Lab collaborates with College of Eastern Idaho on creating a 3D desktop application that simulate a pipe environment for radiation safety and survey training. Students can learn to perform radiation and contamination surveys remotely on their desktop. This simulation provides random scenarios, guided instructions, user interactions, and visual and sound feedback. It will promote utilizing virtual training for education outreach and minimize radiation and contamination exposure during the training.
3D virtual technologies have been widely used in remote training. Training integrated with 3D visualization technologies can enhance students’ engagement and reduce cost. The Applied Visualization Lab collaborates with College of Eastern Idaho on creating a 3D desktop application that simulate a pipe environment for radiation safety and survey training. Students can learn to perform radiation and contamination surveys remotely on their desktop. This simulation provides random scenarios, guided instructions, user interactions, and visual and sound feedback. It will promote utilizing virtual training for education outreach and minimize radiation and contamination exposure during the training.
This document includes training exercises to be completed as part of RCT Continuing Training.
This quarter’s training consists of two parts, viewing this online lecture and completing the associated exercise guide. In this presentation, we will review the different requirements for performing radiation and contamination surveys at LANL and how to document them. The exercise guide is available on UTrain, and was also sent out for the quarterly notification for Continuing Training.
Welcome to RCT Continuing Training. This training will discuss the process for: collecting and evaluating radiological air samples and submitting samples to HPAL. This training consists of viewing the online presentation and completing its associated exercise guide, Utrain number 53850. It is recommended that you have the exercise guide with you while following along with the online training
This training is designed to refresh knowledge of basic radiological principles and terms, the risks from exposure to ionizing radiation, LANL’s radiological hazards and postings, ALARA methods, your responsibilities during emergencies, and how to obtain your personal radiological dose records.
Standard first aid is applied before contamination control whenever it is considered to have life-saving value or is important to the patient for the relief of pain or prevention of disability. It is the obligation of all who assist a patient to render such aid within the limits of their training and qualifications.
This paper presents a comprehensive systematic review examining the application of augmented reality (AR) and sensor technologies for visualizing ionizing radiation in virtual training environments. The review methodology involved systematic identification and analysis of the relevant literature based on predetermined criteria including publication type, year of publication, application domain, and technological approach. The literature search encompassed publications from 2011 to 2021 across four major academic databases: Web of Science, Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore, and Scopus. Through rigorous screening following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, 23 research articles met the inclusion criteria for detailed analysis. From 404 initial database records, 360 were excluded during title/abstract screening (primarily for lacking AR components, radiation focus, or training applications) and 4 during full-text assessment (all for lacking sensor integration). The findings reveal that AR-based ionizing radiation visualization has been successfully implemented across diverse domains, including nuclear facility operations, medical procedures, CERN research activities, and educational and monitoring applications. The analysis identified multiple dimensions of impact, encompassing distinct benefits, emerging opportunities, and implementation challenges associated with AR deployment for ionizing radiation training. Each of these dimensions is comprehensively examined and documented within this review. Additionally, this study identifies critical research gaps that currently limit the full potential of AR technology in supporting ionizing radiation training programs. These gaps are systematically analyzed and discussed to establish clear directions for future research endeavors in this emerging field.
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Case study on contingency planning for the MARS 2020 rover launch. Intended as part of a training for international consequence management personnel for IAEA and/or NATO-sponsored training classes. Funded through NA-81
Since the discovery of X-rays and radioactivity, the civil use of nuclear technology has thrived for more than a half-century and has matured to be safer and more efficient. A balance between radiological and non-radiological knowledge and experience has been gained and retained through the years. Nevertheless, a slowly developing gap has emerged during the past few decades. National and international data show a declining trend in the existence of health physics programs and associated enrollment and training, which directly impact the pipeline of radiation professionals (i.e., educators, technicians, researchers, and regulators). This decline can be attributed to many factors including the lack of scientific inquisitiveness, declining funding, and the perception that existing protocols are sufficiently protective. Decommissioning and dismantling nuclear facilities is a complex and multi-phased process that generates large quantities of various levels of radioactive waste. With multiple facilities reaching their end of operational life, and others being shut down for economic reasons, the current pipeline for radiation protection experts cannot meet the future's need. Consequently, international organizations have proposed a variety of programs to transfer knowledge of radiation protection principles and practice. While many change-oriented efforts to counteract this trend aim to promote mobility, this is just a partial solution to the actual issue: long-term availability. This paper suggests multidisciplinary collaborations with modern technologies as a path forward to educate young professionals on the diversity of radiation-related applications to retain expert knowledge and foster innovation. (authors)
This panel session focused on small business procurement and contracting opportunities within the DOE Complex and USACE FUSRAP Sites. The federal government encourages prime contractors to obtain goods and services from small and disadvantaged businesses (Tier 2) and often tie these goals to contract award fee. Goods and services being considered for these procurements include decontamination and decommissioning, remediation, transportation and disposal of radioactive waste, health physics, emergency response planning and training, lab services, R and D products, waste treatment, maintenance, A/E and professional consulting. Panelists with presentations: Small Business Procurement and Contracting Opportunities within the US DOE Complex and USACE FUSRAP Program (Aaron Deckard; Subcontracting Opportunities with the DOE Primes (William Badger); Bechtel National, Inc. Small Business Opportunities (Lisa Tribuce-Leoung Tat); Small Business Procurement and Contracting Opportunities (Gina Joiner); Small Business Procurement and Contracting Opportunities - Flour (Katy Burnau); Environmental WORK, Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) (John Busse)
Sponsored by NA-81 as part of international Consequence Management training offered by the NA-80 office
Abstract not provided.