Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Preparedness
Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/03/2024
8:30 am - 10:00 am
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Our next Breakfast Briefing on Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Preparedness is on 1st of March 2024 at 8.30 am (light breakfast will be available from 8.15 am) in DCU Business School. The event will conclude by 10am.
Speaker Robert Ryan was awarded a PhD in Environmental Radioactivity from University College Dublin and has been a Scientific Officer in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the past seven years. He is a member of the Emergency Preparedness team within the EPA’s Office of Radiation Protection and Environmental Monitoring. During that time, he has engaged with national and international stakeholders to improve Ireland’s resilience in preparing to respond to nuclear or radiological emergencies.
He has supported EPA teams in exercising and reviewing emergency-specific plans aligned with the EPA’s Emergency Response Framework. He has liaised with external agencies such as the Fire Service, Civil Defence and Defence Forces to explain their role in responding to radiation emergencies. He was a member of the planning group for an EPA-wide exercise in 2021, an exercise of the National Plan for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Exposures in 2022 and an EPA Radiation Monitoring Laboratory exercise in 2023. He is responsible for the operation of the various atmospheric dispersion models at the EPA’s disposal.
He has represented Ireland at European Commission and International Atomic Energy Agency Competent Authority (IAEA) meetings. He participated in a recent EU project to review the practical implementation of national arrangements in the event of a nuclear or radiological accident. He also represented Ireland in international dispersion modelling research programmes organised by the IAEA and the Nuclear Energy Agency.
Robert Ryan has been a Scientific Officer in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the past seven years. He is a member of the Emergency Preparedness team within the EPA’s Office of Radiation Protection and Environmental Monitoring. During that time, he has engaged with national and international stakeholders to improve Ireland’s resilience in preparing to respond to nuclear or radiological emergencies. He has liaised with external agencies such as the Fire Service, Civil Defence and Defence Forces to explain their role in responding to radiation emergencies. He was a member of the planning group for an EPA-wide exercise in 2021, an exercise of the National Plan for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Exposures in 2022 and an EPA Radiation Monitoring Laboratory exercise in 2023. He is responsible for the operation of the various atmospheric dispersion models at the EPA’s disposal.
Event booking closes on 28/02/2024 at 12-noon.
Those attending online will receive the Zoom link via [email protected] on the evening of 29th Feb (PM).
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