'IAEA - Meeting'

Nuclear Energy
Date: Monday, November 12, 2012
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IAEA Workshop on Measurement Results Uncertainty Estimation and Method Validation -ALMERA (Analytical Laboratories for the Measurement of Environmental Radioactivity) Network Technical Meeting

Start date: 12 Nov 2012

End date: 16 Nov 2012

Place:Antalya, Turkey

Description: Implementation of a quality assurance system according to ISO-17025 requirements in ALMERA network laboratories is an important factor for producing reliable and valid analytical results for radiological environmental monitoring. With this regard, the main pillars of any laboratory quality system are the proper implementation of method validation and estimation of measurement results uncertainty.

The workshop will focus on statistical treatment of data related to method validation and MRU estimation and at providing the participants with practical methodologies applied in this field to ensure the reliability and validity of the reported analytical results. Participants will be exposed to real study cases of different analytical techniques to determine gamma emitting radionuclides, Pu isotopes, Po-210, Pb-210 and Sr-90 and will have to work out their own calculations. The participants will be encouraged to bring with them the already available results of method validation experiments and uncertainty budgets for discussions and further treatment.