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Authors:
Herwig JANSSENS (1), François TONDEUR (2), Michèle COECK (3), Antoine Debauche (4)
Full affiliations:
(1) XIOS Hogeschool Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium
(2) ISIB, Haute Ecole P.-H. Spaak, Brussels, Belgium
(3) SCK•CEN, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Mol, Belgium
(4) IRE, Institut des Radioelements, Fleurus, Belgium
Abstract:
Since 2003 four Belgian partners – two technical universities and two research institutes – are providing a training course for the radiation expert. This course meets the requirements of the Belgian law concerning the quali-fication and training of the expert in radiation protection, which is based on the definition of the qualified expert as stated in the European Directive 96/29/Euratom. This one year course provides a 120 h broad-based curricu-lum, representing 20 ECTS. The curriculum is based on the European Communication Com(1998)87def. and is separately presented in French and in Dutch.
Over the past three years, 53 participants with a diverse initial formation and daily work were registered. The different background of participants from the nuclear sector, the medical sector and the non-nuclear industry (NORM-industry), stimulates the exchange of experiences and provides a challenging audience to the lecturers.
Although especially designed for the formation of the qualified expert, attendance is dominated by employees of whom the employers consider this training as a well-structured, broad and fundamental introduction to nuclear and radiological technologies, with attention for practical work, exercises and visits to nuclear installations. Nevertheless the continued existence of this course will be strongly dependent on the requirements of the compe-tent radiation protection authorities for the obligatory presence of radiation experts, especially in the radiological sector and in the non-nuclear industry. Also the lack of a European mutual recognition of radiation experts is a drawback.
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