Course

Swedish Clearance – Basic Course

The regular Swedish course “Friklassning – Grund” but in an English version.

In this course, we review the clearance regulation SSMFS 2018:3 and what it entails for various clearance activities. The course covers the clearance of materials, building structures, and areas in an overarching manner.

Course Objectives

The goal of the course is to provide a basic understanding and knowledge of:

• The regulations governing the clearance process
• Clearance levels
• Measurement methodology in clearance contexts
  
• The importance of nuclide vectors for clearance
• Quality assurance

Target groups

Individuals with experience in the nuclear industry who either:

• Work with the clearance of materials, building structures, or areas    
• Have a specific technical interest in the above issues

Prerequisities

• More than 6 months of experience in the nuclear industry
• For the role of Measurer - Helth physics category C
• For the role of Evaluator - Helth physics category B

Instructors

Patrick Vreede (Studsvik) or Jonatan Jiselmark

Content

• SSMFS 2018:3
  - Review of paragraphs and discussion on what they mean in practice
• Clearance of materials
  - Personal items as well as tools and equipment
  - Other materials
• Clearance of building structures
  - Clearance for free use
  - Clearance for demolition
• Clearance of areas
• Measurement methodology in the clearance process
  - Detectors
  - Nuclide vectors
  - Measurement times
  - Statistics
• Practical exercises
  - Measuring with detectors on low-emitting radiation sources

Corse duration

2 days

Cost per Participant

12 000 SEK (ex. VAT)

Corse Documentation

Presented material on paper and in electronic form (pdf)