The scientific programme of the conference will include keynote addresses, invited talks, oral and poster presentations of contributed papers, panel discussions, and technical exhibitions. The scientific thematic areas to be covered at the congress are listed below:
Radiation Protection in Emerging Nuclear Technologies
- Small Modular Reactors (SMRs): Radiation protection challenges and solutions.
- Advanced Nuclear Reactors: Occupational radiation safety in new reactor designs.
- Climate Change and Nuclear Energy
Radiation Safety and Protection in Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
- Front-end nuclear fuel cycle facilities
- Nuclear power plants (including research reactors)
- Back-end nuclear fuel cycle facilities
- Transport of radioactive materials, waste management and disposal
- Decommissioning
- Emergency preparedness and response
Radiation Safety and Protection in Accelerators, Medical, Industrial and Other Sectors
- Accelerator facilities
- Radioisotope facilities (including sealed sources & radiation facilities)
- Medical, industrial, and agricultural facilities
- Beneficial applications of radiation technologies
Radiation Dosimetry
- Measurements and assessment of radiation in workplace environment
- Internal contamination monitoring, biokinetic models and dose assessment
- Personnel monitoring
- Retrospective dosimetry and medical management
- Radiation metrology and standards
Nuclear Instrumentation and System Development
- Radiation detectors and monitoring systems
- Monitoring methodology and strategy
- Newer types of radiation detectors, systems and tools
- Spectrometric techniques
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Radioisotopes for Studies on Climate Change, Atmospheric Studies
- Environmental radioactivity measurements: Radionuclide fate and behaviour in terrestrial, atmospheric and aquatic environment
- Meteorological studies, environmental modelling and dose assessment
- Radioisotope application in research in climate change, atmospheric, monsoon dynamics, soil erosion and sedimentation rate studies
- Environmental sampling, criterion and strategies
Radiation Protection Philosophy, Risk Estimates, Regulatory Framework: System of Protection, Standards and Regulation
- Radiation risks, nuclear liability, epidemiology, and radiation health effects
- Education and training
- Artificial Intelligence and machine learning
- Implementation and application of justification and optimisation principles in radiological protection
- International and national regulatory guidelines
- Future developments in the system of radiological protection
- Industrial hygiene and safety practices in radiation facilities
Existing Exposures
- Radon and thoron
- Cosmic radiation, including space
- Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) and technically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM)