1. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 1 The EURANOS project: Final results and discussion on maintaining the momentum and knowledge W. Raskob, F. Gering 1, J. Lochard 2, A. Nisbet 3, V. Starostova 4, B. Tomic 5 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kern- und Energietechnik, Germany 1 Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, München-Neuherberg, Germany 2 CEPN, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France 3 Health Protection Agency- Radiation Protection Division, Chilton, Didcot, UK 4 SUJB, Prague, Czech Republic 5 ENCONET Consulting, Vienna, Austria

2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 2 „European approach to nuclear and radiological emergency management and rehabilitation strategies“ Integrated Project EURANOS partners: 33 RTD institutes and 17 national emergency management centres from 23 European countries budget: total costs: 14 Mio € start: April 2004 end: June 2009 co-ordination: FZK RTD institutes National Emergency Management Centres

3. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 3 Improvement of the coherence and effectiveness of nuclear and radiological emergency management including the rehabilitation of contaminated areas Overall objectives Sub –objectives Improve the modelling and managing of the longer term issues of a nuclear or radiological emergency Enhancement of decision support systems Develop strategies and guidance for the sustainable rehabilitation of long term contaminated territories

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 4 Instruments applied: RTD work programme (22 individual activities) subdivided into three main categories –CAT1: Strategies and guidance on emergency actions, countermeasures and monitoring strategies –CAT2: Enhancement of decision support systems for operational application –CAT3: Strategies and guidance for the sustainable rehabilitation and development of long term contaminated areas Demonstration projects (15) Training courses (8) Management activities (9 topics)

5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 5 Main topics of work package CAT1 Objectives Expand and complete existing information on countermeasures (compendia) Produce handbooks for managing contaminated inhabited areas and food production systems in close collaboration with stakeholders To develop guidance on the lifting of emergency countermeasures To establish a Handbooks’ Users Group Strategies and guidance on emergency actions and countermeasures

6. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 6 STRUCTURE

7. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 7 Selection table for milk production systems

8. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 8 Main topics of work package CAT2 Objectives Models and data bases for estimating and managing the radiological situation and countermeasures in inhabited areas Models and data bases for estimating and managing the radiological situation and countermeasures in agricultural areas Enhancement of decision support systems, in particular the RODOS system Enhancement of decision support systems for operational application

9. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 9 Simulation program Measurements Monitoring Strategies Data assimilation Holistic approach for the modelling of countermeasures in the later phases Handbooks

10. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 10 Inhabited and agricultural area modelling Development of an inhabited area model (ERMIN) which integrates state of the art modelling and data bases Improved agricultural model (AgriCP) which allows to define countermeasure strategies directly in the modelling kernel Both models have interfaces to data assimilation functions Both are integrated in ARGOS and RODOS

11. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 11 Interaction between inhabited area model ERMIN and data assimilation tool IAMM Urban data assimilation IAMM Measurements from monitoring networks & mobile teams Inhabited area model ERMIN RODOS DeMM Deposition model & large scale DA Measurements from monitoring networks & mobile teams Correction with location factors Surface contamination Areal on RODOS Grid with low resolution (4 km) Surface contamination Areal with high resolution (400 m) Surface contamination on lawn Point-wise with random errors

12. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 12 ERMIN – environment description

13. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 13 Extension of the portability and operability of the RODOS (Real-time On-line Decision Support) system Migration of RODOS from UNIX to Linux operating system Improvement of the atmospheric dispersion module by introducing a mass consistent wind field model and adopting an advanced particle model for complex terrain Re-engineering of the RODOS system based on the recommendation of independent IT-experts and the end-users

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 14 Advection: 3-dim Wind Field Vertical Profiles: speed and transport direction 1.Met. Tower 2.Met. Tower

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 15 Wind field example Leibstadt 1 m/s; stability F; Wind from East

16. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 16 New RODOS-Lite Input Interface

17. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 17 Re-engineered RODOS

18. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 18 Example: wind field visualisation

19. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 19 Google Maps in JRODOS

20. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 20 Main topics of work package CAT3 Objectives To develop a framework, including guidance on its application that can inform or assist national authorities for engaging a process of rehabilitation preparedness To demonstrate, disseminate and promote the framework widely in Europe Strategies and guidance for the sustainable rehabilitation and development of long term contaminated areas

21. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 21 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FRAMEWORK Step 1: pluralistic co-expertise on the conditions and means to engage in rehabilitation preparedness –Implemented through a pilot study in France –Tested in Norway Step 2: local-national cooperation platform on rehabilitation preparedness –Currently tested in France –Test of the EURANOS tools (Handbooks, RODOS DSS…) at the territory level Montbéliard, Golfech Toward the European Network on Rehabilitation –Creation of a European Long Term Rehabilitation Users Group

22. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 22 Demonstration activities Objectives –Demonstrate the functionality in the operational environment –Provide stakeholders’/end users’ focus to the RTD Demonstrate end-products such as: –The general applicability of the handbooks –Procedure of stakeholder involvement –Source term estimation from in plant data –Evaluation strategies –User interfaces, system results and their presentation –Re-engineered RODOS system Demonstrate the functionality and/or practicability of specific tools or methods, if possible in the actual operational environment

23. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 23 Training Objectives: Develop a set of consistent set of training courses which incorporates the results of the EURANOS project and which allows to enhance knowledge and competence in the area of emergency management and rehabilitation Training courses: –Basic course on preparedness and response for nuclear or radiological emergencies –Training courses for RODOS administrators, operators and users (early and late phase issues) –Training course on evaluation tools and methods for supporting the off-site emergency management team –Training courses on strategies and guidance for the rehabilitation of living conditions in long term contaminated territories

24. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 24 What have we achieved Products such as European handbooks for food production systems and inhabited areas, an improved RODOS DSS for emergency and rehabilitation management and a Framework for engaging authorities and other stakeholders in long term rehabilitation preparedness There exist users groups for all the three products aiming for sustainability beyond EURANOS Demonstrated – to a certain extend - that the tools and governance processes developed within the RTD activities of EURANOS fulfil the users’ requirements

25. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 25 Future EURANOS products –Handbooks (users groups) –RODOS system (users groups) –Long term rehabilitation (users groups) –Training (not further supported by EC) EURANOS consortium

26. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 26 want to sign maint. Contract (13) interested, but cannot make commitment yet no feedback yet EC Non-RODOS user RODOS maintenance contract – status on 30.Oct. 2009

27. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 27 Future cont. The three users groups will continue to operate after the end of the EURANOS project Information platform established with NERIS web page http://www.eu-neris.net http://www.eu-neris.net We will establish a platform on nuclear and radiological emergency management preparedness with or without support of the EC (Fission call 2010) First meeting in the frame of the European IRPA conference in Helsinki, June 2010

28. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 28 Objectives of the platform Improve the effectiveness of current European, national and local approaches for preparedness concerning nuclear or radiological emergency response and recovery Promote more coherent response in preparedness for nuclear or radiological emergency response and recovery in Europe Identify gaps and needs for further developments in emergency response and recovery preparedness approaches Address new and emerging challenges in the field of preparedness for nuclear or radiological emergency response and recovery Maintain and improve technical expertise and know-how in preparedness for and response to nuclear or radiological emergency and recovery among all interested stakeholders in Europe

29. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 29 Platform continued RODOS and ARGOS users included Local preparedness included Set up working groups –ICRP 103 –Local preparedness Topical workshops Training courses Secretariat Newsletter More than 30 organisations expressed interest to participate

30. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 30 Further topics of interest to be addressed Explore the use of DSS at the local level to enhance the preparedness locally (planning for particular emergencies) Further enhancement of the DSS for radiological emergencies with unknown material and unknown source term (Po-210 incident) Implementation of the new ICRP 103 recommendations into the DSS, in particular the residual dose as main criterion for countermeasures (Fission call 2010) –All exposure pathways have to be considered within e.g. one year (at moment separated between early and late) –Preparedness and optimisation procedures with stakeholder engagement

31. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 31 Topics of interest continued Coupling of a DSS (RODOS) with ECURIE as feasibility study (Fission call 2010) –Need to develop a meteorological model system that can adapt global weather to local areas for use in DSS (use of freely available data and software) –Coupling with ECURIE to assess directly the consequences of the message

32. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ECURIE Luxembourg, February 2010 32 Thank you for your attention Questions? http://www.euranos.fzk.de http://www.eu-neris.net