NSERC/UNENE IRC in Health Physics and Environmental Safety

NSERC/UNENE IRC 健康物理和环境安全

• 批准号: 372229-2012
• 负责人: Waker, Anthony
• 金额: $ 4.41万
• 依托单位: University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Industrial Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=619333
• 关键词: NSERC; UNENE; IRC; Health; Physics

Health physics and environmental safety are cornerstone fields of study for all applications of ionizingradiation in industry, research and education and most importantly in the exploitation of nuclear energy.Government and public concern over the safe operation of nuclear power plants is at a heightened statefollowing the events at Fukushima in March, 2011 and at the same time there is a general awareness of thebeneficial use of ionizing radiation in industry, natural resource development and medicine. Health physics isthe science that addresses the safe use of radiation and protection of humans and the environment from theharmful effects of exposure. The overall objectives of this Industrial Research Chair program are to train thenext generation of nuclear scientists and engineers in health physics by providing them with a unique andindustry relevant educational experience and to improve radiation protection science for nuclear energyworkers and for the protection of the environment through innovative research. The aim of this research is todevelop novel radiation measuring instruments that can provide instantaneous information on the radiationconditions within a power plant, nuclear laboratory or the environment and where necessary to couple thesedevices with robotic tools so that remote monitoring, hazard visualization and work-planning can be carried toensure that radiation hazards are kept as low as possible and well within regulatory limits with the least loss ofefficiency. The research program is also designed to advance our basic understanding of the health risksincurred by nuclear energy workers, the public and non-human species due to low-level radiation exposure andto reduce scientific uncertainties for this topical and controversial issue.

健康物理学和环境安全是电离辐射在工业、研究和教育中的所有应用，最重要的是在核能开发中的基石研究领域。2011年3月福岛事件发生后，政府和公众对核电站安全运行的担忧加剧，同时人们普遍认识到电离辐射在工业、自然资源开发和医学中的有益用途。健康物理学是一门研究辐射的安全使用以及保护人类和环境免受辐射危害的科学。该工业研究教席计划的总体目标是通过向下一代核科学家和工程师提供独特的和与行业相关的教育经验，培训下一代核科学家和工程师，并通过创新研究提高核能工作者的辐射防护科学和环境保护水平。这项研究的目的是开发新型辐射测量仪器，能够提供发电厂、核实验室或环境中辐射条件的瞬时信息，并在必要时将这些设备与机器人工具相结合，以便进行远程监测、危险可视化和工作规划，以确保以最小的效率损失将辐射危险保持在尽可能低的水平和法规限制范围内。该研究计划还旨在促进我们对核能工作者、公众和非人类物种因低水平辐射暴露而造成的健康风险的基本了解，并减少这一热门和有争议问题的科学不确定性。