Society for Radiological Protection

The 13th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association will be held in the UK on 13-18th May 2012 Re-Opening of Abstract Submission until 29 February 2012. Any new abstract submissions can only be considered for poster presentations. Also a reminder that the Congress may be able to offer bursary support to selected delegates.
Next One Day Meeting: Impact on the Medical Sector of Revising the Eye Dose Limit - 8th February 2012 - London NEW One Day Meeting: External Dosimetry, Principles, Methods and Practical Application - 21st March 2012 - Edinburgh
Member First to Receive New RWA Certificate A little bit of history was made recently at Atkins Ltd, when Dr Allan Ashworth CRadP MSRP was presented with Radioactive Waste Adviser (RWA) Certificate 001.	Member Climbs Antarctic Peak SRP member and Scottish Regional Group Co-ordinator Bob Kerr spent a rather unusual Christmas on a mountain expedition in Antarctica. Bob reached the summit of Mount Vinson on Christmas Day, braving temperatures as low as -55 degrees. He's hoping to confirm that he is the first Briton to reach the summit of both Mount Vinson in Antarctica and Gunnbjørn Fjeld in Greenland, the two highest mountains in their respective continents. For the full story click here.
Guidance on New Exemption Orders The final Government Guidance on the new environmental legislation is now available together with the first sections of Regulator Guidance. The presentation slides and exercise answers from the Exemption Order Workshops are now available here.	Exemption Order Workshops Report Now Available The Official Report resulting from the Exemption Order Workshops for Radioactive Substances Regulation 2011 is now available to view here.