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Minutes of inaugural meeting held on 19 March 2002 at Taunton
Inaugural meeting announcement
Setting up of SW Regional Group

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Minutes of inaugural meeting held on 19 March 2002 at Taunton

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South West Region SRP meeting - 19th March  2002 — Holiday Inn, Taunton

Attendees: Paul Jarvis (DML) James Giblett (DML) Gareth Thomas (HSE)  Simon Morris (BE) Dan Talbot (BE) Gerald Hudd (SCC)
 
Summary Action / Action on

1.0 Introductions

1.1 Simon Morris. Currently working as corporate RPA for British Energy, providing guidance on policy and standards for radiological protection. Has an underlying interest in the application of standards across the industry.
1.2 James Giblett. A Graduate trainee nuclear safety engineer. Interest in operational waste management and decommissioning
1.3 Gareth Thomas. HSE radiation specialist for Wales & West. Interest in improving the standards of radiation inspection within the south-west by looking at industry best practice
1.4 Gerald Hudd. Head of Scientific Services for Somerset County Council. Recently set up radiation monitoring program in Somerset. Has a particular interest in Radon monitoring and is currently the Chair of the Southwest Radon committee.
1.5 Dan Talbot. Works Manager with responsibility for Hinkley Point B (Maintenance, Operation & Health Physics). Particularly interested in training issues
1.6 Paul Jarvis. Senior Safety Engineer covering dose assessments and health physics issues in safety submissions. Interested in gaining experience in other industries best practice.

2.0 Reasons for Meeting

It was agreed there is the potential to share standards and practices. It was felt the Health services need to be present to provide an overview for the whole of the South West.

3.0 Group membership

Boundaries for the group were set as follows: As far North as Gloucestershire; As far West as Swansea; As far East as Wiltshire / Dorset; As far south as Cornwall. To make the regional group viable it will need greater support than at present.  This may be helped by informal networking, SRP lists and a willingness from individuals say from the Environment Agency, health authorities and Universities etc. To increase awareness of group, details of members within these boundaries will be obtained from SRP (P Jarvis).

4.0 Newsletter / webpage

 It was agreed that a newsletter would take too much work and that output from the group may not be sufficient to warrant a regular letter.  A regional web page detailing local events / meetings / issues was considered more appropriate. Discuss possibility of regional web page with SRP (P Jarvis)

5.0 Regional groups

Progress of other regional groups (Scotland and North West) was discussed.  Their need for local 'scientific' style SRP meetings was considered to be greater due to distance from London.  The consensus from this meeting was that the South West group should focus more on site visits combined with open discussions. Contact to e made with NW group to discuss progress (S Morris)

6.0 Timing of Meetings

It was felt more people would have been present at the 1st meeting had it been at a more convenient time. It was agreed that daytime meetings should be held periodically every 4 months. The next meeting should be held in June / July.

7.0 Meeting Venues

Meeting at a site of interest to relevant parties was deemed a good way to ensure continued interest. Combining a visit with a site tour (e.g. Hinkley Point B / Devonport) would encourage open discussion about practices used. To encourage interest a site visit to Hinkley Point or Devonport was agreed. (D Talbot / P. Jarvis)

8.0 Content of future meetings

The majority of attendees expressed interest in the RPA2000 certification process.  An informal presentation on RPA 2000 followed by open discussion was agreed for the next meeting. It was suggested Cathy Griffiths could be asked to provide a presentation on good practise in the health authority. One aim of the group is to share and improve standards.  The objective would be to use presentations at future meetings as a way of opening a debate and sharing good practice. Simon Morris to provide informal presentation

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Inaugural meeting announcement

To: From: Date sent: Subject:

"'srp-uk@yahoogroups.com'" <srp-uk@yahoogroups.com> "Paul Jarvis" <paul.jarvis@devonport.co.uk> Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:27:13 -0000 [srp] SRP

Dear All

The inaugural meeting of the South West Regional Group of the SRP will take place on Tuesday 19th March as follows:

Venue: Blackdown Room, Holiday Inn, Taunton
Time: 18:30 hours

The meeting is open to all SRP members.

The purpose of the first meeting will be:
* to introduce members,
* discuss what members are expecting from the regional group,
* discuss what members are willing to contribute.

Venues, dates, and times of future meetings will also be discussed.

Any members wishing to attend should reply by e-mail to paul.jarvis@devonport.co.uk and NOT the SRP user group.

Regards

Paul Jarvis

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Setting up of SW Regional Group

To:               "'srp-uk@yahoogroups.com'" <srp-uk@yahoogroups.com>
From:             "Paul Jarvis" <paul.jarvis@devonport.co.uk>
Date sent:        Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:09:14 -0000
Subject:          [srp] Regional Group - South West

A regional SRP group is now being established for South West England.

The group would broadly:
* arrange regional meetings/workshops/training sessions
* produce a group newsletter or contribute to the SRP newsletter and web site
* bring relevant matters to attention of the Council
* liaise with the Scientific Programme Committee over subjects, dates and venues of scientific meetings

Any members interested in participating in this group should contact me.

Regards

Paul Jarvis
paul.jarvis@devonport.co.uk

P.S. I will leave it up to you to decide whether or not you fall into the 'South West' region!

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