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AUSTRALASIAN RADIATION PROTECTION SOCIETY HAILS FIL-AUSSIE POSTER

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Four of PNRI's staff, headed by Regulatory Chief Ms. Eulinia Valdezco, shared the limelight with three officials from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) when they collectively clinched the Best Poster Paper Award at the Australasian Radiation Protection Society Conference held in Canberra.

The paper, which focuses on "Regional Cooperation To Reduce The Safety And Security Risks Of Orphan Radioactive Sources Through Sustainable Training Methods", was co-authored by Geoffrey Howard*, Celia Hacker*, Kristine Marie Romallosa, Estrella Caseria, Lorena Africa-del Castillo, Eulinia Valdezco, and Allan Murray*. It highlights the impact and benefits of the cooperation between ANSTO and PNRI in their mutual effort to secure radioactive sources, particularly under the framework of the Regional Security of Radioactive Sources (RSRS) project.

The regional project pays specific attention to reducing the safety- and security- risks associated with lost or stolen radioactive sources, and has translated to equipment delivery, provision of training and valuable support towards the conduct of a partnership mission and a national workshop on orphan source searches.

The Australasian Radiation Protection Society, which conferred the award, is a professional forum for Australian and the regional community fostering the exchange of ideas on issues and challenges in the areas of radiation safety, health and the environment. A certificate emanating from the Society will soon be issued to the co-authors in cognizance of their work.

At the same time, the poster paper is slated for presentation at the upcoming International Radiation Protection Association Conference which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the week of 19 October. The Philippines, through the local IRPA associate society – the Philippine Association for Radiation Protection – will be participating in the 12th Conference of the IRPA and has, in fact, been invited to chair the Session on “National Infrastructures” under the scientific theme, “Developing the Radiation Protection Framework”.

* Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization