The Needs - How You'll Benefit from This Course

Globally there has been a dramatic decrease of teaching and training opportunities in radiochemistry over the past  three decades. As a result , there has also been a dramatic increase in closure of institutes worldwide. Lack formal academic training in radiochemistry as the basic discipline for radiopharmaceutical, nuclear medicine, health physics, and nuclear energy technology has had strong multiplicity effect on various branches of applied and basic research and, hence, on some major parts of society's welfare.

Many in both undergraduate and graduate studies have not had great deal of formal academic training in the advance art and science of radiochemistry. There is an urgent need for formal education in both nuclear and radiochemical concepts . In the past, many learning opportunities at nuclear sites have consists of on-the-job training as well as safety related training. This training does fulfill it's intended purpose; however, it's not a substitute for Advance Radiochemistry training as scientific tool to be deployed by scientists and engineers.

In This Course You Will: 

• Consult with season experts on your separation chemistry problems 
• Develop a knowledge of Advance Radiochemistry concepts 
• Better understand which instruments techniques meet a specific radioanalytical need 
• Receive references to deepen  your understanding of nuclear concepts and  fundamentals 
• Learn methods of optimizing laboratory  operations 

Key Topics You'll Learn About

• Fundamental Principles of Gamma Spectrometry
• Fundamental Principles of Liquid Scintillation Counting
• Fundamental Principles of Gas Flow Proportional Counting
• Best Strategies for Sample Preparation and Sample Dissolution
• Best Methods and Strategies for Separation Chemistry
• A Better Understanding of Nuclear Fuel Leaking
• A Better  Understanding of Fission Products 
• A Better Understanding of  Activation Products 
• Making Reliable  and High quality Measurements in Radiochemistry

Program Agenda - What You'll Learn in this Course *All courses are taught from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm each day

Day 1:

• Background & History of Nuclear Power
• Chemistry & The Periodic Table
• Classification of Radionuclides 
• Nuclear Decay & Reactions

Day 2:

• The Bridge Equation
• Nuclear Concepts
• Chart of the Nuclides
• Detection Limits

Day 3:

• Understanding Nuclear Power Gamma Spectrum
• Fuel Leaks
• Chemical Separation Strategies
• Nuclear Counting Strategies

Day 4:

• Laboratory Strategies
• Statistics & Nuclear Decay Calculation
• Instrument Quality Control
• Method Quality Control

Day 5:

• Problem Solving
• Nuclear Resources
• Radiochemistry Applied to Nuclear Power
• Review & Final Concepts