2015SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE
PROTECCIÓN RADIOLÓGICA

Second European Workshop
on the Ethical Dimensions of theRadiological Protection SystemMadrid, 4-5-6 February 2015

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales
C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2 – 28006 Madrid, Spain
Jointly with:

In cooperation with:

Hosted by:

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales

Second European Workshop on the Ethical Dimensionsof the Radiological Protection System Background

In December 2013, the Italian and French Societies ofRadiation Protection in cooperation with ICRP and IRPA
organized the First European Workshop on the Ethical
Dimension of the Radiological Protection System*. The
workshop was structured around a number of plenary
presentations, followed by working groups aimed to examine the potential implications of ethical issues in theimplementation of the system.
Among these issues, it was acknowledged that dignity isa crucial one to cope with the implementation of systemin speciﬁc situation (notably for the protection of people
living in contaminated areas). The participants underpinned a convergence between procedural ethics andbehavioural ethics, with transparency and accountability
relating to procedure, while honesty and humility relating
to behaviour. It was quoted that ethics play a role whenit comes to provide a rationale for societal justiﬁcation ofa radiation risk. Finally, the discussion also pointed thekey role of deliberation processes for addressing the ethical issues associated with the implementation of the RPsystem.
It was reiterated the interest to address the values, theprocedures and the behavioural aspects, with the ﬁnal
target and scope to discuss and to better understand theapplications of the ethical values, rather than focusing
the discussion around the theoretical meaning of thesevalues. The participants quoted the need to disseminate
the key ethical values together with the considerations
on their implementation to the radiation protection professionals for their day-to-day practice. It was mentioned
the interest of debating the preparation of the ICRP Publication on ethical dimension of the RP System within abroader community in cooperation with IRPA and otherinternational organizations.

Objectives

Building on the conclusions of the First European Workshop, the Second one is aimed to further investigate the application of ethics for speciﬁc topics of implementation, focusing on occupational exposure, medical exposure and public
exposure associated with legacy and radioactive waste.

Organization

The Second European Workshop is being organized jointly by the Spanish Society of Radiation Protection (SEPR),
AIRP (Italy), SFRP (France) and SRP (UK), in cooperation with ICRP and IRPA. It is hosted by UPM at ETSII.

Workshop Format

The Workshop will last for 2 days, starting on Wednesday 4 February at 14:00 and closing on Friday 6 February at
14:00. In order to stimulate reﬂection the Workshop will be structured around a number of invited plenary presentations
addressing selected issues related to the implementation of ethics on occupational exposure, medical exposure andpublic exposure associated with legacy and radioactive waste.
These presentations will be followed by facilitated working groups that will examine these topical issues in greater
details, particularly their implications for the practical implementation of the RP system in each ﬁeld.
*Report and presentations available at: http://www.sfrp.asso.fr/spip.php?article457

INFORMATION
For more information on the organisation of the workshop, please contact:
Eduardo GALLEGO

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales
Department of Energy Technology
Nuclear Engineering
C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2 – 28006 Madrid, Spain
Tel. +34 91 336 3112
Fax +34 91 336 3002
eduardo.gallego@upm.esThierry SCHNEIDER

CEPN
28 rue de la RedouteF-92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses
Tel. +33 1 55 52 19 36
Sec. +33 1 55 52 19 20
Fax +33 1 55 52 19 21
thierry.schneider@cepn.asso.fr

Peliminary Programme

Second European Workshop on the EthicalDimensions of the Radiological Protection System • SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT REFLEXIONSDeborah Oughton (Chair of the ICRP Task Group on Ethics)• ETHICS IN THE MEDICAL SECTOR:- Presentation on theoretical issues:Friedo Zolzer (University of South Bohemia) & Patrick Smeester (Belgian Association forRadiological Protection)- Ethical issues in practice:

Eliseo Vañó (Chair of ICRP Committee 3 & SEPR)• ETHICS IN THE NUCLEAR SECTOR:- Presentation on theoretical issues:

Sven Ove Hansson (Royal Institute of Technology - KTH)

- Ethical issues in practice:

Bernard Le Guen (EDF & IRPA Executive Ofﬁcer) & Marie Barnes (Babcock International & SRP)

• ETHICS AND THE FUTURE GENERATIONS:- Presentation on theoretical issues:
Gaston Meskens (SCK-CEN)- Ethical issues in practice:

Sébastien Farin (ANDRA) & Pedro Carboneras (SEPR)• WORKING GROUPS:- Medical: Chair: TBD. Rapporteur: Marie Claire Cantone (U. of Milano & AIRP)- Nuclear: Chair: Roger Coates (IRPA Vice-Chair & SRP)

Rapporteur: Eduardo Gallego (ICRP Committee 4 & SEPR)- Future generations: Chair: Deborah Oughton Rapporteur: Thierry Schneider (CEPN & SFRP)• REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUPS• GENERAL DISCUSSION: Chaired by Chris Clement (ICRP Scientiﬁc Secretary) &Renate Czarwinski (IRPA President)• SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSIONS: Jacques Lochard (ICRP Vice-Chair)

Registration and Fee
Second European Workshop on the Ethical Dimensions of the Radiological Protection System
The attendance to the workshop will be limited to about 50 participants.
Registration deadline: Friday 23 January 2015.
To register, please send a letter by email to secretaria@sepr.es, containing the following data:
The registration fee is 120 euro (it includes four coffee breaks, two lunches and a social dinner).
Fisrt Name:

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Payment has to be made by bank transfer to:
Bank name: Caja de Ingenieros. Address: C/ María de Molina, 64 – 28006 Madrid. Beneficiary: Sociedad Española de ProtecciónRadiológica (SEPR). IBAN: ES20 3025 0003 9414 0005 3765. BIC/SWIFT: CDENESBBXXX. Reference: ETHICS/Participant Name
Registration will be accepted when a copy of the payment receipt will be sent to the secretariat: secretaria@sepr.esSecond European Workshop on the Ethical Dimensionsof the Radiological Protection System 

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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales
C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2 – 28006 Madrid, Spain
Recommended hotel:
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