| dc.description | This web based project focuses on continuing
corporate education and improving workers' skills in Brazilian
radioactive facilities throughout the country. The potential of
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) shall
contribute to improve the global communication in this very large
country, where it is a strong challenge to ensure high quality
professional information to as many people as possible. The main
objective of this system is to provide Brazilian radioactive facilities a
complete web-based repository - in Portuguese - for research,
consultation and information, offering conditions for learning and
improving professional and personal skills. UNIPRORAD is a web
based system to offer unified programs and inter-related information
about radiological protection programs. The content includes the best
practices for radioactive facilities in order to meet both national
standards and international recommendations published by different
organizations over the past decades: International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP), International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) and National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN). The
website counts on concepts, definitions and theory about optimization
and ionizing radiation monitoring procedures. Moreover, the content
presents further discussions related to some national and international
recommendations, such as potential exposure, which is currently one
of the most important research fields in radiological protection. Only
two publications of ICRP develop expressively the issue and there is
still a lack of knowledge of fail probabilities, for there are still
uncertainties to find effective paths to quantify probabilistically the
occurrence of potential exposures and the probabilities to reach a
certain level of dose. To respond to this challenge, this project
discusses and introduces potential exposures in a more quantitative
way than national and international recommendations. Articulating
ICRP and AIEA valid recommendations and official reports, in
addition to scientific papers published in major international
congresses, the website discusses and suggests a number of effective
actions towards safety which can be incorporated into labor practice.
The WEB platform was created according to corporate public needs,
taking into account the development of a robust but flexible system,
which can be easily adapted to future demands. ICTs provide a vast
array of new communication capabilities and allow to spread
information to as many people as possible at low costs and high
quality communication. This initiative shall provide opportunities for
employees to increase professional skills, stimulating development in
this large country where it is an enormous challenge to ensure
effective and updated information to geographically distant facilities,
minimizing costs and optimizing results. | |
