Sociedad Argentina de Radioproteccion

President:

Hugo VICENS

Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear
Av. del Libertador 8250
1429 BUENOS AIRES
Argentina

Tel: +54-11-63231790

Fax: +54-11-63231778

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Secretary:

Susana PAPADOPULOS

Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear
Centro Atómico Ezeiza
Preb.González y Aragón 15
1802 EZEIZA, Provincia de Buenos Aires
Argentina

Tel: +54-11-67798375

Fax: +54-11-67798460

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Delegates:

2008-2012

• Rosa BERGOC: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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• Gustavo MASSERA: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Elias PALACIOS: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Web site:

http://www.sar.radioproteccion.org.ar/

Description

Argentine Radiation Protection Society

The Argentine Radiation Protection Society (SAR) is a non profit society, member of IRPA. It was originally launched in 1967 and a formal constitution was adopted in 1983. Presently, SAR has 220 active members, professionals and technicians dedicated to a variety of disciplines related with different radiation protection aspects: medicine, industry, research and teaching. Dr. Dan J. Beninson, 1996 Rolf M. Sievert Award, is one of the SAR founder members and Ing. Abel Gonzalez, 2000 Rolf M. Sievert Award, is also one of SAR members.

SAR OBJECTIVES

The basic SAR objectives are:

• to promote research and knowledge exchange on radiation protection topics and related disciplines
• to promote the comprehension of radiation protection criteria with regard to existence and handling of radioactive and fissile materials and any other radiation sources
• to foster the conception of radiation protection as a professional discipline and to contribute to its permanent improvement
• to promote the diffusion of the information related to all radiation protection and nuclear safety aspects, and radiation protection standards and recommendations, not only within the scientific, technical and academic areas, but also to general public.

SAR ACTIVITIES

To reach their objectives, SAR develops different activities:

• it provides for and supports national radiation protection meetings, in different cities of Argentina
• it organizes training and refresher courses, seminars and workshops on radiation protection related subjects
• it sponsors conferences, congresses and courses organized by scientific societies of related disciplines which support radiation protection
• it promotes the attendance of authors of scientific papers to regional and international meetings
• it publishes bulletins and journals to promote the diffusion of radiation protection information, standards and recommendations in Spanish
• it has its own Web site to update information on radiation protection.

REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS PROMOTION

SAR promotes the attendance of authors of scientific papers to regional and international meetings, by granting scholarships. Authors with abstracts accepted to be presented at meetings submit the full paper and the selections are made by outstanding specialized local and international juries.

SAR PUBLICATIONS

In order to promote the diffusion of radiation protection information, standards and recommendations, SAR began to publish a Bulletin in 1983, and it launched the edition of “Seguridad Radiológica”, a journal written in Spanish, in 1992. Papers on specific radiation protection subjects and general related topics, written by local and foreign authors, are included in the magazine. SAR also publishes Spanish translations of International Organization publications, in order to make known important transcendental information. This is a very important task, taking into account the lack of information on radiation protection written in Spanish.
A Bulletin with news on Congresses, Courses and Meetings and notices of interest, was launched in 1999. The publications are distributed among SAR members, and they are also sent, at no charge, to local and foreign Universities, Scientific Associations, and radioactive material users who may request them.
In addition, an editorial committee was appointed. The first decision was to redesign ¨Seguridad Radiológica¨, from the cover to the back. On that spirit, a competition on cover illustration was held. Changes in contents and visual design are being made in accordance with 21st communication demands. SAR will launch the first issue of this project in September 2000.

SAR AS MEMBER OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

SAR is a founder member of the Latin American and Caribbean Federation of Radiation Protection Societies (FRALC) with Brazil, Mexico and Peru. SAR hosted the headquarters of the Federation (1995-1998) and with the other member societies worked to promote the establishment of new Radiation Protection Societies within the region. As a result of these efforts, Cuba and Uruguay formed their own societies.
In 1991, SAR hosted the first Regional Radiation Protection Meeting, in Buenos Aires and sponsored the 3rd and 4th Regional Meetings on ¨Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety¨ that were held in Latin America.

SAR, as member of FRALC and along with Spain and Portugal, integrates GRIAPRA (Iberoamerican Group of Radiation Protection Societies). One of the objectives of this group is to foster the co-operation and mutual aid in the study, research and use of the resources, to promote the radiation protection development among the members.

SAR organized the 12th IRPA International Congress. IRPA 12 was held in Buenos Aires, 19-24October  2008, with the participation of 1710 persons from 88 different countries (www.IRPA12.org.ar). The main objective of SAR, as society and as member of IRPA, is to promote all radiation protection aspects, and all members and Executive Committee Officers contribute with their best to reach this objective.