Particle accelerators have evolved over the last decades from simple devices to powerful machines and are having an increasingly important impact on research, technology and lifestyle. Today they cover a wide range of applications including Material Science and medical applications. In recent years, requirements from new technological and research applications have emerged and the number of accelerator facilities in operation, being commissioned, designed or planned has significantly increased. Their parameters (such as the beam energy, beam currents and intensities, targets composition, etc.) vary widely giving rise to new radiation shielding aspects and problems. 

The activities of the Task Force on Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities (SATIF) are sponsored by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and its Nuclear Science Committee (NSC) and co-sponsored by the Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC) and the Division of Radiation Science and Technology of the Atomic Society of Japan. The main objectives of the SATIF Meetings are to: 

  • Promote the exchange of information among experts in the field of accelerator shielding and related topics,
  • Identify areas where international co-operation can be fruitful and
  • Carry on a program of work in order to achieve progress in specific priority areas.
In this context, and on behalf of its Scientific and Organizing Committee, we announce that the Seventh Workshop on Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities (SATIF-7) will take place at the ITN from 17-18 May 2004. This event is jointly organized by the: ITN is located at Sacavem at the East of Lisbon, Portugal. 

Paper submission

Authors who's presentation has been accepted by the Executive and Scientific Committee of SATIF should prepare their papers following the instructions provided in:  and provide an electronic version on diskette or CD-ROM at the workshop or send it via e-mail to sartori@oecd-nea.org. Or by using the on-line paper submission form (deadline 6 May 2004).  Preferred format is WORD. If other formats are used, such as Latex, the Latex file and EPS files used for graphics should be sent as well as a PostScript file. Authors should for good measure provide a Master copy on paper, to make sure all symbols or special characters are correctly treated in the proceedings. 

Deadlines

Deadline for guarantee of reservation for block booked Hotels is 15 March 2004
Deadline for submitting registration form is 9 April 2004
Deadline for submitting camera ready paper: 17 May 2004

Contact information

 
Prof. Pedro VAZ 
Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear 
Estrada Nacional 10 
P-2686-953 SACAVEM 
Portugal 
Tel: +351 21 994 62 30 
Fax: +351 21 994 10 39 
E-mail: pedrovaz@itn.mces.pt
  or  Dr. Enrico Sartori 
OECD NEA Data Bank 
12 Bd des Iles 
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux 
France 
Tel: +33 1 45 24 10 72 or 78 
Fax: +33 1 45 24 11 10 or 28 
E-mail: sartori@oecd-nea.org

Last update: 22 April 2004


Prof. Pedro VAZ 
Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear 
Estrada Nacional 10 
P-2686-953 SACAVEM 
Portugal 
Tel: +351 21 994 62 30 
Fax: +351 21 994 10 39 
E-mail: pedrovaz@itn.mces.pt
Dr. Enrico Sartori 
OECD NEA Data Bank 
12 Bd des Iles 
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux 
France 
Tel: +33 1 45 24 10 72 or 78 
Fax: +33 1 45 24 11 10 or 28 
E-mail: sartori@oecd-nea.org