Joint World Nuclear Association-ICRP Workshop

Enabling Sustainable Development Through the System of Protection: Practicality and Alignment 

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11-12 September 2025  |  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

 

 

Registration and Abstract Submissions are NOW OPEN. The deadline to submit abstracts for live sessions is 30 June 2025.

 

 

 

This workshop, jointly organised by World Nuclear Association and the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and in coordination with our partners at Bruce Power, Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA), International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA), and McMaster University, is a follow-up to the 3 October 2024 webinar that explored a number of key topics which will play an important part in the review and revision of the System of Radiological Protection and in enabling sustainable development such as the COP28 ambition of tripling nuclear capacity.

 

REGISTRATION

All proceeds from event registration and sponsorship will go to supporting the IRPA Montreal Fund and the ICRP Next Generation Initiative. More information about registration & call for abstracts (for oral presentations) will be available in the coming weeks. 

Registration	$150 CAD
Student Registration	$50 CAD

 

VENUE

This two day workshop will take place at McMaster University's David Braley Health Sciences Centre located at 100 Main Street West in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

McMaster University’s David Braley Health Sciences Centre is a 192,000 square-foot LEED Gold-certified building, designed by Norr Architects and Engineers, and is the recipient of a World Architecture Award (29th Cycle). The Centre, located in downtown Hamilton and completed in 2015, is home to the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine as well as the City of Hamilton’s Public Health Services.

 

ACCOMMODATIONS

Book your accommodation today! We are pleased to offer a discounted rate at Homewood Suites by Hilton Hamilton, located directly across the street from the David Braley Health Sciences Centre. Please click here to access the special group rate of $169 CAD/night (plus local taxes and fees, includes breakfast) when booking between 10 - 13 September 2025.

Reservations must be made before 12 August 2025. Reservations made after this date will be subject to availability and the next best available rate.

 

SITE TOURS

Site tours of the McMaster Nuclear Reactor will take place 9-10 September 2025. Please indicate your interest in attending a site tour when completing your registration.

 

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

• Alignment of the Radiological Protection System with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Strengthening talent pipelines
• The promotion of practical, proportional and effective RP regulations
• Transitioning ICRP Recommendations into practice and implications of the upcoming changes in the Radiological Protection System

 

 

 

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