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Zborník Príspevkov XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 ZBORNÍK PRÍSPEVKOV Banská Štiavnica, Slovenská republika 2. – 4. október 2018 Združenie pre reguláciu rizika z Rn, Banská Štiavnica Združenie pre reguláciu rizika z Rn SPOLUORGANIZÁTORI SPONZORI XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 Medzinárodná konferencia Banská Štiavnica, Slovenská republika 2. – 4. október 2018 Autori: Kolektív autorov Za jazykovú korekciu zodpovedajú autori Editor: RNDr. Bianka Horváthová Vydavateľstvo: Združenie pre reguláciu rizika z radónu, Banská Štiavnica Poradie vydania: 1. vydanie Rok vydania: 2018 Strany: 254 str. + USB ISBN: 978 80 971754-4-3 XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 Banská Štiavnica 2. – 4. október 2018 TEMATICKÉ OBLASTI Rádioenvironmentalistika a mierové využitie jadrovej energie; Radiačná ochrana a bezpečnosť prevádzky jadrových elektrární; Ochrana pred účinkami radónu v stavbách; Environmentálne inžinierstvo a lyzimetrický výskum; Workshop: Praktické aplikácie monitorovania ekosystémov. ORGÁNY KONFERENCIE ODBORNÝ GARANT: Prof. RNDr. Ľubomír Mátel, CSc. VEDECKÝ VÝBOR ORGANIZAČNÝ VÝBOR Doc. MVDr. Katarína Beňová, PhD. Petr Škrabálek Predseda ZRRR RNDr. Helena Cabáneková, PhD. Ing. Edita Cmarková Ing. Ľubomír Dobiš RNDr. Bianka Horváthová Tajomník Prof. Ing. Leonard Hobst, CSc. Doc. RNDr. Jozef Kuruc, CSc. Podpredseda Predseda Prof. RNDr. Ľubomír Mátel, CSc. Predseda Prof. PhDr. Zuzana Martináková, PhD. Dr.rer.nat. Sascha Reth RNDr. Ivan Matušek Prof. Ing. Dagmar Samešová, PhD. Ing. Terézia Melicherová Prof. RNDr. Beňadik Šmajda, CSc. Ing. Miroslav Vanek, PhD. RECENZENTI: Členovia vedeckého výboru ORGANIZÁTOR KONFERENCIE: Združenie pre reguláciu rizika z radónu IČO: 35989742 DIČ: 2922831899 Štatutárny zástupca: Petr Škrabálek Kontakty: + 421 910 436 635, [email protected] ISBN 978 80 971754-4-3 XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 Vážení hostia, kolegyne, kolegovia, priatelia, len málo chýbalo, a dnes by sme sa stretli na jubilejnom, 20 ročníku konferencie Štiavnické dni. Áno je to už 21 rokov, keď profesor Ján Chrapan inicioval vznik tohto pravidelného stretávania sa odborníkov z praxe, študentov a ich učiteľov, aby konfrontovali svoje názory na dianie v radiačnom svete a jeho presahy do života vedeckej i laickej verejnosti. Ďakujem všetkým, ktorí pri tejto periodickej odbornej spoločenskej udalosti stály v čase, kedy neprajníci Štiavnických dní mali navrch. Pomohli ste tak naplniť Berberské príslovie: „Psi štekajú, ale karavána kráča ďalej!” Dnes sa o mnoho silnejší vraciame sem, do centra Banskej Štiavnice aby sme sa dôstojne zúčastnili 19. schôdze Štiavnických dní, dnes už všeobecne uznávanej medzinárodnej konferencie. Do nových podmienok dal organizačný výbor konferencii nový, honosnejší kabát. Napriek tomu verím, že z vnútra, vďaka Vašim referátom a prezentáciám ostanú Štiavnické dni takým odborne zaujímavým a inšpirujúcim stretnutím, ako tomu bolo v uplynulých rokoch. Verím, že tak odborný ako sprievodný program nasledujúcich dní splní vaše očakávania. Petr Škrabálek XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 Program medzinárodnej vedeckej konferencie XIX Štiavnické dni 2018 02. – 04. 10. 2018 Banská Štiavnica, hotel Grand Matej Utorok 02.10.2018 10:00 – 13:00 Príchod a registrácia účastníkov 12:30 Obed pre účastníkov 13:00 – 14:00 Spoločné zasadanie Vedeckého a Organizačného výboru 15:00 – 16:30 Zahájenie konferencie 16:30 – 17:00 Prestávka 17:00 – 19:00 Plenárne prednášky (Reštaurácia) 20:00 Spoločenský večer – diskusný večer Streda 03.10.2018 8:00 – 9:00 Raňajky 9:00 – 12:00 Exkurzie: 1. Montanistická expozícia Banská Hodruša (Hodruša-Hámre) – Podzemná banská expozícia (Baňa Starovšechsvätých) – prehliadka bane, malý okruh (cca 1 hod.) a prehliadka povrchovej expozície v budove bývalej správy závodu (min. 6 osôb, max. 30 návštevníkov); 2. Banské múzeum v prírode | Slovenské banské múzeum (Banský skanzen + prehliadka podzemia, min. 5 osôb); 3. Po stopách Piargsko-hodrušskej vodnej sústavy (min 5 osôb) 12:30 Obed 14:00 – 18:00 Prednášky v sekciách: Sekcia 1 – Rádioenvironmentalistika a mierové využitie jadrovej energie (Veľký salónik) Sekcia 2 –Radiačná ochrana a bezpečnosť prevádzky jadrových elektrární (Malý salónik) 19:00 Spoločenský večer XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 Štvrtok 04.10.2018 8:00 – 9:00 Raňajky 9:00 – 11:00 Prednášky v sekciách Sekcia 3 – Ochrana pred účinkami radónu (Veľký salónik) Sekcia 4 – Environmentálne inžinierstvo a lyzimetrický výskum (Malý salónik) Workshop: Praktické aplikácie monitorovania ekosystémov 10:15 – 11:45 Praktická ukážka – Lyzimeter (zodp. Matušek) 10:00 – 11:45 Praktická ukážka – Monitorovacie vozidlo SE, a.s., Atómové elektrárne Mochovce (zodp. Škrabálek + Horváthová) 11:00 – 12:00 Zasadanie VV 12:00 – 12:15 Vyhlásenie víťazov študentskej súťaže o najlepšie práce 12:30 Obed 14:00 Záver konferencie 14:00 – 15:00 Zasadanie členov OV a VV XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 UTOROK PLENÁRNE PREDNÁŠKY Garant: Prof. RNDr. Ľubomír Mátel, CSc. Prednášková miestnosť –Reštaurácia 17:00 – 17:15 Z. Martináková Hudobná a umelecká akadémia Jána Albrechta Banská Štiavnica– sedem rokov existencie 17:15 – 17:30 J. Kuruc Banská Štiavnica - sídlo prvej technickej univerzity vo svete a jej súčasní dediči v Slovenskej republike 17:30 – 17:45 P. Novotný Úlohy, činnosti a praktické skúsenosti kontrolných chemických laboratórií CO MV SR v oblasti radiačnej ochrany obyvateľstva 17:45 – 18:00 M. Dubníčková Radiačná ochrana v Slovenskej republike - história, súčasnosť a monitorovanie radiačnej situácie 18:00 – 18:15 PRESTÁVKA 18:15 – 18:30 H. Procházková Ozáření z radonu na pracovišti. Měření na pracovištích s možným ozářením z radonu XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 STREDA SEKCIA 1 – RÁDIOENVIRONMENTALISTIKA A MIEROVÉ VYUŽITIE JADROVEJ ENERGIE Garanti: Doc. MVDr. Katarína Beňová, PhD.; Prof. RNDr. Ľubomír Mátel, CSc. Prednášková miestnosť -Veľký salónik 14:00 – 14:15 G. Buccheri Radon indoor measurements in tufaceous buildings located in Naples and surroundings, Italy 14:15 – 14:30 *A. Hamárová Vplyv pH na sorpciu 85Sr, 137Cs a 60Co na Chitosan, Aktivovaný uhlík a Kompozit Chitosan-Aktivovaný Uhlík 14:30 – 14:45 *D. Tatarová Fykoremediácia ako potenciálna metóda dekontaminácie odpadových vôd pomocou zelených mikrorias Chlorella vulgaris a Dunaliella salina 14:45 – 15:00 *V. Adamcová Zobrazenie a kvantifikácia transportu mikroelementov v rastlinách pomocou pozitrónovej emisnej tomografie 15:00 – 15:15 PRESTÁVKA 15:15 – 15:30 K. Weis Monitoring vybraných environmentálnych premenných v banskoštiavnickej banskej oblasti 15:30 – 15:45 M. Vanek Základné parametre gamaspektrometra na báze CZT kryštálu a jeho využitie pri experimentoch v praktickej výučbe 15:45 – 16:00 *S. Zvachová Charakterizácia biosorbentu pre stanovenie bária 16:00 – 16:15 * V. Silliková Stanovenie 137Cs pomocou úletového popolčeka a uhlíkových mikrovlákien 16:15 – 16:30 PRESTÁVKA 16:30 – 16:35 M. Bardáčová Aplikácia rádioanalytických metód pre štúdium transportu ťažkých kovov v rastlinách sóje fazuľovej 16:35 – 16:40 S. Zvachová POSTER: Porovnanie komerčných sorbentov pre stanovenie 90Sr z veľkoobjemových vzoriek vôd 16:40 – 16:45 M. Štofaníková POSTER: Sekvenčné stanovenie rádionuklidov v kostiach divo žijúcich zvierat 16:45 – 16:50 B. Horváthová POSTER: Stanovenie beta rádionuklidov 107Pd a 79Se v rádioaktívnych odpadoch STREDA XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 SEKCIA 2 – RADIAČNÁ OCHRANA A BEZPEČNOSŤ PREVÁDZKY JADROVÝCH ELEKTRÁRNÍ Garanti: Prof. Ing. Leonard Hobst, CSc.; Prof. RNDr. Beňadik Šmajda, CSc. Prednášková miestnosť -Malý salónik 14:00 – 14:15 T. Melicherová Modernizácia radiačnej monitorovacej siete SHMÚ 14:15 – 14:30 V. Drábová Odozva na núdzovú situáciu a prístup HERCA – WENRA k cezhraničnej koordinácii prijímania ochranných opatrení 14:30 – 14:45 A. Kolros Radiační ochrana pracovišť Centra výzkumu Řež 14:45 – 15:00 L. Hobst Problematika výstavby stínících betonových konstrukcí proti účinkům ionizujícího záření 15:00 – 15:15 PRESTÁVKA 15:15 – 15:30 B. Šmajda Radiačná horméza - skutočnosť alebo mýtus? 15:30 – 15:45 J. Helebrant Občanské měřicí sítě v ČR - projekt RAMESIS 15:45 – 16:00 B. Remenec Oprava heterogénneho zvaru studeného kolektora PG43 na 4.bloku v SE EBO 16:00 – 16:15 J. Plško Aktuálna situácia znečistenia podzemnej vody v lokalite JE A1 Jaslovské Bohunice 16:15 – 16:30 PRESTÁVKA 16:30 – 16:45 *M. Helej Vývoj kontinuálnych monitorov radónu pre štúdium atmosférických procesov 16:45 – 16:50 J. Lesný POSTER: Stanovenie draslíka detekciou 40K vo vzorkách životného prostredia 16:50 – 16:55 E. Singovszká POSTER: Hodnotenie rádioaktivity v historickej budove v Košiciach XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 ŠTVRTOK SEKCIA 3 – OCHRANA PRED ÚČINKAMI RADÓNU Garant: RNDr. Helena Cabáneková, PhD. Prednášková miestnosť –Veľký salónik 9:00 – 09:15 P. Škrabálek Výsledky prvého použitia dozimetrov RAMARN sú povzbudivé 9:15 – 09:30 *A. Brisudová Štúdium vzťahu medzi koncentráciami rádionuklidov v pôdnom prostredí 9:30 – 9:45 *T. Eckertová Časová variabilita objemovej aktivity radónu vo vodách Považského Inovca 9:45 – 10:00 PRESTÁVKA 10:00 – 10:15 R. Šináglová Ochrana před přírodními radionuklidy ve stavebním materiálu, uvolňování radioaktivních látek z pracovišť a možnost jejich použití k výrobě stavebního materiálu 10:15 – 10:30 K. Beňová Monitoring rádiocézia, význam odberu a spracovania vzoriek 10:30 – 10:45 M. Špalková Možnosti zníženia reziduíazoxystrobinu pomocou vysokých dávok ionizujúceho žiarenia 10:45 – 11:00 T. Kovalovský Řízení konfigurace na jaderných elektrárnách 11:00 – 11:05 M. Babková POSTER: Radonová kalibrační komora a detekční systém NuEM LUCAS jako součást radonového programu monitorování Černá Hora XIX. ŠTIAVNICKÉ DNI 2018 ŠTVRTOK
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