Radioactivity

SENES has carried out more than 1500 radiation-related projects, ranging from personal service efforts including the provision of individual expert support and advice or peer review, through to full-scale multi-disciplinary environment assessments and site remediation projects. Our clients have included uranium mining companies, uranium refineries, fuel fabrication facilities, nuclear power plants operators, numerous industrial clients, industry associations and federal and international agencies and regulators. These projects cover the entire nuclear fuel cycle from exploration and development of mining facilties to radioactive waste disposal. In addition, SENES has a broad experience with natural radioactive materials, from mining and processing through transport and waste management, both in Canada and internationally.

SENES provides radiological expertise in:

• environmental assessment;
• air and water quality assessment and environmental modelling;
• naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM);
• environmental audits and liability assessments;
• radioactive and hazardous waste management;
• development of remedial action plans;
• decommissioning and closure;
• worker health and safety assessment;
• human health and ecological risk assessment;
• risk management;
• dose reconstruction and epidemiological support; and
• risk communication.

The staff at SENES has worked extensively on nuclear fuel cycle activities and with naturally occurring radioactivity since the mid-1970s. Services provided have included:

• the design and execution of air, water and/or radioactivity monitoring programs;
• analysis and interpretation of environmental data;
• detailed air, water and environmental exposure pathways modelling , dose and risk assessment;
• preparation of environmental assessment documentation;
• expert testimony at environmental and energy board hearings; and
• management and co-ordination of large multi-disciplinary teams.