The Scottish Committee held its annual one-day scientific meeting in Glasgow recently and over 100 people attended.  The topic was ‘Getting it right when things go wrong’ with presentations on lessons learned from the disposal of waste from a radioactive cat, the movement of a WWII unexploded bomb past a nuclear site, an incident in a medical PET facility, the Litvinenko polonium incident and an exercise involving the management of a contaminated casualty with live play and transfer to hospital for medical treatment.  The delegates also learnt about Radiation Monitoring Units for potentially contaminated people following a radiation incident, the government’s work on preparations for recovery and the psychosocial impact in the aftermath of an emergency as well as transport emergency planning and the legislative framework for emergency preparedness and response.  Angela Wright, Chair of the Scottish Committee, said "Overall it was a very interesting and informative day and a great opportunity for networking.  Thanks to all the presenters, session chairs, Scottish Committee members as well as Harris Associates for making it such a successful event."

View the programme from the day.

Presentations can be found below (you must be a member of SRP to view and logged into MySRP).

• Legal framework for emergency preparedness and response - Angela Wright, SRP
• Transport emergency planning – understanding what’s required and learning from what’s gone wrong - Nicola Jaynes, ONR
• Bomb-proofing our emergency arrangements: unexploded WW2 ordnance unearthed in Plymouth - Ciara Lithgow, Babcock International Group
• Experience in a radiopharmaceutical production facility - Michael Watt, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 
• The fallout from I-131 in cats - Paul Dale, SEPA
• Lessons from the Po-210 incident in London, November 2006 - Carol Attwood, Environment Agency and Dudley Hewlett, Defra
• The Radiological Recovery Group - Molly Jarrit, Defra 
• UKHSA – Radiation Monitoring Unit Planning and Operation - Darren Bungay, UKHSA
• From Dockyard to the Emergency Department – a collaborate approach to emergency planning 30 mins - Grant Reekie, Babcock International Group
• From Dockyard to the Emergency Department – a collaborate approach to emergency planning 30 mins - Simon Willis, NHS Lothian
• Planning for After, Before: preparing a longer-term Response - Kate Cochrane, NHS Highland