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HISTORY
Introduce the history of KARP.
2026
| Jan. | Keon Wook Kang(Seoul National University Hospital), the 27th president |
| Feb.26~27 |
Winter Workshop(The Ocean Resort Yeosu)
Topic1: Trends in ICRP Recommendations on Radiological Protection – Advanced Course (Part 1, Part 2) Topic2: Techniques for Radiation Dose Assessment in Emergency Response Management (Part 1, Part 2) Topic3: Radiation Exposure and Health Effects: Current Status and Prospects of Domestic Research |
| April. | Journal of Radiation Protection and Research indexed in DOAJ |
| April.22~24 | Spring Conference and Symposium (Pyeongchang-gun, Phoenix Park)
Topic: -Workshop 1: Research on Enhancing Deep Geological Disposal Safety for High-Level Radioactive Waste Management -Workshop 2: Radiation Effects on Human Body: AI-Based Radiobiology in Immune Response and Normal Tissue Damage -Workshop 3: Current Status of Safety and Emergency Technologies for Advanced Reactors and Research Reactors -Workshop 4: Radiaiton Safety Officer Forum |
| Aug.27~28 | Summer Workshop(Skybay Hotel Gyeongpo)
Workshop1: Radiation Measurement in Extreme Environments Workshop2: Academic Forum for Early-Career Researchers in Korean Radiation Protection Workshop3: Practical Case Studies in Radiation Safety Management |
2025
| 2025 | The 7th Grand Prize of Korean Radiation Protection (Professor Young Khi Lim) |
| 2025 | The 2nd iTRS Radiation Protection Technology Award(Yoonsun Chung, Hanyang University) |
| 2025 | The 14th Young Investigator Prize(Yeon Soo Yeom, Yonsei University) |
| 2025 | The 10th ISORD Award(Jiwon Seo, Korea University; Hayoung Sim, Jeonbuk National University; Hyung-Joo Choi, Yonsei University) |
| 2025 | The 4th IRPA15 Awards(Sunlee Shin, Jeonbuk National University) |
| 2025 | The 4th Future Generation of Radiation Protection Prize(Jimin Shin, Jeonbuk National University; Yeijin Bang, Jeonbuk National University) |
| Feb.20~21 | Winter Workshop
Topic1: Scientific comprehension and implementation of the LNT model and associated issues Topic2: Discussion of the LNT model: Critiques and acceptance along with open-mindedness |
| April.23~25 | Spring Conference and Symposium (Gyeongju, Lahan Select Gyeongju)
Topic: -Symposium: Optimization of Radiation Dose Assessment and Protection dioactive Waste Disposal Facilities -Workshop1:FLASH Radiotherapy: Recent Research Developments and Radiation Measurement Research -Workshop2:Current Advances in Radiation Detector Materials -Workshop3:Radiaiton Safety Officer Forum |
| Aug.28~29 | Summer Workshop(Commodore Hotel Busan)
Topic1: Current Issues in Radiation Safety at Large Accelerator Facilities Topic2: Research Trends in Space Radiation Topic3: Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Radiological Protection, with a Focus on Medical Fields |
| Oct. | Joined Korea Federation of Women's Science & Technology Associations |
| Nov.26~28 | The 50th anniversary 2025 Fall Conference and General Assembly
-50th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium: The Future of Radiological Protection Research >Keynote Lecture: Global Trends in 4th Generation Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) >Invited Lecture: Radiological Protection in the Era of Artificial Intelligence >Invited Lecture: Public Fear of Radiation and Proposal of a New Unit – Radiation Index (RAIN) -Workshop 1: The Future of Radiation Research: Innovation, Inclusivity, and Diversity in Researcher Exchange -Workshop 2: Current Status of Domestic in situ Environmental Radioactivity Survey Technologies -Workshop 3: Research Trends and Key Issues in Radiation Safety -Workshop 4: Current Status and Future Plans for Radioisotope Facility Waste Management -50th Anniversary Celebration |
2024
| 2024 | The 7th iTRS Radiation Measurement Technology Award(Chang Heon Choi, Seoul National University Hospital) |
| 2024 | The 13th Young Investigator Prize(Byoungil Jeon, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) |
| 2024 | The 9th ISORD Award(Junsung Park, Jeonbuk National University; Jangwon Byun, Korea University; Jimin Shin, Jeonbuk National University) |
| 2024 | The 3rd IRPA15 Awards(Ji Won Choi, Yonsei University) |
| 2024 | The 3rd Future Generation of Radiation Protection Prize(Jihyun Ahn, Jeonbuk National University; Yeon Soo Yeom(Yosei University) |
| Jan. | Hee-Seock Lee(Pohang University of Science & Technology), the 26th president |
| Feb.22~23 | Winter Workshop
Topic1 : Establishment of Safety Case for Medium- and Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Facilities - Ensuring safety margins in disposal facilities Topic2 : Scientific Basis, Understanding, and Communication of LNT Models Topic3 : Current Status of Radioactivity Measurement Technologies in Seawater |
| April.24~26 | Spring Conference and Symposium (Mokpo, Hotel Hyundai by LAHAN Mokpo)
Topic: -Symposium: Retrospective Dosimetry Cooperation Network and Technology Status in Radiation Accidents -Workshop1:Development of Radiation Exposure Dose Evaluation Technology for Accident Response Management -Workshop2:Radiaiton Safety Manager Forum |
| Aug. 22~23 | Summer Workshop (Jecheon, Forest RESOM) Topic1: Fukushima Accident and Domestic Environmental Radiation Monitoring Topic2: Safety and Performance Improvement Measures for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities Topic3: Current and Future of Protection Technologies for Responding to Complex Radiological Disasters |
| Nov.27~29 | Fall Conference and 48th Annual General Meeting(Lotte Hotel Jeju)
Topic : Symposium: Past, Present, and Future of National Radiation Safety · Invited Talk 1: CSRP Overview and its Recent Activities · Invited Talk 2: Activities and Recent Topics of the Japan Health Physics Society · Invited Talk 3: Policy proposals for improving radiation safety culture · Workshop 1: KARP Special Workshop with IAEA-CSRP-JHPS: Exemption from Regulatory Control ·Workshop 2: International Collaboration and Domestic Status of Radiation Epidemiology Research · Workshop 3: Cyclotron dismantling and radioactive waste treatment and disposal plan · Workshop 4: Current status of domestic gamma-ray visualization equipment development |
2023
| 2023. | Award
· The 6th Grand Prize of Korean Radiation Protection (Professor Jong Kyung Kim) · The 1st iTRS Radiation Protection Technology Award(Hee Seo, Jeonbuk National University) · The 12th Young Investigator Prize(Minsoo Chun, Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital) · The 8th ISORD Award(Euidam Kim, Hanyang University; Beomjun Park, Korea University; Bangho Shin, Hanyang University) · The 2nd IRPA15 Awards(Suhyeon Kim, Hanyang University) · The 2nd Future Generation of Radiation Protection Prize(Hayoung Shim, Jeonbuk National University) |
| Jan. | Sung Hwan Kim (St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea), the 25th president |
| Feb. 23~24 | Winter Workshop
Topic 1: Analysis and safety management of domestic radioactive waste Topic 2: Radiation exposure dose evaluation technology for accident response management |
| Apr. 26~28 | Spring Conference and Symposium (Busan, Hanwha Resorts)
Topic: -Symposium : Safety management of radiation therapy -Workshop 1 : Development of protection technologies of radioative disaster evacuation facilities -Workshop 2 : Current status of tritium radioactivity at the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant -Workshop 3 : Radiation safety manager forum -Workshop 4 : Report and seminar on planning project for the development of treatment technologies for noncancerous incurable diseases using intermediate radiation dose |
| Jul. 4-7 | The 11th International Symposium on Radiation Safety and Detection Technology (Hanyang University) |
| Sep. | Tri-Party Agreement on Collaboration among KARP·JHPS·CSRP |
| Nov.22~24 | Fall Conference and 47th Annual General Meeting(Jeju Phoenix Island)
Topic: -Symposium: The past, president and future of radiation waste management -Workshop 1: Radiological examination/certification quality system -Workshop 2: Research trends in marine environmental radionuclide analysis techniques -Workshop 3: Introduction and implementation of the comprehensive plan for radiation protection in the third living area |
2022
| 2022 | The 6th iTRS Radiation Measurement Technology Award(Chul Hee Min, Yonsei University) |
| 2022 | The 11th Young Investigator Prize(Seong Moon Jung, Seoul National University Hospital) |
| 2022 | The 7th ISORD Award(Chan Ho Kim, Korea University) |
| 2022 | The 1st IRPA15 Awards(Hyung Joo Choi, Yonsei University) |
| 2022 | The 1st Future Generation of Radiation Protection Prize(Seung Hyun Lee, Korean Association for Radiation Application) |
| Jan. | Chan Hyeong Kim (Hanyang University), the 24th president |
| Feb. 24~25 | Winter Workshop
Topic : 1) Cosmic Radiation Protection Topic : 2) Up-to-date information on policies and technologies |
| Apr. 27~29 | Spring Conference and Symposium (Deoksan, Splace Resort)
Topic : - Symposium : Low Dose Radiation Effects : Yin and Yang - Workshop 1: Development of nuclear power plant dismantling industry technology and safety regulations - Workshop 2: Major issues and improvement of domestic industry-university-research radiation safety management |
| Jun. | Journal of Radiation Protection and Research indexed in ESCI |
| Jul. 13~15 | Summer Workshop and 2022 Nuclear Association Symposium (Jeju Eco Green Resort)
Topic : - Workshop 1: Current status of individual radiation dose assessment technology in an accident - Workshop 2 : A Systematic Approach to Enhance Radiation Measurement Reliability Symposium : Atomic Energy for the Future |
| 2022.10 | Election of Senior Vice President (To be inaugurated as the 26th president) member Hee-Seock Lee (Pohang University of Science & Technology) |
| 2022.11 | Fall Conference and 46th Annual General Meeting(JSW)
Topic : ·Symposium: Roles and Directions of Radiation protection, regulations, and researches for safety - Workshop 1): The current status and challenges of the ICI technologies - ·Workshop 2): The development of evaluation plan of optimizing radiation protection for domestic laborers in radiation field - Workshop 3): The current status in radiation environment and disaster prevention research |
2021
| 2021 | * The 5nd Grand Prize of Korean Radiation Protection (Dr. Ho-Shin Choi, Professor Il-Han Kim) |
| 2021 | * The 5nd iTRS Radiation Measurement Technology Award (Manhee Jeong, Jeju National University) |
| 2021 | * The 10th Young Investigator Prize (Geehyun Kim , Seoul National University) |
| 2021 | * The 6th ISORD Award (Young-hak Kim , Korea University) |
| 2021.01 | The 15th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association(IRPA15) / Organized by: IRPA15 Organizing Committee (Congress President Jong Kyung Kim) |
| Feb. 3 | Senior Vice President Election (To be inaugurated as the 24th president) Member Chan-Hyeong Kim (Hanyang University) elected |
| Mar. 11 | KARP-JHPS Joint Symposium Topic : Fukushima 10 years: Lessons Learned and Radiological Environmental Impact |
| Apr. 28-30 | Spring Conference (Sky Bay Hotel Gyeongpo, On/Off parallelism)
Topic : - Symposium : Fourth Industrial Revolution and Radiation Protection - Workshop 1) : Understanding the effects of tritium - Workshop 2) : Monte Carlo Shielding Code Domestic Development Status (McCARD User Meeting) |
| 2021.08 | Summer Workshop (Splasom, Deoksan, Chungcheongnam-do) Topic : 1) Introduction of Dose Constraints for Optimization of Radiation Protection 2) Joint CSRP-JHPS-KARP Workshop on "Perspectives of Young Radiation Protection Professionals through Some Issues related to the Fukushima Accident" |
| 2021.10 | Election of Senior Vice President (To be inaugurated as the 25th president) Member Sung Hwan Kim (St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) |
| 2021.11 | Fall Conference and 45th Annual General Meeting (Phoenix Jeju) Topic : · Symposium : Cooperation among radiation-related societies: present and future · Workshop 1) : Domestic tritium issues and response directions · Workshop 2) : Accelerator-based radioisotope production and use and safety regulation · Workshop 3) : Research on new concept low-dose radiation therapy equipment development strategy |
2020
| 2020 | *The 4st iTRS Radiation Measurement Technology Award (Jung-in Kim, Seoul National University Hospital) |
| 2020 | *The 9th Young Investigator Prize(Jinhwan Kim, KAIST) |
| 2020 | *The 5nd ISORD Award(Joonhyuk Kim, KAIST) |
| Aug. 20-21 | Summer On-line Workshop
Project Name : 1) Radiation material development status and future 2) Radiation light accelerator and industrial/medical applications 3) Medical radiology protection and the latest trends and safety culture |
| Oct. | Journal of Radiation Protection and Research indexed in Scopus |
| Nov. 25-27 | Fall Conference (Jeju Phoenix Island & Video streaming)
Topic : - Symposium : Review of the current state of defense in Korea - On-line workshop : Manufacture of electronic circuits and equipment for detection and measurement of radiation - Workshop : Latest trends and prospects for post-dose assessment |
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