Brief communication "Calabria daily rainfall from 1970 to 2006"

Abstract. This brief communication introduces a new quality-controlled precipitation database for Calabria, shows the precipitation trend for the period considered, and correlates daily rainfall with some common teleconnection patterns. The database consists of daily accumulated precipitation collected by 61 rain gauges from 1 January 1970 to 31 December 2006. The 37-year trend in yearly rainfall shows a decrease of 4.7 mm/y, with a 17% reduction in the yearly mean value. The correlation of the daily rainfall with large-scale patterns shows that the Mediterranean Oscillation Index (MOI a/c) is a useful predictor of daily precipitation over Calabria

Dust tracking techniques applied to the STARDUST facility: First results

An important issue related to future nuclear fusion reactors fueled with deuterium and tritium is the creation of large amounts of dust due to several mechanisms (disruptions, ELMs and VDEs). The dust size expected in nuclear fusion experiments (such as ITER) is in the order of microns (between 0.1 and 1000 μm). Almost the total amount of this dust remains in the vacuum vessel (VV). This radiological dust can re-suspend in case of LOVA (loss of vacuum accident) and these phenomena can cause explosions and serious damages to the health of the operators and to the integrity of the device. The authors have developed a facility, STARDUST, in order to reproduce the thermo fluid-dynamic conditions comparable to those expected inside the VV of the next generation of experiments such as ITER in case of LOVA. The dust used inside the STARDUST facility presents particle sizes and physical characteristics comparable with those that created inside the VV of nuclear fusion experiments. In this facility an experimental campaign has been conducted with the purpose of tracking the dust re-suspended at low pressurization rates (comparable to those expected in case of LOVA in ITER and suggested by the General Safety and Security Report ITER-GSSR) using a fast camera with a frame rate from 1000 to 10,000 images per second. The velocity fields of the mobilized dust are derived from the imaging of a two-dimensional slice of the flow illuminated by optically adapted laser beam. The aim of this work is to demonstrate the possibility of dust tracking by means of image processing with the objective of determining the velocity field values of dust re-suspended during a LOVA

The free license codes as decision support system (DSS) for the emergency planning to simulate radioactive releases in case of accidents in the new generation energy plants

The radiological risk is related to a wide range of activities, beginning with the medical and military ones and including those connected to the industrial and research activities such as nuclear fusion. A valid tool to predict the consequences of the accidents and reduce the risk is represented by computing systems that allow modeling the evolution of a possible release of radioactive materials over time and space. In addition to proprietary codes there are free license codes, like Hot-Spot, that allow providing a set of tools to simulate diffusion in case of accidents involving radioactive materials and analyze the safety and security of the facilities in which the radioactive material is manipulated. The case studies scenario’s consists in two simulations accidents scenario the first to biomass plant and the second at nuclear fission plant. The simulation of the radioactive contamination have been conducted with the code HOT SPOT, a free license code. The results of the simulation and data discussion will be presented in this work by the authors

Detection of pollutant sources in the atmosphere with Lidar/Dial techniques: Results of an experimental campaign in the south of Italy

In the last years, surveying large regions of the atmosphere in an automatic way, for early detection of pollutant sources in urban and industrial areas, has become a strategic objective of various public health organizations. The Lidar/Dial technique has become a well-established laser remote sensing method for atmosphere monitoring. It is often used to probe almost any level of the atmosphere and to acquire information necessary to validate theoretical models about different topics of atmospheric physics. It can also be deployed for environment surveying by monitoring particles, aerosols and molecules. For these reasons, an experimental campaign for evaluating the performances of a Lidar/Dial system in detecting pollutants (particulate and/or chemical compounds) has been carried out in an industrial area in the south of Italy. In this work, a homemade Lidar/Dial system (developed and built by the authors) and the results of the experimental campaign will be presented and discussed. © 2014 AEIT

Disasters and CBRNe Events :wich Medical Management and Training

Natural,Incidental,Man-made Disasters are often present in the Human hystory.Actually CBRNe Disasters are often present in specific area.So we are more often National and International problem about on Security and Safety ' people.The better reply to the emergency is rapid action and the better management. The Disasters and the Emergencies of the other countries and the European Directives validated the need to extend the preparedness plan to a more comprehensive approach to emergency management to increase 1)Knowledge 2)Research 3)Management 4)Training.For this purpose a Master CBRN was born in the 2008 by the sinergy of the Medical and Engineering Faculty of the Tor Vergata University at Rome.Actually this Master is changed in "International Post-Graduate CBRN Master Course".It is the first civil Master accredited to CBRN-COE-Nato School and OPCW Organisation. The Master is organized in 2 types: 1)1st Level to training first responders 2)2n Level to traning the decision makers

Disasters and CBRNe Events :wich Medical Management and Training

Natural,Incidental,Man-made Disasters are often present in the Human hystory.Actually CBRNe Disasters are often present in specific area.So we are more often National and International problem about on Security and Safety ' people.The better reply to the emergency is rapid action and the better management. The Disasters and the Emergencies of the other countries and the European Directives validated the need to extend the preparedness plan to a more comprehensive approach to emergency management to increase 1)Knowledge 2)Research 3)Management 4)Training.For this purpose a Master CBRN was born in the 2008 by the sinergy of the Medical and Engineering Faculty of the Tor Vergata University at Rome.Actually this Master is changed in "International Post-Graduate CBRN Master Course".It is the first civil Master accredited to CBRN-COE-Nato School and OPCW Organisation. The Master is organized in 2 types: 1)1st Level to training first responders 2)2n Level to traning the decision makers