WERT Staff
Miroslav Prazsky (MSc.) prazsky@wert.sk
- Founder of company WERT in 1992 - company director and manager of radioactivity measurement laboratory
- Graduated at Czech Technical University in Prague - Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, specialisation in Nuclear Chemistry in 1983
- Manager of a fully authorized and accredited radioactivity measurement laboratory
- Extensive experience in the characterisation of radioactive wastes, providing specialist consultancy services to four NPP sites in central Europe over a period of 12 years
- Research, development and application of the procedures for the radiochemical determination of difficult-to-measure radionuclides in radioactive waste.
- Specialist in the determination of correlation coefficients for radionuclides in wastes and other materials, using analytical techniques and computer codes
- Development of radioactive waste inventory databases
- Calculation of correlation coefficient for the declaration of critical nuclides in radioactive waste for disposal purpose
- Regularly provides training on waste characterisation to NPP staff in Europe and elsewhere. This includes workshops and 'on-the-job' training.
- Participation on IAEA expert missions in Iran â__ 2001, 2003; Syria - 2003 and Armenia 2005(Radioactive waste management)
- Participation on Phare Project - Characterisation of Radioactive Waste at Cernavoda NPP, Romania as key expert in development of radioactive waste inventory database
Daniela Viragova (MSc.) viragova@wert.sk
- Founder of company WERT in 1992 - company deputy director and certified manager for quality assurance
- Graduated at Slovak Technical University Bratislava Faculty of Chemical Technology specialisation in technology of inorganic productions in 1984
- Absolved postgraduate study at Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences specialisation in Nuclear Chemistry (1989 - 1991)
- Participation on IAEA expert mission in Iran (Waste management), 2001
- Participation on Phare Project - Characterisation of Radioactive Waste at Cernavoda NPP, Romania
- Responsible for implementation and audits of quality and environmental management systems (ISO 9001, 17025)
- Calculation of correlation coefficients of difficult-to-measure radionuclides in waste streams
- Lecturer of training courses
- Preparation of study materials for training courses
Andrea Janovska (MSc.) janovska@wert.sk
- Expert responsible for alpha and gamma spectroscopy measurement, low level beta and liquid scintillation counting, sample preparation for measurement spectroscopy laboratory
- Graduated at Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences specialisation in Nuclear Chemistry in 1997
- Responsible for supervising of work in spectroscopy laboratory
- Qualified expert in the field of radiation safety and waste management
- Co-operation with preparation of new separation techniques
- Lecturer of training courses
- Preparation of study materials for training courses
- Implementation of quality management systems (ISO 17025, 9001)
- Participation on IAEA expert mission in Armenia (Waste management), 2004, 2005.
- Participation on Phare Project - Characterisation of Radioactive Waste at Cernavoda NPP, Romania as expert
Radim Janovsky (MSc.) janovsky@wert.sk
- Head of radiochemical laboratory
- Graduated at Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences specialisation in Nuclear Chemistry in 2003
- Responsible for supervising of work in radiochemical laboratories
- Responsible for research, development, improvement and application of the procedures for the radiochemical determination of difficult to measure radionuclides in radioactive waste
- Calculation of correlation coefficient for the declaration of critical nuclides in radioactive waste for disposal purpose
- Lecturer of training courses
- Participation on Phare Project - Characterisation of Radioactive Waste at Cernavoda NPP, Romania as expert
- Participation on IAEA TECDOC Meeting on scaling factors applications for the waste management, Vienna 2007
Peter Chnapko (MSc.) chnapko@wert.sk
- Expert responsible for low level beta and liquid scintillation counting
- Graduated at Czech Technical University in Prague - Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engeneering, specialization in Nuclear Chemistry in 1984
- Responsible for development, improvement and application of the new liquid scintillation measurement techniques of difficult measurable radionuclides
- Qualified expert in the field of radiation safety and waste management
- Experience in the radioactive waste treatment and conditioning, decommissioning of nuclear installations, gamma spectrometry of radioactive waste
- Participate on IAEA technical committee meeting - Operation and control of ionexchange processes and management of spent ion exchange resins, 1998
Lukas Rabara (MSc.)L_rabara@wert.sk
- Junior radiochemical laboratory technician
- Responsible for running of Enviromental laboratory
- Graduated at Slovak university of Technology - Faculty of material science and technology, specialization in Enviromental and safety engineering, Trnava in 2009
- Responsible for sample pre-treatment and radiochemical analyses (especially for alpha spectrometry and LSC) of medium - level and high - level activity samples
- Responsible for some logistic operations (supplement of chemicals, laboratory equipment)
Andrea Stachova
- Junior radiochemical laboratory technician
- Graduated at High School of Chemistry, Hlohovec in 1991
- Responsible for radiochemical analyses 59,63Ni, 99Tc, 63Ni, 107Pd, 79Se of medium and high - level activity samples
- 10 years of experience in performing radiochemical analyses
Jakub Rabara
- Junior spectroscopy laboratory technician
- Graduated at High School of Construction, Trnava in 2005
- Responsible for performing routine alpha and gamma spectrometry measurement and low - level beta counting of samples
Michaela Kovarska
- Junior radiochemical laboratory technician
- Graduated at High School of Chemistry, Hlohovec in 1989
- Responsible for radiochemical analyses 90Y, 59,63Ni, 129I, 93Mo of medium and high - level activity samples
Daniela Habalova
- Junior radiochemical laboratory technician
- Graduated at High School of Chemistry, Hlohovec in 1988
- Graduated at Secondary School of Medical care, Bratislava in 2004
- Responsible for sample pre-treatment and radiochemical analyses (especially for 90Y) of low - level activity samples
- 10 years of experience in performing biochemical analyses
Martina Stanova
- Junior radiochemical laboratory technician
- Graduated at High School of Chemistry, Bratislava in 1990
- Responsible for radiochemical analyses 55Fe, 93Mo, 238,239Pu, 241Am, 129I, 234,235,238U of medium and high - level activity samples
Pavol Kytka
- Junior radiochemical laboratory technician
- Graduated at High School of Chemistry, Hlohovec in 2007
- Responsible for radiochemical analyses 3H, 36Cl, 14C, 90Y of low, medium and high - level activity samples
Sona Cuninkova
- Economist and assistant of director
- Graduated at High School of Engineering in 1993
- Absolved prequalification course in economy and accountancy in 1994
- Responsible for economical agenda