radiation safety protection News
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Council establishes the instrument for nuclear safety cooperation
The Council today adopted1 a regulation establishing an instrument for nuclear safety cooperation (16737/13). Under the new instrument, the Union will finance measures to support the promotion of a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection, and the application of efficient and effective safeguards for nuclear material in third countries. A total of EUR 225 321 000 has been set aside for ...
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EDF-Veolia venture predicts wider decommissioning benefits
Graphitech will focus on graphite reactor technology with wider applications. EDF and Veolia, through respective subsidiaries Cyclife Holding and Asteralis, have created joint entity Graphitech. The company will focus on decommissioning technologies and innovations that could have wider applications and benefits beyond nuclear reactors that incorporate graphite technology. With only two ...
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Nuclear regulators to review environmental modelling for radiation safety
Issues of radiation safety and environmental protection go hand in hand. At the IAEA last week, experts from 40 countries examined the transfer of radionuclides to plant and animal life, to improve how risks are assessed and ultimately reduced. 'All nuclear facilities and uranium mines, in their day-to-day activities, release some amount of radioactive effluents into the environment, transferring ...
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ABIH® Elects New Chair, Vice Chair and Several Board of Director Members
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene® is pleased to announce the start of Jeffrey R. Miller’s term as Chair of the ABIH® Board of Directors. The Board also elected a new Vice Chair and four new Board members during its annual Fall meeting. Jeffrey R. Miller, PhD, CIH, CSP is a Senior Scientist with Oak Ridge Associated Universities, a non-profit consortium of more than 120 ...
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