Strengthening Radiation Protection in Medical Applications: The Updated International and European Basic Safety Standards
Limiting potential overexposure to ionizing radiation during medical procedures and strengthening patient protection were on top of the agenda at an IAEA General Conference side event that discussed the latest trends and best practices in radiation protection in the medical field. Putting the 2014 International Basic Safety Standards and the 2013 EURATOM Basic Safety Standards into practice is a key task in the coming years for regulators and health care providers alike, participants said.
French Nuclear Research Reactors to Become International Training and R&D Hubs Under IAEA Label
Research centres of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) will make their research reactors and other facilities available to institutions from IAEA Member States for education, and joint research and development (R&D) projects, Daniel Verwaerde, CEA’s General Administrator announced today.
IAEA Director General Defines Priorities and Reviews Year’s Highlights in Statement to the General Conference
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano highlighted?the importance of science and technology for development in his opening statement to the?IAEA's 59th?General Conference?in Vienna today.
“The Agency has so much to offer in this area that I often summarise our work as Atoms for Peace and Development,” Mr Amano said. “We make peaceful nuclear technology available to improve the welfare and prosperity of the people of the world.”
IAEA 59th General Conference to Open on Monday
The IAEA’s week-long annual meeting gathers representatives from the IAEA's Member States, including several ministers, to consider and decide on key elements of the Agency’s work, budget and priorities. Additionally, several dozen events — including a Scientific Forum — await delegates and high ranking governmental representatives.
Scientific Forum 2015: Fusion Wunderkind Taylor Wilson Gives Us His Take on How Nuclear Technology Can Improve Lives
Taylor Wilson strongly believes in the bright future of nuclear technology. The 21-year-old nuclear physicist from Arkansas, U.S., fell in love with nuclear science when he was just 10, and has not stopped exploring it ever since.
In 2009, at age 14, Taylor wowed the world when he became the youngest person ever to work with nuclear fusion. He went on to develop several innovations in the field of nuclear energy.