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IAEA launches new information system on safety of workers with naturally occurring radioactive materials

Industry News2024-03-15

The IAEA has launched a new ISEMIR database specifically for workers in industrial processes involving Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM), called ISEMIR-N. Globally, there are more than 24 million workers in industries such as mining, oil and gas production, mineral sands, water treatment, metal refining and recycling, phosphate production and geothermal energy who are monitored…

IAEA launches open data platform

Product knowledge2024-03-15

Making scientific data more accessible to decision-makers, experts and the public is at the heart of the IAEA’s efforts to increase transparency and enhance international knowledge sharing. To this end, the IAEA recently launched the IAEA Data Platform, which provides centralized access to a wide range of publicly shared datasets on a single platform. Through…

Advances in neutron imaging create new opportunities for low-power research reactors

Company News2024-03-15

A neutron imaging system at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague reveals the world axis (a symbol connecting the material and spiritual worlds) inside a Tibetan Bon statue (Chamma). (Photo/L. Sklenka, Czech Technical University) Neutron imaging is a non-invasive technique that uses neutron sources from research reactors or accelerators to examine internal structures. “It…

Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER)

Industry News2024-03-15

James Bickford Charles Stark Draper Laboratory New and exciting missions, such as rendezvous with passing interstellar objects, or multi-target observation work at the gravitational focus of the Sun, require speeds far exceeding those of conventional rockets. Exotic solar sail approaches may be able to reach the desired distant locations, but cannot perform the required propulsive…

Deep into groundwater: New CRP improves utilization of isotope data

Industry News2024-03-13

At a time when sustainable water resources are critical, the IAEA has unveiled an ambitious strategy to delve deeper into groundwater. The theme of the Agency’s new Coordinated Research Project (CRP), “Modelling and Isotope-Based Ageing for the Assessment of Fossil GW Resources”, focuses on strengthening the integration of environmental tracer data with numerical simulations of…