IAEA is sending equipment to detect COVID-19 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is dispatching a first batch of equipment to more than 40 countries to enable them to use a nuclear-derived technique to rapidly detect the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Dozens of laboratories in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean will receive…
Steps forward for the ENEA Research Project The Italian government agency ENEA (the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) has begun the detailed planning for a fusion divertor tokamak test (DTT) reactor. The project to build a research centre near Rome will cost approximately €500m, putting Italy at the forefront of…
Enhancing Food Quality Using Irradiation How to prevent food contamination and waste? Irradiation is a safe and reliable solution, improving food preservation, as well as agricultural technologies and methods. The technology can be used to destroy microbes that cause food poisoning, or to help keep food fresher for longer because it reduces the numbers of…
Seeing Cancer Cells, Killing Cancer Cells Using molecules to safely carry radioactive materials inside the human body is helping physicians get more accurate images of tumours and more effectively eliminate cancer cells. This method of combining therapeutic and diagnostic uses of radiopharmaceuticals is called theranostics. It’s one of the latest advances in cancer care and one…
IAEA announces peer review service for research reactors The IRRUR review mission is designed to assist IAEA Member States in improving the utilization of research reactors facilities. The IRRUR service is a holistic IAEA peer review conducted by a team of international experts who have direct experience in research reactors and with a broad scientific,…
ENS elects new President – Prof. Emilio Minguez On 5 December the ENS General Assembly elected Prof. Emilio Minguez Torres as the new President of the European Nuclear Society (ENS). Prof. Minguez will assume his duties as ENS President in April 2020, replacing incumbent President Alastair Laird. Mr Laird will continue to support the ENS…
Nuclear for Climate at the COP25 Madrid The Nuclear for Climate initiative is present at the UN Climate Change Conference from 2 -13 December in Madrid, Spain. Over 30 delegates, mostly nuclear young professionals from the Spanish Nuclear Society, actively promote nuclear energy as a key part solution for climate emergency mitigation. The Nuclear for…
At a side-event organised by Nuclear for Climate, panelists described how nuclear power is an essential part of the global response to that climate emergency
The HSC decided unanimously to award Dr Marion Losno for her excellent performance and innovative approach
McMaster University’s Nuclear Reactor (CAN) and NRG (NL) announced a unique collaboration