1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by Author not available
The General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September. In his opening speech, the Agency's Director General, Dr. Sigvard Eklund, reviewed the development of the activities of the IAEA and made remarks regarding the
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1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by Author not available
The IAEA is organizing a major conference on nuclear power and the nuclear fuel cycle, which is to be held from 2 to 13 May 1977 in Salzburg, Austria. The programme for the conference was published in the preceding issue of the IAEA Bulletin (Vol.18, No. 3/4). Topics to be
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1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by Krymm, R. Woite, G. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Nuclear Power and Reactors, Economic Studies Section, Vienna (AT)
As a review of forecasts made over the last few years amply demonstrates, projections of nuclear power capacity on a country, regional or world basis are subject to uncertainties. It summarizes the evolution of estimates made in the recent past, should provide a sobering
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1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by Hansen, M. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Nuclear Power and Reactors, Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycle Section, Vienna (AT))
Prior to the development of nuclear power, uranium ores were used to a very limited extent as a ceramic colouring agent, as a source of radium and in some places as a source of vanadium. Perhaps before that, because of the bright orange and yellow colours of its secondary ores,
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1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by Bennett, L.L. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (AT)) Reynolds, L.D. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Scientific and Technical Information, Vienna (AT))
The concept of Regional Fuel Cycle Centres (RFCC) has attracted wide interest as a possible approach towards meeting the nuclear fuel cycle needs of many countries. As part of its study of the RFCC concept, the International Atomic Energy Agency is developing mathematical models
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1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by lansiti, E. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection, Nuclear Safety Section, Vienna (AT))
The Codes of Practice and Safety Guides that are being developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency are divided in five topical areas: Governmental Organization, Siting, Design, Operation and Quality Assurance. In each area, a scientific secretary is responsible for
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1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by Lennemann, W.L. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection, Waste Management Section, Vienna (AT))
Radioactive waste management involves two fundamental approaches: the radioactive materials can be either released or discharged to the environment, or they must be confined and isolated from the biosphere until the noxious radionuclides have decayed to innocuous concentrations.
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1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by Farges, L. Daw, H.T. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection, Vienna (AT))
The current policy on the discharge of radioactive effluents calls for the containment of radioactive wastes in most instances. The resulting doses to individuals and populations have been shown by many surveys to be very small (UNSCEAR Report, 1972). Nevertheless, small amounts
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1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by Otway, H.J. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Joint IAEA/IIASA Research Project, Vienna (AT))
An earlier article (Bulletin Vol. 17, no. 4, August 1975) outlined the research programme of the Joint IAEA/IIASA Research Project on risk assessment and presented some preliminary results. This project is co-sponsored by the IAEA and the International Institute for Applied
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1976 - Volume 18, Issue 5_6 | by Author not available
In 1956, an agreement on the founding of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) was signed in the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The Joint Institute has developed into one of the leading international research centres in nuclear physics. In this report
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