1995 - Volume 37, Issue 2 | by Bertel, E. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Planning and Economic Studies Section)
The article reviews the major elements of the DECADES project (an inter-agency project providing a framework for comparatively assessing electricity options and strategies with health and environmental issues incorporated), reports on selected activities and results to date and
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1995 - Volume 37, Issue 2 | by Flakus, F.N. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Nuclear Safety)
The article highlights selected issues discussed at the International Conference on radiation and Society:Comprehending Radiation Risk, 24-28 October 1994, Paris, France. The conference explored why radiation risks are so commonly misunderstood and offered some insights into the
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1995 - Volume 37, Issue 2 | by Rosen, M. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Safety)
The article expresses author's viewpoint on the International Conference on Radiation and society: Comprehending Radiation Risk, 24-28 October 1994, Paris, France. The conference's goal was not a further elaboration of technical information, but a better comprehension of
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1995 - Volume 37, Issue 2 | by Davies, L.M.; Boothroyd, A.D. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Power)
The article reviews selected issues raised at the International Conference on the Nuclear Power Option (held at the IAEA in Vienna between 5-8 September 1994) that are influencing nuclear power's future development
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1995 - Volume 37, Issue 2 | by Mautner Markhof, F.; Rao, M. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Power)
The IAEA has established a range of services directed at helping countries strengthen their training practices, approaches, and facilities for nuclear power personnel. The article reports on Agency programmes in the context of international developments in the field
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1995 - Volume 37, Issue 2 | by Kupitz, J. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Power)
The article reviews the national and global interest in using nuclear energy in seawater desalination processes. It further reports on recent IAEA studies examining the possibilities and potential of nuclear desalination today
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1995 - Volume 37, Issue 2 | by Sjoeblom, K.L.; Linsley, G.S. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management)
The article provides some background information on wastes dumped into the Arctic Seas and describes the progress made within the framework of International Arctic Seas Assessment Project (IASAP) lunched to assess the health and environmental implications of the dumping. 1 tab
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1995 - Volume 37, Issue 2 | by Povinec, P.; Osvath, I.; Baxter, M. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Monaco (Monaco). Marine Environment Lab.)
In 1992 the Agency's Marine Environment Laboratory (IAEA-MEL) responded to an invitation by the Russian and Norwegian governments to participate in investigatory cruises to the Kara Sea and to assist in the assessment programme related to the disposal of radioactive wastes in
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1995 - Volume 37, Issue 2 | by Hera, C. (Joint FAO/IAEA Div. of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna (Austria). Soil Fertility, Irrigation and Crop Production Section)
The article reviews the use of nuclear and isotope techniques in soil and crop research as stimulated by the combined efforts of the IAEA and FAO, in order to find ways to improve poor soils and sustain the world's crop production. 1 graph., 1 fig
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