Good signs for sustainable development: Nuclear energy's contributions

1997 - Volume 39, Issue 1 | by Khan, A.; Langlois, L.; Giroux, M. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Dept. of Nuclear Energy, Vienna (Austria). Planning and Economic Studies Section) | Over the past four decades, important achievements have been registered in fields of energy and the environment, medicine, agriculture, and industry, among others, where nuclear and radiation technologies are widely applied. Their use allows us, for example, to detect, trace, ... Read more »

Marine science: Joining forces for the environment

1997 - Volume 39, Issue 1 | by Baxter, M.S. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Monaco (Monaco). Marine Environment Lab.); Carvalho, F. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Marine Environment Lab., Marine Environmental Studies Lab. (Monaco)); Osvath, I. (International Atomic Energy Ag | This article offers a global perspective on inter-agency cooperation concerning pollution of the marine environment. Included are overviews of the Marine Environment Laboratory in Monaco's (MEL's) work and, highlights of specific activities related to environmental assessment of ... Read more »

Radiation and the environment: Assessing effects on plants and animals

1997 - Volume 39, Issue 1 | by Linsley, G. (International Atomic Energy Agengy, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Radiation and Waste Safety) | The international body known as the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) periodically reviews the effects of ionizing radiation on the environment. Last year, the Committee, for the first time, issued a report that contained a review ... Read more »

Radiological assessment: Waste disposal in the Arctic Seas

1997 - Volume 39, Issue 1 | by Sjoeblom, K.L. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Radiation and Waste Safety) | This report presents an international study carried out by the IAEA to assess the health and environmental implications of radioactive waste disposal by former Soviet Union in the shallow waters of the Arctic Seas. It discusses current radiological situation in the area based on ... Read more »

Radiation and waste safety: Strengthening national capabilities

1997 - Volume 39, Issue 1 | by Barretto, P. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Technical Co-operation Programmes); Webb, G. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Radiation Safety Section); Mrabit, K. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vien | For many years, the IAEA has been collecting information on national infrastructures for assuring safety in applications of nuclear and radiation technologies. For more than a decade, from 1984-95, information relevant to radiation safety particularly was obtained through more ... Read more »

Radioactive waste disposal: Global experience and challenges

1997 - Volume 39, Issue 1 | by Kyong Won Han; Heinonen, J. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Power and the Fuel Cycle); Bonne, A. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Div. of Nuclear Power and the Fuel Cycle, Vienna (Austria). Waste Technology Secti | This document discusses radioactive waste disposal practices followed in various countries. Various technical factors like geology, hydrogeology, seismicity, etc, are taken into account during site selection. Then the sites are prepared for disposal. After disposal and closure ... Read more »

Safe transport of radioactive material: Revised international regulations

1997 - Volume 39, Issue 1 | by Rawl, R.R. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Radiation and Waste Safety) | The latest revision of the IAEA's Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material was published in 1996. The major changes incorporated in this revision are briefly reviewed in this article. They refer to the air transport of radioactive material, low dispersible ... Read more »