Nuclear Energy Handbook

NEWS: Nuclear Events Web Based System

external URL: http://www-news.iaea.org/news/default.asp

NEWS stands for Nuclear Events Web Based System. The purpose of NEWS is to provide fast, flexible and authoritative information on the occurrence of nuclear events that are of interest to the international community.

NEWS has been established to cover all significant events in nuclear power plants, research reactors, nuclear fuel cycle facilities and occurrences involving radiation sources or the transport of radioactive material.

URL: http://www-news.iaea.org/news/default.asp
language: English
originator: International Atomic Energy Agency | Austria
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site | data base
related sites: events | International Nuclear Event Rating Scale (INES)
subject category: nuclear gateways, educational sites, news, conferences | news media sources in the nuclear field
INIS/ETDE category: radiation, thermal, and other pollutant effects on living organisms and biological materials
keywords: health and safety | radiation protection | environment