WHO renews IRSN’s mandate as "Collaborating Center"
The World Health Organization has renewed IRSN’s mandate for another four-year term as a collaborating center in the field of radiological protection.
View ArticleSpotlight on France's expertise in treating victims with severe radiation burns
IRSN and the French Armed Forces Health Service (SSA) have worked in cooperation with the IAEA for around ten years on the subject of treatment for victims of radiological accidents.
View ArticleGothic cathedrals : an interdisciplinary team has shown that iron was used to...
This study will be published in the January 2015 issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science. This innovative method could improve understanding of medieval buildings in Europe, such as the...
View ArticleExposure of the French population to ionizing radiation related to medical...
In October 2014, IRSN published a report on the exposure of the French population to ionizing radiation in relation with medical diagnostic procedures in 2012.
View ArticleThe 6th issue of Aktis, IRSN’s scientific newsletter, is available
In this new issue of Aktis in English, you will find a focus on new methods for the treatment of radiological burns. It also covers the health risks associated to the exposure to radon in homes, the...
View ArticleRIO5, a new international working group on marine radioactivity
At the instigation of a group of international experts led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a new working group "Radioactivity in the Ocean: 5 Decades Later (RIO5)" has been created with...
View ArticleETSON Award 2015: Call to junior experts from European TSOs for collaborative...
All candidates should have less than 35 years and should practice in European network ETSON activities: nuclear safety assessment or research, radiation protection, waste management or security of...
View ArticleIRSN co-organizes, under the aegis of the CNRS, the "Deform School' on...
In February, the IRSN helped organize the "Deform School 2015", a week-long thematic school on tectonic plates deformation and earthquakes.
View ArticleResponse of IRSN following ACRO questioning of the use of RPL-dosimeters in...
In March 2015, in a publication regarding the Fukushima accident, the Association for the monitoring of radioactivity in the West (ACRO) is questioning the representativeness of measures given by...
View ArticleRadon risk management: ICRP issues a recommandation prepared by a working...
The recommended radon risk prevention approach is simple and focuses on buildings as places of exposure.
View ArticleSteam generator tube integrity: IRSN is a partner in the international TIP-5...
The steam generator tubes in a PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) are constituents of the containment barrier of the reactor coolant system, and the requirement for their integrity corresponds to a...
View ArticleSeismic hazards: IRSN invites key European seismic fault specialists to...
European countries have intensified their seismic research ever since the Fukushima accident showed that knowledge of active faults is a key factor in evaluating the related hazards.
View ArticleThe 7th issue of Aktis, IRSN’s scientific newsletter, is available
In this new issue of Aktis in English, you will find a focus on advanced modeling of fuel behavior during reactivity accidents; it also talks about tritium concentration in marine organisms and about...
View ArticleEmergency response: IRSN trains Chinese nuclear operators’ experts
After adapting and integrating emergency management softwares to the reactors’ specific features in China in late 2014, IRSN has provided five experts from Chinese power company DNMC with a three-week...
View ArticleGeneration IV nuclear energy systems: IRSN presents an overview of the...
IRSN’s assessment seeks to measure the “safety potential” of the systems in question as far as can be determined on the basis of current knowledge.
View ArticleIRSN and SNRIU strengthen their collaboration
The 29 April 2015, the Chairman of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU), Sergyi Bozhko, and the Director General of IRSN, Jacques Repussard, signed a new cooperation agreement...
View ArticleNuclear post-accident and protection of the population: a new cooperation...
IRSN has engaged a Joint Research Program with the Japan Meteorological Agency to better understand the kinetics and mechanisms of ground deposit of atmospheric radioactive releases due to the...
View ArticleSafety of the transport of radioactive materials for civilian use in France:...
For 2012 and 2013, the report did not find evidence of degradation compared with previous years, particularly for industrial activities in the nuclear power industry, which raise the most significant...
View ArticleNational University of Singapore signs agreements with IRSN to cooperate on...
On the occasion of the State visit of the President of the Republic of Singapore to France, NUS and IRSN today signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on training and...
View ArticleIRSN publishes the English edition of its overall assessment on safety and...
This report does not find any notable change in significant safety-related events from the previous report in 2012. Nevertheless, it confirms the increase in the number of significant radiation...
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