In his quality of Vice-President of IUR, Rudolf Alexakhin officially represented IUR at the last 56 UNSCEAR Session which was held in Vienna, 10-18 July 2008.
Within the various draft reports which have been discussed by the international delegations, essentially two reports have major radioecological relevance:
- Health effects due to radiation from the Chernobyl accident.
- Effects of ionizing radiation on non-human biota.
A short overview of the contents of the discussions is provided.