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Formalised relationship established between IAEA and IUR

2010-04-14

[ Arrangement signed in February 2010 ]

I.U.R.

Following the previous and successful collaboration agreement between IAEA and IUR on updrading the data base of radioecological transfer factors (Update of TRS 364), a new "Practical Arrangement" has been recently signed to join efforts on 2 scientific issues, which then take the form of joint IAEA/IUR Task groups contributing…

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Towards a Federation of Environmental Radioactivity International Associations

2009-10-02

[ Collaboration between NREA, SPERA and IUR ]

Environment

IUR conducts negociations with the Natural Radiation Environment Association (NREA) and the South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association (SPERA) to establish a stronger linkage of communication and support - as said Rick Tincker from SPERA - and to allow the formation of a Federation of international associations…

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IUR support to Canadian student training at Chernobyl : First output

2009-09-29

Training courses

11 new members from Canada have recently been appointed and joined the Union. Among them, we are pleased to welcome 9 young radioecologists currently studying at the McMaster University of Toronto, Canada . Some of these students took part in the Chernoby777 course, from 18 to 29 May 2009, which included a visiting trip on…

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Growing IUR international visibility

2009-09-29

I.U.R.

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that the Union's website is now regularly visited by up to 12,000 visitors each month, demonstrating a growing general interest for Radioecology issues and the usefulness of our website for those who seek related information. It is also worth mentioning that during the last six months 16 new…

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Journal of Environmental Radioactivity affiliated to IUR

2009-09-13

[ Memorandum of Understanding ]

I.U.R.

Memorandum of Understanding signed on 11-28 April 2008 Considering that there is a mutual interest in promoting closer cooperation between IUR and the international scientific "Journal of Environmental Radioactivity" (JENR, Elsevier), Nicolette van Dijk, in quality of Publisher of JENR, and François…

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Nuclear metrology for radioecology and environment

2009-09-01

[ 10 hot topics discussed at INSINUME 2008 International Symposium, 13-16 October 2008, Rabat, Morocco ]

Radioecology

Organized by CNESTEN in Rabat (Morocco) in the fall of 2008, this was the largest INSINUME conference of the series with 230 participants (of which 110 from abroad), representing a total of 43 countries with further official representation and support from both IUR and IAEA. The 10 hot topics that have captured interest…

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TWO PROCEEDINGS OF RADIOECOLOGY CONFERENCES IN RUSSIA RECENTLY PUBLISHED

2009-06-04

[ PUBLICATIONS ]

Publications

1. XXXVII Klechkovsky Radioecological Readings. Proceedings of the conference, Obninsk, 27 November 2008/ Ed. R.M. Alexakhin. Obninsk: RIARAE, 2009, 280 p. This book contains proceedings of the annual Radioecological readings named after V.M. Klechkovsky (1900-1972), the founder of national radioecology, participant of the…

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ISTA14 : 14th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment

2009-05-19

[ Metz, France, August 30 to September 4, 2009 ]

Event

Ecotoxicology for Environmental Health The organizing committee of the 14th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment is pleased to invite you to participate in this fourteenth Symposium, which is to be held in the beautiful city of Metz, France, from August 30th to September 4th, 2009. Please consult the…

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The Department of Systems Ecology announces a PhD studentship in Marine Ecotoxicology

2009-04-23

[ Stockholm University, Sweden ]

Radioecology

PhD studentship in Radioecology: Predicting the ecological fate and distribution of radionuclides in aquatic ecosystems. Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University, Sweden Deadline for applications 2 May 2009 For more information see http://www.ecology.su.se/ads/Dnr_19-2009_TOX_CB_UTBB.pdf

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Workshop organized by the Radioecology & Waste Task Group

2009-03-23

[ 4-5 May, 2009, at CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain ]

Task Group Workshops

The Radioecology and Waste Task Group, chaired by Almudena Aguero, will meet for a Workshop that is to take place at the CIEMAT premises, in Madrid (Spain), early next May. The main objective of the Workshop is to finalise the preparation of the next Task Group report including further recommendations about the needs for research and…

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