Events

Regional IRPA conferences have been held twice in Africa: South Africa in 2003; and Egypt in April, 2007.      The Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection (EAARP) in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is hosting the third African International Radiation Protection Association…

International Conference on Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity 2011 Theme: Environment and Nuclear Renaisssance ( www.icrer.org ) 1st Conference announcement pamphlet attached : information flyer         Organized by McMaster University, Norwegian…

Background Radium-226 (Ra-226) is a member of the uranium-238 (U-238) series decay chain and is found in minute quantities in a wide range of uranium-bearing rocks. Mining and processing of these rocks, for a wide range of industrial purposes, gives rise to waste containing elevated concentrations of Ra-226 relative to those normally…