Researchers from the University of Mainz found that 37 children living within a radius of five kilometers from reactors developed leukemia, whereas only 17 new cases were to be anticipated on the basis of the statistical average for the study period from 1980 to 2003. Consequently, the analysis concludes that 20 additional leukemia cases are related to the fact that the children live so close t...

The isotope record of the Danube River water at Vienna station probably is the longest dataset of a large river worldwide: 3H record since 1963, stable isotopes 2H and 18O records since 1968. From the 2H-18O relation (“deuterium excess”) can be concluded that the isotopic composition in the Danube River water reflects mainly the isotopic relations in the precipitation in the catchment area with...

Malaysia has initiated a range of pre-project activities in preparation for its planned nuclear power programme. Clearly one of the first steps is the selection of sites that are deemed suitable for the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant. Here we outline the Malaysian regulatory requirements for nuclear power plant site selection, emphasizing details of the selection procedures...

The Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model (LPDM) in the 594 km × 594 km model domain with the horizontal grid scale of 3 km × 3 km centered at a power plant and the Eulerian Transport Model (ETM) modified from the Asian Dust Aerosol Model 2 (ADAM2) in the domain of 70° LAT × 140° LON with the horizontal grid scale of 27 km × 27 km have been developed. These models have been implemented to simula...

Headquarters of the Agency are situated in Vienna. Its principal objective is "to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world". The International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group (INSAG) is an advisory group to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose main functions are: (1) To provide a forum for the ex...

A 10-year survey of immune status of nuclear power plant (NPP) workers was assessed by cellular and humoral immune parameters. The cumulative doses of NPP workers were in the range of 0.06 to 766.36 mSv. The results did not show significant deviations in the studied parameters of cellular and humoral immunity, but a tendency of elevated values in CD3+4+ helper inducers cells, especially its CD4...

While much research has investigated the predictors of operators' performance such as personality, attitudes and motivation in high-risk industries, its cognitive antecedents and boundary conditions have not been fully investigated. Based on a multilevel investigation of 312 nuclear power plant main control room operators from 50 shift teams, the present study investigated how general mental ab...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fire risk research program has several tasks aimed at improving the nuclear power plant fire risk assessment (FRA) state of the art. Current results to date include an evaluation of available test data relevant to the estimation of fire-induced spurious actuation probabilities, FRA methodology issues raised by a review of past fire events, and a fram...

In mid-2006, the Indonesian government announced a plan to build nuclear power plants geared towards meeting soaring demands for energy in the country. After prolonged procrastination, the government is determined that time is ripe for Indonesia to go nuclear. While discussions on adopting nuclear power are steadily gaining currency among high officials and political elites, it is simultaneousl...