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...

in december 1953, the us president, general dwight d. eisenhower delivered his “atoms for peace” speech at the united nations' general assembly, which called for the promotion of peaceful uses of nuclear energy under special international agency. this proposal became the starting point for creating the iaea in 1957 and adopting npt in 1968. the atoms for peace initiative established the pr...

The subgroup-22 was formed 4 years ago to investigate nuclear data to improve the keff prediction of thermal benchmarks which are significantly underestimated by the most recent nuclear data libraries. This paper summarizes the evaluation work performed at several laboratories [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Commissariat a l’énergie atomique de Bruy...

Background: Due to the potential public health effects of releases of uranium to the environment, isotopic determination and measurement of this radionuclide in environmental samples is very important. Achieving this goal, monitoring programs for this radionuclide seems necessary to be applied in many countries. Materials and Methods: The uranium was separated from the water samples using anion...