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Promotes the use and application of PSA in member states by providing a comprehensive list of PSA applications and describing what technical features (termed "attributes") need to be satisfied to reliably support them. Consideration has also been given to the basic set of attributes characterizing a "base case PSA" that is performed to assess overall plant safety.

In accordance with the relevant IAEA safety standards, this publication complements IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-1, Borehole Disposal Facilities for Radioactive Waste, by presenting a generic post-closure safety assessment for the IAEA borehole disposal concept of disused sealed radioactive sources in narrow boreholes.

Provides an overview of the analytical applications of synchrotron radiation (SR) sources in the fields of cultural heritage, forensics and materials science, and presents relevant research projects carried out by fourtenn member states. The papers included in this publication were presented by experts during a technical meeting held at the IAEA.

Summarizes the results from a joint FAO/IAEA coordinated research project on optimizing productivity and sustainability of rice-wheat cropping systems. This publication provides information on how to modify existing water and nutrient management systems and improve soil management in both traditional and emerging crop establishment methods for sustainable intensification of cereal production.

This publication was produced under an IAEA coordinated research project and details the results of the work completed by the project counterparts in developing radiometric and complementary techniques for veterinary drug residues. The information is useful for research on, and technology transfer to facilitate, veterinary drug and associated residue testing in food and environmental samples.

This publication describes the coordinated effort to measure and compile cross section data relevant to particle-induced gamma-ray emissions (PIGE) analysis and make these data available to the community of practice through a comprehensive online database.

Describes the work of the Reference Models for Waste Disposal Working Group, one of nine set up as part of programme entitled Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety (EMRAS II), which concentrated on the improvement of environmental transfer models and the development of reference approaches to estimate the radiological impacts arising from radionuclides in the environment.

Presents the results and conclusions of an international research collaboration devoted to gaining a better understanding of the physics of Accelerator Driven Subcritical Systems (ADS), with particular emphasis on using low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel. The publication contains information on nine ADS facilities.

Provides the state-of-the-art practice and detailed technical elements related to ground motion evaluation by ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs) and site response in the context of seismic hazard assessments as recommended in IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-9, Seismic Hazards in Site Evaluation for Nuclear Installations.

Presents the results and main achievements of an IAEA coordinated research project to verify and validate system and safety codes used in the analyses of liquid metal thermal hydraulics and neutronics phenomena in sodium cooled fast reactors. The publication will be of use to the researchers and professionals currently working on relevant fast reactors programmes.

Provides the technical basis to consider when assessing the capability of electrical and instrumentation and control equipment to perform reliably during a severe accident. This volume gives examples of calculation tools to determine the environmental parameters as well as examples and methods that Member States can apply to assess equipment reliability.

Provides information on detailed methodologies and examples in the application of volcanic hazard assessment to site evaluation for nuclear installations. It demonstrates the practicability of evaluating the recommendations through a systematic volcanic hazard assessment and examples from member states.

The model regulations provided in this publication cover all aspects of the planning, conduct and termination of the decommissioning of facilities and management of the associated waste, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the IAEA safety standards. They provide a framework for establishing regulatory requirements and conditions of authorization.

Identifies and critically reviews the criteria to be considered while selecting waste management technologies; summarizes, evaluates, ranks and compares the different technical solutions; and offers a systematic approach for selecting the best matching solution. This publication covers the management of radioactive waste from all nuclear operations.

Focuses on benchmarking low and intermediate level waste generated and managed during the normal operating life of a WWER, and identifies and defines the benchmarking parameters selected for WWER type reactors. This publication includes a brief discussion on why those parameters were selected and their intended benchmarking benefits.

The objective of this publication is to give detailed information on the contents of safety cases for radioactive waste disposal and the types of arguments that may be included. It is written for technical experts preparing a safety case, and decision makers in the regulatory body and government.

Covers topics relevant to member states in the process of evaluation of future electricity supply options and strategies, from resource evaluation to electricity demand analysis and connections to overall social, economic and demographic developments. It is an outcome of a study carried out in West Africa.

Graphite is widely used in the nuclear industry and in research facilities and this has led to increasing amounts of irradiated graphite residing in temporary storage facilities pending disposal. This publication arises from a coordinated research project (CRP) on the processing of irradiated graphite to meet acceptance criteria for waste disposal.

Presents the results of an international research project on optimizing the capture and storage of water by assessing nutrient using water conservation zones in agricultural landscapes. Eight countries from Asia Pacific, Africa and Europe participated in the project. Field studies were established in all participating countries using isotopic and nuclear techniques.

Presents the proceedings of a technical meeting on the deployment of clean radiation technology for environmental remediation. Papers provided detailed practical experience and lessons learned in the use of radiation technologies for the treatment of environmental pollutants and in the development of new materials and other products.

The measurement of soil water content is essential to improve the use of this resource in agriculture. The cosmic ray neutron sensor (CRNS) is a device that monitors soil water content in a non-invasive and continuous way. This publication provides background information about this novel technique, and explains in detail the calibration and validation process.

Summarizes the status of radon programmes at the start of 2014 in the Member States in Europe participating in the IAEA technical cooperation project on establishing enhanced approaches to the control of public exposure to radon.

Knowledge on the behaviour of radioactive materials in soil, water and foodstuffs is essential in enhancing nuclear emergency preparedness and response. Appropriate sampling and sample preparation are the first steps to ensure the quality and effective use of the measurements and this publication provides comprehensive detail on the necessary steps.

Explains the role of nuclear knowledge management in a research and development context, and on the importance of facilitating innovation and future development of nuclear technologies for nuclear power, its associated fuel cycles, and nuclear applications in medicine, industry and agriculture.

Introduces the general principles underlying the provision of technical and scientific support to a regulatory body and the characteristics of organisations providing such support. The publication describes the services provided to support regulatory functions as well as the associated activities and processes to maintain the needed level of expertise, state of the art tools and equipment.

Presents a compilation of the main results and findings of an IAEA coordinated research project (CRP). In particular, it discusses an innovative variation of neutron activation analysis (NAA) known as large sample NAA (LSNAA). There is no other way to measure the bulk mass fractions of the elements present in a large sample (up to kilograms in mass) non-destructively.

Defines a new classification scheme, which is simple and descriptive, but flexible enough to encompass the recent advances in our understanding of uranium geology and deposit genesis. It contains improved definition of the deposit types, supported by type examples of those deposits for which good data are available.

A database on technical, geographical and geological characteristics of worldwide uranium deposits. This version presents modifications made since 2009. It offers a preliminary statistical and tabular analysis of the data for the first time, with a view to ensuring that the data is robust enough to serve as a basis for more sophisticated analysis.

Presents the outcome of an IAEA coordinated research project and provides research findings and isotopic methodologies to quantify the soil evaporation component of water losses and determine the transpiration efficiency for several important crop species under a variety of environments.