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Participants in a programme launched by the IAEA during the COVID-19 pandemic have agreed to step up joint efforts to fight the monkeypox and Lassa fever viruses using nuclear science.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 10 June 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-science-to-help-tackle-monkeypox,-Lassa-fe
Dr Bernard Bigot, Director-General of the Iter Organisation passed away on 14 May “due to illness”. Iter said he was “an inspirational leader for more than four decades across multiple fields of science and energy” and that his personal dedication and commitment to Iter over the past seven years shaped every aspect of the project”. Iter added: “While his untimely passing will be felt as a tragic blow to the global fusion community, Dr Bigot’s careful design and preparation of the Iter senior management team in recent years gives reassurance of the project’s continued success.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 17 May 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiter-director-general-bernard-bigot-dies-9701551
The start of operations for the Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in France has been put back, with EDF saying the Covid-19 pandemic had made preparations "more difficult".
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 13 January 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fresh-delay-to-Flamanville-blamed-on-impact-of-pan
The nuclear medicine sector is a small part of the wider nuclear industry, but it provides some of the most pioneering technologies in healthcare - and is close to making personalised medicine a reality. Antonis Kalemis, president of Nuclear Medicine Europe and business manager for molecular imaging at Siemens Healthineers, describes how nuclear medicine also tackles the most trenchant condition in modern healthcare: cancer.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 29 July 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Nuclear-medicine-is-crucial-for-fighting
Global crises like the coronavirus pandemic and climate change can create a strong impetus for the rapid acceleration of new technological development, panellists at a World Nuclear Association Strategic eForum said this week. Governments also have an important part to play in facilitating the right market conditions to enable innovation to flourish, while effective communication is vital in all sectors.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 26 June 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Cross-sector-panel-embraces-spirit-of-innovation
Bulgaria’s nuclear society, Bulatom, on 14 June published its position on the main projects in the electricity industry of Bulgaria, in particular the Belene NPP project. In an earlier letter, addressed to “colleagues”, Bulatom noted: “Currently, there is an intensive debate in the society about the future of nuclear energy in our country, including the two promising projects that are in the process of structuring and selecting options for implementation: the project for construction of nuclear power on the approved new site near Kozloduy; and the project for construction of nuclear power at the Belene site.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbulatom-seeks-level-playing-field-for-belene-project-8837361