Published February 2015 | Version v1
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Meeting the Technical, Medical and Financial Challenges of Damages Caused by Radioactive Sealed Sources

Creators

  • 1. Permanent Mission of France to the IAEA, Vienna (Austria)

Description

Sealed sources are used extensively in a number of fields, including industry, oil exploration activities, research, medicine and agriculture. Despite excellent records over the past 50 years, accidents involving radioactive sources occur. The paper is aimed at reviewing their implications as well the liability for damages arising from them. (author)

Part of:
Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources: Maintaining Continuous Global Control of Sources throughout Their Life Cycle. Proceedings of an International Conference

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1667_web.pdf; http://www.iaea.org/books;

Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA
Imprint Place
Vienna (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
ISBN
978-92-0-105214-8
Imprint Title
Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources: Maintaining Continuous Global Control of Sources throughout Their Life Cycle. Proceedings of an International Conference
Imprint Pagination
806 p.
Series
Proceedings Series
Journal Page Range
p. 577-586
ISSN
0074-1884

Conference

Title
Maintaining Continuous Global Control of Sources throughout their Life Cycle
Acronym
International Conference on Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources
Dates
27-31 Oct 2013
Place
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46101698
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCIDENTS; AGRICULTURE; DRUGS; EXPLORATION; INDUSTRY; LIABILITIES; MEDICINE; SEALED SOURCES
Descriptors DEC
RADIATION SOURCES

Optional Information

Notes
13 refs., 1 fig. Imprint:CD-ROM attached to the printed STI/PUB/1667 containing the presentations of most of the papers presented orally, as well as the complete text of the printed volume. The CD-ROM also contains the national reports on implementation of the Code of Conduct submitted to the Conference by States, as per the formalized process established in 2006
Secondary number(s)
IAEA-CN--204/208