[en] The London Convention provides for a system classifying radioactive waste for sea dumping. It prohibits the dumping of high level radioactive waste and makes the dumping of other categories of such waste subject to and in compliance with a special permit. (NEA)

[en] This article gives an overview on nuclear engineering research at the universitites of Bologna, Palermo, Pisa, Rome and the polytechnics of Milan and Turin

[en] In this article profiles of the firms Belleli, Fiat, Fochi, Nuovo Pignone, Terni and Franco Tosi are given

[en] The work carried on by the FINTOR (Frascati, Ispra, Napoli, Tokamak Reactor) group has now reached a stage where the effects of the main physics and engineering constraints, for a minimum size Tokamak Experimental Reactor have been clearly identified. This phase, now completed, has allowed to produce a self-consistent design of each basic component of the reactor, FINTOR 1, and to identify the more relevant interface problems toward a further optimisation of the reactor dimensions and characteristics to be performed in the future (FINTOR 2)

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[en] By this Act Italy acceded to the Solas Convention. The Annex to the Convention contains provisions relating to classes of dangerous goods, including radioactive materials. (NEA)

[en] Because of an error during the editorial process the first name initial of author Ernesto Ausilio was incorrectly given as A. (A. Ausilio) in the initial online publication. It should obviously be E. Ausilio. The original article has been corrected.

[en] The protection of population and workers from the health risk due to exposure to ionizing radiation emitted from inhaled radon and its decay products requires many different actions and involves many different institutions, both national and local ones. Therefore, in order to optimize the protection, it is necessary to set up a national program to coordinate all the required actions, especially in countries with a federal organization, as it is the case of Italy as regards the health organization. On the basis of these considerations, an Italian National Radon Program was prepared by a commission set up by the Ministry of Health and partly funded by the Italian National Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control, which is the body that coordinates the Ministry of Health with the Regions in the field of monitoring and prevention of diseases. In this paper, a short description of the INRP and of its start-up activities is presented. The first two years of activity have proven that a national program is a useful tool to coordinate and optimize action to protect from health effects due to radon exposure. (author)

[en] This Decree implements at national level Directive No 77/576 of 27 July 1977 of the Commission of the European Communities, as amended by Directive No 79/640 of 21 June 1979. The Directive provides for the standardization by Member States of their legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions concerning safety signs in workplaces, including radioactivity symbols. (NEA)

[en] Establishment staff employed on May 1st, 1976 will receive, along with the salary for the month of June 1976, a single sum of 30,000 Lire; this amount to be seen as an advance on the seniority allowance. A survey of the new renumerations is enclosed in the annex. (orig./HP)