Photograph of an abandoned nuclear power station in Spain

Supporting the decommissioning of first-generation nuclear power plants

As the first generation of nuclear power plants comes to the end of their lifespans, robust testing is needed to ensure they ...
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Improving the detection of nuclear explosions and extreme natural events

Prior to the 1990s there were over 2000 nuclear weapon tests - since then there have been only 10. The main reason was the si...
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A stylised image of the world with the continents in white and the oceans in deep blue. Dotted around the land and oceans are nuclear hazard symbols representing nuclear explosions or tests

Improving the instrumentation needed for new types of cancer treatments

Over 3.5 million new cancer cases occur in Europe each year, resulting in 1.9 million deaths. In the last few decades new tre...
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Using the radon tracer method to help improve greenhouse gas inventories

Radon (Rn-222) is a colourless, odourless, radioactive gas released from many rocks and soils in the Earth’s surface. Whilst ...
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Schematic representation of radon levels increasing in the air. Against a blue sky with white clouds a red arrow climbs upwards over the words RADON in large letters
On the left of the image is a schematic of a house and how the radioactive gas radon enters from the ground and on the right is a magnifying glass with the words “86 Rn Radon”

A radon monitor for public safety and climate change mitigation strategies

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that can accumulate in buildings and pose a danger to human health by increasing the indiv...
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BetaShape: An improved code for calculating beta radiation decay spectra

Accurate knowledge of radioactive decay is vital in areas such as the nuclear industry, doses to patients in medical physics ...
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Improving knowledge of radiation physics
Image showing periodic table

EMPIR project determines decay data with unprecedented uncertainty

Working to increase knowledge of radionuclide decay data and to develop a new primary method for activity determination ...
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EMPIR radon metrology research leads to licence agreement

In May 2023 a License Agreement for an atmospheric radon monitor was signed between the company Radonova and the Universitat ...
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Protecting European citizens from the risks of ionising radiation

Introducing the new European Metrology Network for Radiation Protection
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