Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Cape Town, South Africa Representatives from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) traveled to South Africa to conduct two International Medical Management of Radiation Injuries (I-MED) courses, the agency said on Aug. 30. The first course, held the week of Aug. 20,…
New ISO standard to prepare for emergencies at nuclear facilities
If a nuclear criticality accident occurs at nuclear facilities, it is not only essential to respond as quickly as possible but more importantly, to have prepared such emergency response. The new ISO standard, ISO 11320:2011, Nuclear criticality safety – Emergency preparedness and response, provides criteria for the establishment and implementation…