For the first time, the IAEA convened an international conference dedicated exclusively to nuclear forensics. Experts, senior officials and policy makers from more than 76 Member States and eight organizations with established or emerging capabilities in nuclear forensics participated. The conference recognized the important role of nuclear forensics as part of a nuclear security infrastructure to include support to law enforcement investigations and nuclear security vulnerability assessments. The proceedings provide a summary of the conference deliberations, outcomes and conclusions, as well as an outlet for contributed scientific papers and posters that represent nuclear forensic state of practice. Papers address the role of nuclear forensics in a nuclear security infrastructure, the elements of a nuclear forensic examination, confidence in findings, development and sustainability of a nuclear forensic capability at the national level, lessons learned from case studies and other applications, international cooperation with scientific and law enforcement partners, as well as assistance available in nuclear forensics from the IAEA, upon request, to include technical guidance, training, and research.

Presenting the proceedings of the International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine: Setting the Scene for the Next Decade, the publication aims to indicate gaps in current approaches to radiation protection in medicine; identify tools for improving radiation protection in medicine; review advances, challenges and opportunities in the field; and assess the impact of the international action plan for the radiation protection of patients, in order to prepare new international recommendations. The Conference drew up the 10-point Bonn Call for Action, which identifies responsibilities of and proposes priorities for stakeholders regarding radiation protection in medicine for the next decade.

This publication presents the proceedings of an international conference in the field of fast reactors and related fuel cycle technologies. The conference provided a unique forum to discuss national and international fast reactor programmes, analyse new experience and advances arising from research and development programmes, and identify needs to be addressed in relation to the industrial deployment of fast reactors. A CD-ROM with invited papers and contributed papers accompanies this publication and is available on this website. The papers in these Proceedings were peer reviewed by members of the International Scientific Programme Committee.

This publication presents the proceedings of an international conference on spent fuel management organized by the IAEA in cooperation with the NEA of the OECD. The conference covered a broad range of topics from national strategies through safety and regulatory aspects, transport, technical innovation, fuel and material behaviour, operational experience with storage, new fuel and reprocessing developments, and long term storage and disposal. The conference also featured two round table discussion sessions covering regulatory frameworks and stakeholder issues. The proceedings include the opening presentations and the President’s summary and the conclusions of the conference. A CD-ROM with contributed papers accompanies the publication.

The IAEA works with its Member States to help them ensure the safety and security of radioactive sources. The purpose of this conference was to review current success and challenges in ensuring the safety and security of radioactive sources and to identify means to maintain the highest level of safety and security throughout their life cycle, from manufacture to disposal. These proceedings contain the opening addresses, the invited and contributed papers presented during the sessions, and summaries of the discussions. The accompanying CD-ROM contains 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.

This publication is the proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM), which was organized in cooperation with the IAEA as part of its programme to promote application of the Safety Standards to natural sources of radiation and to disseminate information to Member States. NORM VII provided an opportunity to review the many developments that had taken place over the past three years since the previous symposium in this series. This period was characterized by ongoing activities to revise international standards on radiation protection and safety and the further implementation of these standards in many countries. The proceedings contain 48 oral presentations and four rapporteur reports, as well as a summary that concludes with the main findings of the symposium. Text versions of 19 poster presentations are provided on the attached CD-ROM.

This publication presents the proceedings of an international conference on remediation of radioactive contaminated sites with a particular focus on the states of Central Asia. The conference provided a forum for all parties involved in remediation of such sites to gather and exchange ideas, review progress and new developments, compare technologies and methods, and thus disseminate information and experience. The key topical issues identified and discussed by the participants included regulatory and safety regimes, innovative and mature technologies, life cycle planning, technical experience exchange, stakeholder issues, and international cooperation and support. A series of case studies are presented to provide an overview of environmental remediation activities in different parts of the world. The publication summarizes the present status, and outlines future trends in environmental remediation technologies and methods, and identifies possible areas for improvement.

There is a current trend for the operational life of nuclear power plants to be extended beyond that of their original licence period. This publication is the proceedings of the third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management, which demonstrated the value of an open exchange of information between experts from different countries and organizations. The presentations cover a wide range of subjects including: very specific solutions for reactor pressure vessel integrity; material degradation; ageing management and licensing renewal approaches; risk informed inspection; non-destructive examination methods; and tools to be used in various stages of plant life management programmes. The publication provides utilities, operators and regulators with a comprehensive state of the science and technology overview of the main issues concerning nuclear power plant life management.

This publication presents the proceedings of an international conference on nuclear security, which was convened at the IAEA’s headquarters in Vienna, the first such conference to include ministerial level participation. The conference adopted a ministerial declaration and provided a forum where experiences and lessons learned could be discussed. Ideas were exchanged to identify emerging trends and to consider medium and long term objectives for international nuclear security efforts, as well as to inform the development of the IAEA’s Nuclear Security Plan 2014–2017. The President’s summary highlights the main conclusions and key issues, drawing on the reports from the sessions. The conference attracted more than 1300 registered participants from 125 Member States, 34 of which were represented at ministerial level, and 21 intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.

This publication presents the proceedings of the latest IAEA symposium on isotopes in hydrology, marine ecosystems and climate change studies. At the symposium, five major topics were addressed through invited talks and oral presentations. These five sessions covered: the role of isotopes in understanding and modelling climate change, marine ecosystems and the water cycle; carbon dioxide sequestration and related aspects of the carbon cycle, such as ocean acidification; isotopes and radionuclides in the marine environment; groundwater assessments for large aquifers; and analytical methods and instrumentation for the application of isotopes in environmental, climate and hydrological studies. Leading scientists in the field of climate change and hydrology, as well as representatives from climate change and environmental bodies and organizations, exchanged their views and experience.

IAEA safeguards symposia are important forums for substantive and detailed interaction between the Secretariat of the IAEA, its Member States and the international community on safeguards and verification issues. The 11th Symposium on International Safeguards, Preparing for Future Verification Challenges, was held in Vienna, Austria, from 1–5 November 2010. The aim of the symposium was to help the IAEA to prepare for future verification challenges by engaging in dialogue and information exchange with Member States, technical experts, the nuclear industry and members of the broader safeguards and nuclear non-proliferation community. This publication provides a summary of the symposium plenaries, technical sessions, panels and forums.

The intermediate storage of research reactor spent nuclear fuel is a real challenge for operators, as this period in some cases can extend for over 50 years until a final decision is made. This publication presents the proceedings of a technical meeting to discuss good practices for the management and storage of research reactor spent fuel. The information provided on these issues will be of interest to managers of research reactors and research reactor spent nuclear fuel facilities.