Technology & Expertise

 

A number of Technologies along with a large pool of  expertise have been generated as a valuable resource in the Region as a result of the  RCA/IAEA activities, which is further enhancing the scope of the utilisation of Nuclear Technologies for the progress and sustainable development of mankind in this region.

In order to give a flavour of these technologies to END-USERS some of them are listed below. Further details regarding their use, potential, safety, etc.,can be obtained by contacting the RCA Coordinator at Vienna or the respective National Representatives.


List of Technologies

 

Sr.

Sector

Cluster

Technology / Scope

1.

Agriculture

Soil and water management

Fertilizer uptake measurement

Soil-plant relationship

Plant breeding

Radiation-induced mutation

Micro-propagation/ tissue culture

Insect & pest control

Pesticide residue measurement

Sterile insect technique

Mass rearing of insects

Animal production and health

Sterile insect technique

Food and crop protection

Pesticide residue measurement

Food irradiation

2.

Energy

Planning and economic analysis

Use of codes

3.

General Area

Nuclear instrument maintenance

Power conditioning

Maintenance management

Radiography equipment maintenance

Specialized analysis techniques

Neutron activation analysis

Nuclear information management

Information , management/dissemination

4.

Health

Radiopharmaceutical production

Reagent production

Dispensing and distribution

Biomaterial / biomedical

Tissue processing / grafting

Tissue banking

Hydrogel

Nuclear medicine

Radiotherapy & imaging

5.

Industry

Industrial Plant QA-QC

Radiometry (sealed source application)

Non-destructive testing / evaluation

Sterilization technology

Radiation dosimetry

Facility management

Tracer applications

Industrial tracer applications

Environment tracer applications

Process control

Nucleonic gauges

6.

Radiation Protection

Radiation protection

Occupational health & safety

Radiation instrument calibration

Environment & personnel monitoring

Film badge / TLD processing

Decontamination

Radiological impact assessment

Safety management

Facility safety

Emergency preparedness

Emergency response procedure

Emergency response action

Radioactive waste treatment & management

Management of radioactive waste

7.

Research Reactor

O&M, management

Facility operation/management

Operator training

Radioisotope production

Radioisotope production for tracer

Radioisotope production for medical

Beam utilization

Neutron therapy

Neutron radiography

Beam facilities (e.g. Spectrometer, SANS, etc.)