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JRC releases IRMM-3000a, the diluted version of the IRMM-3000 highly enriched uranium (HEU) reference material series
The new IRMM-3000a series is a diluted version of the IRMM-3000 series certified in 2021, a set of highly enriched uranium material standards needed for calibrating mass spectrometry measurements of nuclear samples for nuclear safeguards and security
The Joint Research Centre publishes new knowledge of elements' radioactivity and decay in user-friendly chart
JRC publishes the 11th edition of the Karlsruhe Nuclide Chart, used for more than 60 years in physical sciences such as health physics and radiation protection, nuclear and radiochemistry, and astrophysics, and more recently in the life and earth sciences.
JRC data in revised IEC standard on nuclear instrumentation
Best practice for measuring gamma-rays established in a revised IEC standard with JRC input.
New nuclear transport package successfully tested
First successful transport for the TN®LAB, a new multimodal package dedicated to Hot Labs transports, from Germany to Belgium! On mid-November it has...
Scientific tools
Global Human Settlement Layer Scientific Tool
The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project aims to produce and analyse global built-up surface, population density and human settlement thematic maps to understand human presence on Planet Earth.
TRANSURANUS
The TRANSURANUS fuel performance code is a key instrument for the thermal, mechanical and neutron-physical analysis of a cylindrical fuel rod in...
Activities on this topic
The JRC can estimate and predict movements of pollutants and toxins emitted from sources such as vehicles and industry through the use of atmospheric...
In the fields of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) hazards, and explosives detection, the JRC provides scientific/technical...
The European Clearinghouse initiative on Nuclear Power Plants Operational Experience Feedback (“EU Clearinghouse”) has been set up in support of EU...
JRC carries out a significant amount of research, and provides the EU with support in the area of illicit trafficking of nuclear including prevention...
EHRO-N was established in 2011, in the framework of the EURATOM treaty, to determine the situation of nuclear-educated Human Resources, skills and...
Global safety and security research at the JRC provides support to EU policies addressing global security and crisis management. Itincludes...
JRC carries out analysis of proliferation concerns by combining nuclear fuel cycle expertise with export control and trade analysis.
For nuclear knowledge management, training and education, the JRC has set up a number of projects (including CAPTURE) to help harmonise nuclear skills...
Reliable measurements of α, β and γ radiation are of great importance for environmental monitoring, medical treatment and nuclear safeguards.
Nuclear safeguards and security measures aim to stop the proliferation of nuclear arms and illicit trafficking of nuclear and radiological materials...
Diagnosis and prognosis of nuclear accidents play a significant role in both being prepared and responding to nuclear emergencies.
Since the 90s, the JRC has participated in many experimental and analytical activities in the field of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) Severe Accidents analysis and management.
All EU Member States are required to monitor radioactivity in the environment. The JRC is responsible for collecting this data in standardised form...
Verification and detection in safeguarding nuclear material, conformity of information on materials and processes in nuclear forensics, as well as...