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IAEA project aims to develop polymer irradiation model
The International Atomic Energy Agency has launched a new coordinated research project (CRP) aimed at creating a database of polymer-radiation interactions in the next five years with the long-term goal of using the database to enable machine learning–based predictive models.
Radiation-induced modifications are widely applicable across a range of fields including healthcare, agriculture, and environmental applications, and exposure to radiation is a major factor when considering materials used at nuclear power plants.
2023 ANS Student Conference Speaker
Mr. Jean-Pierre Cayol, M.Sc., Ph.D., is the Departmental Program Coordinator for the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In the past almost 30 years, Mr. Cayol held several research and development, technical and managerial positions at the IAEA, at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as well as in the private sector, in fields related to nuclear techniques in agriculture and health, management of technical assistance in the Middle East and management of operational projects in the field. He holds a PhD in Animal Biology, and he is, by education, a specialist of the Sterile Insect Technique, a nuclear technique applied to control insect pests of economic significance. He is the author of over 50 scientific publications.
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