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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is pleased to announce the publication of three new documents on radiation safety and security. Click the links to find more information on the IAEA website.

Radiation Safety of Accelerator Based Radioisotope Production Facilities, Specific Safety Guide, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-59

Radioisotopes are used worldwide in a range of medical, industrial, research. and academic applications. Many of these radioisotopes are produced in particle accelerators, and the number of institutions that operate linear accelerators or cyclotrons and manufacture and distribute radiopharmaceuticals, e.g., is significant and increasing. The production of radioisotopes using particle accelerators poses significant radiation hazards to workers, members of the public, and the environment when accelerators are operated without adequate radiation safety measures. This safety guide provides practical guidance for implementing radiation protection and safety measures in such facilities involved in the production and use of radioisotopes.

Radiation Safety in Well Logging, Specific Safety Guide, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-57

This safety guide provides recommendations on the use of radioactive sources and radiation generators in well logging, including in the manufacture, calibration, and maintenance of well-logging tools. It provides recommendations on radiation protection and safety for the storage, use, and transport of such radiation sources. The guidance in this publication is aimed primarily at operating organizations that are authorized to undertake well logging with radiation sources, as well as their employees and radiation protection officers. The guidance will also be of interest to regulatory bodies and to designers, manufacturers, suppliers, and maintenance and servicing organizations of well-logging equipment that contains radiation sources.

Security of Radioactive Material in Transport, IAEA Nuclear Security Series No. 9-G (Rev. 1)

This updated version is intended to facilitate the establishment of an internationally consistent approach to security of radioactive material in transport. It builds on the relevant recommendations of various existing IAEA Nuclear Security Series publications and is applicable to the security of packages containing radioactive material that could cause unacceptable radiological consequences if used in a malicious act during international and domestic transport. It is also relevant to the security of some nuclear materials of Category III and below during transport, due to the radioactive nature of the material. Guidance on protection against unauthorized removal and sabotage is also covered.