reports by the French Academy of Science

[Jean Charles ABBE <Jean-Charles.Abbe@IRCCYN.EC-NANTES.FR>]

Now available : a new series of publications edited by

the Academy of Sciences of France

The Academy of Sciences of France has edited a

new series of publications on Science and Technology in response to a

request lodged by the French Minister in charge of Research : the series

now available comprises 12 reports that address major current and

emerging scientific and technological themes that will be of interest to

academic staff, research scientists, lecturers and students alike. Each

overview report represents a synthesis in a given field and is framed in

didactic style.  

The Academy of Sciences presents two volumes in the series that

specifically address the area of ionising radiation :

Radiochemistry: radioactive matter and ionising radiation

(Académie des sciences - RST Report #4 - Éditions Tec&Doc )

This report presents the state of knowledge today in radiochemistry

and highlights the main areas of research that should, in the authors'

views, be pursued in the domains of energy, environmental protection and

health.

Authors : Academy of Sciences, Abbé, Adloff, Blanzat (rapporteur), Genet,

Gras, Guillaumont (co-ordinator), Leroy, Madic, Masson, Métivier,

Olivier, Quéré, Rigny, Tarnero.

Nuclear Materials (Académie des sciences - RST Report #5 -

Éditions Tec&Doc )

This report recalls and analyses radiation phenomena and the status of

our current knowledge (action, influence on the properties of the

materials used), materials used in today's nuclear reactor vessels and

ancillary equipment and also materials envisaged for future power

stations (notably addressing the question of material aging) and also

materials used in the downstream segments of nuclear industries. The

authors chose to throw light specifically on emerging scientific themes

and novel methodologies. 

Authors: Academy of Sciences, Beaumard, Blanzat (rapporteur), Boch,

Bréchet, Iracane, Lemaignain, Lemaire, Lesueur, Martin, Niepce, Pecker,

Pineau, Poirier, Quéré, Vacher, Van Damme, Zacharie, Zaoui

(co-ordinator).

Without forgetting :

Problems associated with the effects of low doses of ionising

radiations (Académie des sciences - Report #38 - 1998 - Éditions

Tec&Doc)

For further information: 

http://www.academie-sciences.fr/index_publications.html

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