NEW CORPORATE MEMBER

RILEM is pleased to welcome amongst its comporate members IRSN - L'Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire. IRSN, a public expert with industrial and commercial activities, was set up in 2001. The Institute is placed under the joint authority of the Ministries of Defense, the Environment, Industry, Research, and Health of France. IRSN expertise and research are in the following areas:

• nuclear safety
• safety of transport of radioactive and fissile materials
• protection of man and the environment against ionizing radiation
• protection and control of nuclear materials
• protection of nuclear facilities and transport of radioactive and fissile materials against malicious acts.

IRSN interacts with all parties concerned by these risks (public authorities, local authorities, companies, research organizations, stakeholders’ associations, etc.) to contribute to public policy issues relating to nuclear safety, human and environmental protection against ionizing radiation, and the protection of nuclear materials, facilities, and transport against the risk of malicious acts.