ISTC Director Receives Honorary Doctorate from Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences

The important role of Vitaly Kovalenko, Head of the Kyrgyz branch office, was also underlined during the ceremony.

Testing Materials for Fusion Power Plants

In an energy generation fusion reactor, structural materials will be exposed to very high doses of irradiation. No facility in the near future will be able to reproduce the exact environment of a fusion power plant although this is extremely important in order to choose the right building materials.

New Technique to Clean up Sites Infected With Anthrax

According to an estimation of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, there are about 35,000 cattle burial grounds in Russia alone and they are not always identified or well protected, leaving important risks of biohazards for humans and animals.

NewTypes of Microorganisms Found in Russian Permafrost

The 34 soil samples investigated were collected from the northeastern Arctic tundra in Russia, which is characterized by continuous permafrost. The three sampled groups had a geological age of 1.8-2 million years, 20,000-35,000 years and 6,000-8,000 years.

ISTC Governing Board Allocates $2M to Assist in Fukushima Cleanup

The 'Cooperation and Support Program for Nuclear Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Response, Rehabilitation, Remediation, and Monitoring' was initiated on request from the Japanese Government.

STATEMENT OF THE 53rd GOVERNING BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER

Study Completed on HIV-1 in the Former USSR Republics

The purpose of the project was to monitor and compare, for the first time, molecular-epidemiological diversity of HIV type 1 in Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

ISTC Hosts an International Seminar on Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Issues

The event was organized by the Russian Center for Policy Studies (PIR Center) and supported by ISTC. The opening remarks were given by the PIR Center President, Vladimir Orlov and ISTC Executive Director, Adriaan van der Meer.

Four New Projects to Increase Biosafety and Biosecurity in Central Asia

These projects totalizing a $500,000 investment are part of a larger $10 million Central Asia initiative of the European Union and ISTC to mitigate the impact of diseases and pathogens migrating from the region or transiting it.

Visit of US- DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Mr. Thomas d'Agostino, US- DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), visited ISTC to discuss new areas of common interest for possible cooperation