ISTC Held the ISTC Week in Kazakhstan

A series of events were organized through the week as part of a plan to strenghtenISTC's presence in the country

ISTC Provided $9 Million to Monitor and Decontaminate Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site

The announcement was made in the frame of ISTC Week in Kazakhstan

ISTC Board Nominates New SAC Chairman

The ISTC Governing Board appointed a new Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Chairperson, Dr. Masanori Araki, from Japan Party.

ISTC Training Courses For Scientists Available

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