Proficiency Tests in 2011

• The IAEA-CU-2011-04 ALMERA Proficiency Test on the determination of natural and artificial radionuclides in water and soil, Status: Registration will be available 01 June2011
• The IAEA-CU-2010-03 World wide Proficiency Test on the determination of natural and artificial radionuclides in water and soil, Status: Registration will be available 01June 2011

New Matrix Reference Materials 

• New Reference Material available for natural and artificial radionuclides in moss-soil (IAEA-447)
  New Reference Material available for natural radionuclides in phosphogypsum (IAEA-434)
• New Reference Material available for radionuclides in spinach (IAEA-330)
• New Reference Material available for K-40 and Cs-137 in grass (IAEA-372)
• New Reference Material available for Major, Minor and Trace Elements in  Algae (IAEA-413)
• New Reference Material available for Major, Minor and Trace Elements in  Naturally Grown Algae (IAEA-392)
• New Reference Material  for radionuclides in mixed fish from Irish Sea and North Sea (IAEA-414)

Interlaboratory Studies

• IAEA-CU-2006-09 CCRI (II) Supplementary Comparison on gamma-emitting radionuclides in water, soil and grass in cooperation with the Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation (CCRI) of the BIPM(Status: The comparison is concluded, the final report under revision)
• IAEA-CU-2007-06 - CCRI(II) Supplementary comparison for the determination of technically enhanced naturally occurring radionuclides (TENORM) in phosphogypsum IAEA-434 (Status: on-going study)

For more information contact Mr. Abdulghani Shakhashiro at: a.shakhashiro@iaea.org