CNCP meeting in Almaty from 4th to 7th of June 2007

From 4th to 7th of June 2007 the CNCP delegation participated in the 6th annual conference "Nuclear and Radiation Physics - 2007" which took place in the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP), Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty. The conference marked the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the INP.

CNCP Programme Leader Patrick Gray made a presentation on the activities of the Programme in the session "International Projects". CNCP expert in the area of nuclear and radiation technologies, Johnathan Perks, presented a review of activities in Great Britain in this area. He also told about the assistance provided by the CNCP to INP in the preparation of a big national project relating to setting up a Centre of Nuclear Medicine outside Almaty.

While participating in the conference the CNCP experts had a number of parallel meetings with the specialists from INP on current projects. They also heard new proposals, some of which will be considered at the Steering Committee meeting on 6 July 2007 in London.