JRC issues Annual Report 97
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has issued its Annual Report 97, for which Commissioner Edith Cresson wrote the foreword, in which she complimented the JRC for some outstanding successes, in particular in the use of radioisotopes and particles for medical applications, especially in the treatment of cancer. She also commented on the setting up of the European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (EIPPC) Bureau, in Seville, which will enable experts to compare the environmental performance of processes, sector by sector and activity by activity, and to identify the best available technologies in terms of environmental protection. Apart from the EIPPC Bureau, the highlights in the report include: - The boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) and the exploration of an innovative treatment for malignant brain tumours; - Anti-personnel mine-detection systems and strategies; - Network laboratory for environmental sampling; - Technology transfer, intellectual property and networking at the JRC; - Alpha-immunotherapy; - Standards and norms in the materials field; - Collaboration on improving safety waste treatment; - Transport safety.