To mark the centenary of radioactivity standards, NPL is organising a two day scientific conference on 3-4 June 2013.

The aims of the conference are to give an overview of the state of the art (methods, instrumentation, regulations), to identify the priorities for the future, and to encourage collaboration between professionals working in different fields.

The conference will cover advances in radioactivity measurement for decommissioning, environmental monitoring, radiation protection, nuclear medicine and nuclear forensics.

Topics will include airborne radioactivity, waste measurement, instrument calibration, reference materials, ISO/BSI standards, nuclear spectrometry, radionuclide calibrators and new instrumentation.

The conference will include some invited presentations, plus sessions on the different applications, a poster display and exhibition. The conference dinner will be held at The Wharf Restaurant, with an invited after dinner speaker