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The registration fee (excluding accommodation) is 40,000 yen for members of sponsoring organisations, 44,000 yen for non-members and 20,000 yen for students.

Accommodation will be available at the Miyako Hotel Tokyo and at the Miyako Inn. Group flights with reduced fares from U.S.A. and from Europe will be arranged (see below).

Further information from : Mr. Y. Orita, Secretary General Third International Meeting on Radiation Processing PO Box 6, Kuragano, Takasaki 370-12, Japan

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FROM EUROPE

During the recent Congress of Radiation Research, held in Tokyo in May 1979, a very successful group travel scheme from a number of centres in Europe was organised by Express Boyd of London. After the congress some members travelled directly back to Europe, others stayed on for more leisurely return via Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok and Pattaya on the coast of Thailand, with escorts and tours of these places.

For the Meeting on Radiation Processing it is proposed to run three main tours-numbers permitting. All depart by the JAL polar route, leaving London at 14.00 hours on Saturday 25 October 1980, and include accommodation at the first- class Miyako Hotel in Tok.yo for six nights.

Tour 1 returns to London on 1 November, after the meeting ends. Tour 2 allows for several days in Japan (for visits etc.) before return to London 5-6 November. Hotel arrangements for the intervening days are left to individual arrangements. Tour 3 allows several days individual arrangements after the meeting (as in Tour 2) followed by four days in Hong Kong (including guided tours) and three days in Bangkok (likewise guided tours). Return to London 11-12 November.

Cost for Tours 1 and 2 (single room f720, twin f642). Extra for Tour 3 f169 and fill.

These group tours are available to delegates, families and friends. Fuller details from Express Boyd Ltd., 4/5 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4BX,

England. It will be appreciated that at this early stage arrangements are still somewhat

flexible. It is hoped that arrangements can be made so that members travelling with a group

from the States will be able to extend their journey to join up with the visit of Tour 3 to Hong Kong and Bangkok.

RADIATION CHEMISTRY IN NUCLEAR REACTOR

TECHNOLOGY

An issue devoted to aspects of radiation chemistry in nuclear technology is planned for publication in 1981. Both review papers* and those reporting new work on the following topics will be considered.

1. Radiation chemistry measurements or modelling of reactor coolants, modera- tors, and other gases or liquids in the reactor.

2. Measurements of radiation chemical yields of fast neutrons, fission fragments and other high LET particles.

*Those planning to submit review papers are invited to discuss the contents with Dr. Boyd.

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Measurements or modelling of the radiation effects in the short and long term storage of radioactive wastes.

Measurements or modelling of the radiation chemistry of reactor accidents.

Radiation chemis’.ry of fuel reprocessing.

Ail papers will be subject to normal refereeing. They are to be sent to:

Dr. A. W. Boyd Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Research Company Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories

Physical Chemistry Branch Chalk River, Ontario KOJ IJO

Canada

The deadline for receiving these papers is 15 November 1980.

ELECTRONS AT LOW TEMPERATURES

Special Issues of Radiation Physics and Chemistry are intended to group papers on a specific subject. One such issue is in preparation dealing with the behaviour of electrons at low temperature, and related fields.

The main headings at present envisaged include.

Electron Trapping and Solvation Shifts of e; Absorption Spectra Nature of “Infra-red” and “ Visible” Electrons Kinetics of Electron Reactions Thermally Induced Currents and Luminescence Theoretical Models for Electron Capture, Transfer and Subsequent Trap Relaxation

Papers describing low temperature research in these or related topics should be sent to

Prof. J. Kroh Institute of Radiation Chemistry Technical University (Politechnika) 93-590 Lodz, Wroblewskiego, 15 Poland-

who would also welcome suggestions and comments.