NUTEC Plastics: The Philippines Forges Ahead with Radiation Technology for Plastic Recycling
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IAEA Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation Hua Liu provided a keynote address at the National Stakeholders Meeting on NUTEC Plastics in Manila, Philippines.
NUTEC Plastics: The Philippines Forges Ahead with Radiation Technology for Plastic Recycling
Working with the IAEA’s NUTEC Plastics initiative, the Philippines is now focusing on applying nuclear technology to meet the challenge of plastic pollution, with the goal of adding value to plastic waste, and preventing it from reaching the ocean at all. The country has made important strides in recent months in testing out plastic recycling using radiation technology.
The IAEA’s NUTEC Plastics initiative, aims to reduce the amount of plastic waste the country generates by using radiation to strengthen the discarded plastic and make it suitable for recycled materials and products.
Read more from the IAEA: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/nutec-plastics-the-philippines-forges-ahead-with-radiation-technology-for-plastic-recycling
HANDA Pilipinas exhibit in House of Representatives features radiation technologies
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DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr. shows to House S&T Committee Chairperson Carlito Marquez and other lawmakers and officials the PNRI exhibits in radiological emergency preparedness and response.
PNRI staff explains how the award-winning radiation-processed hemostats stop bleeding in medical and emergency settings.
The sounding of the buzzer signals the opening of the HANDA Pilipinas exhibit at the House of Representatives.
HANDA Pilipinas exhibit in House of Representatives features radiation technologies
Legislators and other government officials were treated to a showcase of nuclear and radiation technologies for disaster risk reduction and management as the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) joins in the first of 2024’s HANDA Pilipinas exhibitions from January 22 to 24 at the House of Representatives.
DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr. and House S&T Committee Chairperson Carlito Marquez led lawmakers and officials in checking out the technologies featured by PNRI and its sister agencies, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
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PNRI scientist receives 2023 NRCP Gabay Award
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PNRI scientist receives 2023 NRCP Gabay Award
Congratulations to Career Scientist and Head of the PNRI Nuclear Materials Research Section Dr. Angel Bautista VII for receiving the 2023 Gabay Award from the National Research Council of the Philippines.
The award was given in recognition for his outstanding research on the use of stable isotopes for food authentication, particularly for ensuring the authenticity and traceability of honey products in the Philippines.
DOST bares winners of first PH nuclear olympiad
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Philippine Nuclear Science Olympiad winners (from left) Jeremiah Auza, represented by Coach Joseph Hortizuela, fourth place; Jacob Emmanuel Sadorra, second place; Neil Kyle Maniquis, first place; Mohammad Nur Casib, third place; and Hans Matthew Mestido, fifth place.
The written examination held at the DOST- Philippine Nuclear Research Institute during the celebration of the 51st Atomic Energy Week.
DOST bares winners of first PH nuclear olympiad
The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) announces the winners of the first ever Philippine Nuclear Science Olympiad held on the first week of December as part of the 2023 Atomic Energy Week celebration.
Top placer is Neil Kyle Maniquis of Manila Science High School who was awarded the gold medal. Jacob Emmanuel Sadorra of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Central Luzon Campus got the silver medal while Mohammed Nur Casib of PSHS Central Mindanao Campus won the bronze medal.
The fourth and fifth place went to Jeremiah Auza of the PSHS Central Visayas Campus and Hans Matthew Mestido of the PSHS Western Visayas Campus respectively.
The 1st PNSO is organized to provide a national venue for identifying and training potential participants who will represent the country at the 1st International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) in 2024.
