1st International Nuclear Science and Technology Conference 2014 (INST2014)

Abstract

Nuclear technology has played an important role in many aspects of our lives, including agriculture, energy, materials, medicine, environment, forensics, healthcare, and frontier research. The International Nuclear Science and Technology Conference (INST) aims to bring together scientists, engineers, academics, and students to share knowledge and experiences about all aspects of nuclear sciences.INST has evolved from a series of national conferences in Thailand called Nuclear Science and Technology (NST) Conference, which has been held for 11 times, the first being in 1986.INST2014 was held in August 2014 and hosted by Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT). The theme was “Driving the future with nuclear technology”. The conference working language was English.The proceedings were peer reviewed and considered for publication.The topics covered in the conference were:• Agricultural and food applications [AGR] • Environmental applications [ENV] • Radiation processing and industrial applications [IND] • Medical and nutritional applications [MED] • Nuclear physics and engineering [PHY] • Nuclear and radiation safety [SAF] • Other related topics [OTH] • Device and instrument presentation [DEV]Awards for outstanding oral and poster presentations will be given to qualified students who present their work during the conference.