A comprehensive multi-disciplinary scientific research establishment, pursues the activates of research and development related to health physics, nuclear safety, life science, environmental protection, radioactive waste management, irradiation technology, biotechnology and electronics etc.
The CIRP has 1170 staffs, of which 885 are scientific and technical workers, including 219 senior specialists and 306 of middle ranks. The CIRP is composed of 7 departments and 6 service centers authorized by the CNNC, and Taiyuan Environmental Medicine Institute under the dual leadership of the CNNC and the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA).
| Health Physics
and Nuclear Safety |
Nuclear safety and emergency technology
Emergency of nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities Safety analysis of high-level radioactive waste liquid storage Safety assessment of nuclear material transportation Basic and applicable research of radiation dosimetry Monitoring technology of personal neutron dose in the operation of nuclear power plant Development of real-time personal dosimeter, personal dose database Radiation protection technology in the operation of nuclear facilities Radiation protection technology in the period of maintenance of nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities. Radiation protection optimization in the period of fuel exchange On-site radiation protection techniques Radioactive monitoring and measurement Discharge monitoring of nuclear facilities effluent Monitoring of on-site ?-ray dose rate Non-destructive measurement of radioactive waste package Measurement of radioactive aerosol Standards of radiation dosimetry High-energy ?-ray reference radiation |
| Life Science | Emergency medical preparation of nuclear accident
Fast diagnosis of radiation injury Development of radiation protection clothes and tools Decorporation agents for Pu-239 and heavy metals Radiation risk assessment and epidemiology Radiation epidemiology of uranium miners and nuclear plant workers Molecular epidemiology Health Management Radiation biological effects Chromosome aberration Gene Mutation Mechanism of radiation induced cancer Occupational disease Silicosis of uranium miners Pathology of ?-ray skin burn Toxicology of heavy metals (Hg, Pb etc.) Noise hazard |
| Environmental Science | Nuclear accident consequences assessment
Environmental dispersion model Building barrier factor Probability risk of nuclear accident Environment radionuclides measurement Measurement of H-3 C-14 Tc-99 Migration of radionuclides in surface and underground water Measurement method of long half-life nuclides Measurement of low level radioactive in biological samples, water and metal materials Marine ecology and dynamical food chain Shallow surface disposal of low and medium level radioactive waste and deep disposal of high level radioactive waste. Migration of transuranium elements in medium Environmental impact model of radioactive pollutant Effects of green-house gas |
| Waste Treatment and Management | Gas purification techniques
High efficiency filter Iodine adsorber for nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities Gas purification facilities Waste incineration technology Incineration of low-level radioactive solid waste Pyrolysis incineration for rubber and resin Decontamination and decommissioning technology Foam decontamination Electrochemical decontamination Oxidizing decontamination Treatment and disposal technology of low-medium level radioactive waste Radioactive waste solidification Quality insurance for radioactive waste disposal Monitoring method of radioactive waste Sitting of repository Engineering barrier Disposal of transuranium waste Cleanup technology |
Personal Dose Management and Service Center |
Radiation Protection Instrument Test Center |
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Center |
Emergency Technical Support Center |
Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Training Center |
Occupational Disease Registration Center |