Panel Discussion - Paving the Way to Establish Cradle - to - Grave Control of Radi oactive Sources in the Mediterranean Region

The panel discussion was arranged to conclude a special session of the 2014 INMM Annual Meeting dealing with the IAEA interregional technical cooperation (TC) project (INT9 1 76) aim ed at assist ing Member States in establishing the frameworks necessary for the safe and secure use and disposal of radioactive sources, from “cradle to grave.” The project is jointly - funded by the IAEA under its Technical Cooperation Programme, by the European Union under its Instrument of Nuclear Safety Cooperation, by the Government of the United States through the Peaceful Uses Initiative, and by the Spanish Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear . The panel members were Rosario Velasco; Vice Chairperson of the Spanish Nuclear Regu latory Council, Wille m Ja nssen s ; Head of the European Commission Nuclear Security Unit , Manu e l Recio ; Section Head Technical Cooperation IAEA , Juan Carlos Benitez ; Waste Technology Section, IAEA and the panel discussion was facilitated by Phil Metcalf, former IAEA Radioactive Waste Safety Unit Head.