Expert recognized for radiation detection work

Radoslav Radev received the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) "1906 Award" for his work on developing international standards for radiation detection instrumentation at an official ceremony held on Oct. 2 at the U.S. National Committee Council meeting in Washington, DC.

Radev has served as an expert on the Nuclear Instrumentation Technical Committee and its Radiation Protection Instrumentation Subcommittee since 2002. He was recognized for his exceptional contributions to the development of more than a dozen international standards for radiation protection instruments and for instrumentation for border control of illicit trafficking of radioactive and special nuclear material. The IEC "1906 Award" also recognized Radev for being the project leader for the major revision of the IEC 61005 "Neutron Ambient Dose Equivalent (Rate) Meters" standard published in 2014.

Founded in 1906 and based in Geneva, Switzerland, IEC is the world’s leading organization developing and publishing international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. More than 10,000 experts from industry, commerce, government, research labs and academia participate in IEC standardization work.