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Article Date: 19 Sep 2006 - 0:00am (PDT)
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Radiation Shield Technologies, Inc. (RST) announced
today that it was awarded an international tender issued
by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Under
this tender, the IAEA has agreed to purchase
Anti-Nuclear Full Body suits from the Miami, FL based
Radiation Shield Technologies, Inc. The suits will be
used by United Nations Development Program in Belarus
under Project 9012 aimed at Strengthening the System of
Emergency Preparedness and Response to Radiation
Emergencies.
The tender called for, "Radiation shielding coveralls
constructed with an integrated hood and heat sealed
seams for full body radiation protection." RST responded
to and was awarded this solicitation by offering its
full body Demron(TM) suits. Demron(TM) is the first and
only proprietary fabric that has been shown to be
effective against all forms of radiation. Current
Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) suits offer no
protection against ionizing radiation and with the
eminent threat of a dirty bomb or other radiological
dispersal device (RDD), agencies are beginning to look
for ways to protect their first responders against
nuclear radiation.
Initial discussions have begun to provide this garment
to other participating IAEA member states within this
project. Tex Clark, Director of Business Development,
for RST stated, "Belarus is just 1 of 22 member states
operating within this project. This is an excellent
opportunity to expand the global reach of RST's
operations." While nations including the United States,
France, Germany, and England are purely observers for
this project committee, there are 22 actively
participating nations within central and Eastern Europe.
In addition to full body suits, RST offers a number of
products that address nuclear concerns in today's
society. Products include a high-energy nuclear
suppression blanket, anti-nuclear tactical vests, and
lead-free medical x-ray aprons. For more information on
Radiation Shield Technologies please visit
http://www.radshield.com.
Radiation Shield Technologies, Inc.
http://www.radshield.com
