Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd has been awarded the Technical Award from the Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) Committee that is led by the joint secretariat of the OECD/NEA (Nuclear Energy Agency) and IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) at the ISOE Asia Symposium. The Committee awards technologies that serve to reduce radiation exposure of workers at nuclear plants. Sumitomo Metals was awarded for its contribution in realizing the world’s lowest radiation level nuclear plant, by supplying its feed-water heater tubes that use the awarded filming technology. Sumitomo Metals has become the first material maker to receive the ISOE Technical Award.
