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The IAEA At WorkAtoms for Peace
The Manhattan Project
As the bomb fell over Hiroshima and exploded,
we saw an entire city disappear. I wrote in my log the words: “My God, what have we done?”
Capt Robert Lewis,
co-pilot of the Enola Gay
The Nuclear Age
Duality of Nuclear Technology
The IAEA and its mission
Maximizing the contribution of nuclear technology to the world
while verifying its peaceful use
The Non-Proliferation Treaty
IAEA Mission and Activities
Safeguards & Verification
Safety & Security
Science & Technology
Safeguards & Verification
How do IAEA inspectors work?
Safeguards Analytical Laboratory
Safety & Security
Nuclear Safety
• over 440 nuclear power reactors in operation worldwide
• 1000s of uses of radioactive materials in: • Industry
• Medicine
• Agriculture
• Mineral exploration
Nuclear Security: The Terrorist Threat
• Attack or sabotage of nuclear facility
• Dirty Bomb, RDD (Radiological Dispersal Device)
• Construction of a simple nuclear explosion device
Science & Technology
Science & Technology
• Water resource management: Isotope hydrology
• Pest control: Sterile insect technique
• Food safety: Irradiation
• Environmental management: Pollution control
• Cancer treatment: Radiotherapy
• Nuclear Medicine: Diagnostics
Technical Cooperation:Addresses critical problems in developing nations
• Contaminated drinking water
• Infectious diseases: TB, AIDS
• Malaria and Sleeping Sickness
• Malnutrition and food scarcity
• Pollution
• Shortage of knowledge and skills
IAEA at a Glance
• Founded in 1957
• Over 150 Member States
• 2300 professional and support staff
• 2 scientific laboratories and research centres
• Headquarters in Vienna; offices in Tokyo, Toronto, Geneva and New York
for further information, visit:www.iaea.org