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04.02.2013
'Unless we take urgent action, by 2030 over 13 million people will die from cancer every year. The majority of these deaths will occur in developing countries.' <br />- IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano

Did You Know? IAEA Helps Fight Cancer

27.12.2012
As we bid farewell to the year 2012, here is a recap of the stories and images that punctuated the last twelve months, as they relate to developments in the IAEA's work to promote the peaceful applications of nuclear technology for mankind's benefit. (Text: Rodolfo Quevenco; Cover Photo: Kresimir Nikolic; Other Photos, unless otherwise credited: Dean Calma)

Highlights of 2012

28.11.2012
When the first concrete was poured on the u-shaped building that would house the 'First IAEA Laboratory', hopes were high that this facility would usher in an influx of scientific activity that would would benefit communities around the globe.

Seibersdorf Laboratories 50 Years Ago

28.11.2012
The eight nuclear applications laboratories in Seibersdorf today represent a dynamic hub, where scientists, technicians, fellows, interns and students from all over the world
 work and collaborate to apply the benefits of nucler technology in solving day-to-day social and economic problems.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma and Kresimir Nikolic / IAEA

Eight Laboratories, Eight Stories of Success in Development

16.10.2012
In this photo essay you'll see how scientists use nuclear techniques to understand food consumption and nutrition. (Photo: I. Karpischek)

Ingredients of Good Nutrition

12.10.2012
Ralf Kaiser, IAEA Fusion Physicist, explains why he believes fusion will someday deliver a nearly limitless supply of non-polluting, carbon-neutral energy. <br /><br /> &copy; IAEA

Fusion - Is it just a Dream? Interview with IAEA Fusion Physicist Ralf Kaiser

13.09.2012
People  all over the world are benefiting from nuclear techniques in food production, food protection and food safety - many of them aided directly by the IAEA's 200 food-related projects in around 100 countries worldwide.

Food for the Future: Meeting Challenges with Nuclear Applications

03.07.2012
To help address an increasing incidence of cancer in low- and middle-income countries, the IAEA's Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) offers the imPACT mission service. Providing Member States with a comprehensive assessment of cancer control capacities and needs, PACT has implemented imPACT missions in over forty countries to date.

Inside an imPACT Mission: Addressing Cancer Capacities and Needs

14.06.2012
HUMANS NEED ENERGY for every aspect of their lives. It fuels the production of goods and services.

Fighting Poverty With Energy Planning

Access to cheap, clean, reliable energy is a key factor in the struggle to escape poverty. The IAEA provides access to training, experts and funding in order to help more than 150 Member States plan their energy strategies. The photos were taken in Ghana, one of 83 countries the IAEA is assisting.

14.06.2012
<strong>Cassava:</strong> Any of several American plants (genus <em>Manihot</em>, especially <em>M. esculenta</em>) of the spurge family grown in the tropics for their edible tuberous roots which yield a nutritious starch.

Cassava - Feeding People Today and Tomorrow

08.06.2012
<strong>YES,</strong> there's really a place called Proton Street. <br /><br />

It's at the entrance to the School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences at the University of Ghana in Accra. The school, which was started in 2006 with the IAEA's help, has trained more than 200 students, and is one of the best African institutions, with the right equipment and qualified staff necessary to provide nuclear education. <br /><br />

So why should you be interested?<br /><br />

People all around the world use radioactive materials in industry, medicine and research. And without qualified, competent staff to operate and handle them safely and sustainably, we would have less access to sterilized syringes, cancer care, safe food and even working smoke detectors...

Learning Nuclear

04.01.2012
In January, the IAEA continues its efforts to strengthen and make more secure the fragile supply chain of vital medical isotopes produced from research reactors by improving the reliability of supplies, reduce proliferation risks and bridge remaining transport issues. (Photo: I. Iliut/IAEA)

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