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Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications (NA)
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture (NAFA)
The Joint FAO/IAEA Division assists Member Countries of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and IAEA to use nuclear techniques and related biotechnologies for developing improved strategies for sustainable food security. Its activities include co-ordinating and supporting research worldwide; providing technical and advisory services for projects and training activities; providing laboratory support and training through the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory situated at Seibersdorf, Austria; and collecting, analysing and disseminating information for effective transfer of skills and technology.
The Joint Division's programme is approved by the governing bodies of FAO and IAEA and the planning is carried out in close consultation and co-operation with other branches of both organizations. The Joint Division has responsibility for the technical and scientific direction of the Programme and for its co-ordination, to ensure that the technical services of both organizations participate fully in the joint operations.
Division of Human Health (NAHU)
The Division of Human Health develops, disseminates and evaluates nuclear and related radiation technologies for application in public health programmes of Member States. Its main activities include: co-ordinating and supporting research; providing technical, advisory and laboratory services; and collecting, analysing and disseminating information (meetings).
Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences (NAPC)
The Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences (NAPC), is responsible for carrying out Agency activities to assist and advise Member States in assessing their needs for research and development in the nuclear sciences, as well in supporting their activities in specific fields, including: industrial applications of radiation and isotopes; isotope hydrology and geochemistry; nuclear analytical chemistry; nuclear and atomic data for applications; plasma physics applications; controlled nuclear fusion; nuclear instrumentation design and maintenance; nuclear physics; production of radioisotopes and labelled compounds; radiation chemistry; utilization of research reactors.
Agency's Laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria (NAAL)
The Agency´s Laboratories were established in 1962 and have since expanded to provide a wide range of scientific services, research and development and training of scientists, principally from developing countries. The mission is to contribute to the implementation of the Agency’s programmes in food and agriculture, human health, physical and chemical sciences, water resources, industry, environment, radiation protection and safeguards verification.
Main areas of work include provision of analytical services (i.e. safeguards analyses; environmental analyses; measurement of radionuclides in air, soil, biota, fresh water, food; measurement of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes for hydrological studies, etc.); provision of quality control and quality assurance materials for radiochemical analysis, nuclear and other complementary non-nuclear analytical techniques; provision of specialized scientific and technical services related to IAEA programmes; filling gaps in research and development which are needed for the implementation of an Agency programme and which cannot be carried out for whatever reason in a Member State; training of scientists from developing countries in the use of techniques and technologies and in scientific fields.
The activities of the IAEA’s Laboratories are planned and implemented in full coordination with those of the other relevant Divisions and Departments of IAEA, i.e. the Division of Human Health, the Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences, the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture of the Department of Research and Isotopes, the Department of Nuclear Safety, the Department of Safeguards and the Department of Technical Co-operation.
Marine Environment Laboratory (NAML)
The IAEA Marine Environment Laboratory (IAEA-NAML) is located in Monaco. The main objectives of IAEA-NAML are to assist Member States both to protect the marine environment by improving their capabilities to monitor and assess radioactivity and its potential effects on environment and health, and to use nuclear and isotopic techniques to enhance understanding of the oceans and/or marine pollution transfers and behaviour.
For more information, see NA pages.
