42nd IAEA General Conference

Senegal, Mr. Ball Moussa Daffe, Minister for Scientific Research and Technology:

He opened his statement by recalling that Senegal became a Member of the IAEA only seven months after accession to international sovereignty and that since then Senegal and the Agency have maintained a dynamic cooperation which permitted Senegal to develop expertise in the field of nuclear technology. He underlined that with the assistance of the IAEA, Senegal was able to implement several projects and programmes in the last twenty years in the sectors of agriculture, nuclear medicine, hydrology, stockbreeding, industry and the evaluation and development of natural resources and stressed that the utilization of radioisotopes in those fields improved performance. He went on to say that the development of nuclear energy in his country is being conducted by the Institute of Applied Nuclear Technology (ITNA), which was created in 1980 with the help of the IAEA. The equipment available to the Institute, such as, a radiochemical laboratory and an electronics laboratory, was essentially supplied by the Agency. The IAEA also improved the capacities of the radiocarbon laboratory of the Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire (IFAN). In the field of agriculture and nutrition the Agency provided equipment to the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA). He also mentioned that the cooperation with the Agency led to the establishment of a radioisotopes laboratory and that the research conducted by ISRA concerning isotopic techniques was successful. He further emphasized the Agency’s assistance in the field of animal health and stressed that the cooperation with the Agency in the field of human health concentrated on nuclear medicine. Senegal also benefited from several IAEA Technical Cooperation projects in the field of isotopic hydrology. He went on to say that Senegal participated in a model project for development and rational use of groundwater resources in dry and semi-dry zones in Africa. In 1990 - 1994 a Technical Cooperation project in the field of radioprotection was conducted. He underlined that Senegal participates in several regional and interregional programmes initiated by the IAEA and noted that Senegal became a member of the African Regional Cooperation Agreement, which focuses on research and development of nuclear technology (AFRA). This agreement, endorsed by the IAEA, came into force in April 1990 aiming to encourage and facilitate the development and utilization of the peaceful use of nuclear energy. He concluded that Senegal ratified the Non Proliferation Treaty and said that his country endorses a nuclear weapons free zone in Africa.

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Senegal, Mr. Ball Moussa Daffe, Minister for Scientific Research and Technology:



He opened his statement by recalling that Senegal became a Member of the IAEA only seven months after accession to international sovereignty and that since then Senegal and the Agency have maintained a dynamic cooperation which permitted Senegal to develop expertise in the field of nuclear technology. He underlined that with the assistance of the IAEA, Senegal was able to implement several projects and programmes in the last twenty years in the sectors of agriculture, nuclear medicine, hydrology, stockbreeding, industry and the evaluation and development of natural resources and stressed that the utilization of radioisotopes in those fields improved performance. He went on to say that the development of nuclear energy in his country is being conducted by the Institute of Applied Nuclear Technology (ITNA), which was created in 1980 with the help of the IAEA. The equipment available to the Institute, such as, a radiochemical laboratory and an electronics laboratory, was essentially supplied by the Agency. The IAEA also improved the capacities of the radiocarbon laboratory of the Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire (IFAN). In the field of agriculture and nutrition the Agency provided equipment to the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA). He also mentioned that the cooperation with the Agency led to the establishment of a radioisotopes laboratory and that the research conducted by ISRA concerning isotopic techniques was successful. He further emphasized the Agency’s assistance in the field of animal health and stressed that the cooperation with the Agency in the field of human health concentrated on nuclear medicine. Senegal also benefited from several IAEA Technical Cooperation projects in the field of isotopic hydrology. He went on to say that Senegal participated in a model project for development and rational use of groundwater resources in dry and semi-dry zones in Africa. In 1990 - 1994 a Technical Cooperation project in the field of radioprotection was conducted. He underlined that Senegal participates in several regional and interregional programmes initiated by the IAEA and noted that Senegal became a member of the African Regional Cooperation Agreement, which focuses on research and development of nuclear technology (AFRA). This agreement, endorsed by the IAEA, came into force in April 1990 aiming to encourage and facilitate the development and utilization of the peaceful use of nuclear energy. He concluded that Senegal ratified the Non Proliferation Treaty and said that his country endorses a nuclear weapons free zone in Africa.