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2001-11-09 |
American consumers may be warming up to the idea of irradiation, according to a news survey by Porter Novelli. Apparently, news coverage of bioterrorist activity in the United States, combined with the well-publicized news about the use of irradiation technology to eradicate anthrax spores in potentially contaminated U.S. mail, has brought the benefits of this technology to the forefront in consumers' minds.
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2001-11-02 |
A landmark conference on radiation safety in health care recently concluded 30 March 2001 in Spain, with participants calling for an international action plan to enhance the radiological protection of patients.
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2001-10-30 |
In a move to strengthen global efforts to secure vulnerable nuclear material, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) President Charles Curtis announced today in Vienna, Austria, a pledge of $1.2 million to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The grant will expand the Agency
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2001-10-29 |
It's an honor to be here with so many who have devoted their lives and theirexpertise to the study and practice of nonproliferation. We have come together todiscuss a great global challenge how to reduce the threats posed by nuclear weapons,stop their spread, and, especially, how to make sure nuclear weapons and nuclearweapons materials never fall into the hands of those who would do us harm.
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2001-10-25 |
Health and safety authorities in many countries have turned to radiation technology to sanitize medical supplies, foodstuffs, and other commodities moving in national and global trade. Now US officials are beginning to apply the technology for scanning postal mail to protect workers and citizens from health threats posed by anthrax-tainted letters and parcels.
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2001-10-11 |
Indonesia and the Republic of Korea -- two of eleven countries taking part in an IAEA technical cooperation project on desalting seawater using nuclear technology -- signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Vienna on 10 October 2001. The agreement concerns a preliminary economic feasibility study for a nuclear desalination project on Madura Island, Indonesia.
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2001-09-18 |
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) was established in 1964, following a call for such an international institute dedicated to theoretical physics by Abdus Salam, Nobel laureate and then delegate to the IAEA 4th General Conference. Since then, more than 70,000 scientists, some 60% of whom have come from developing countries, have trained at the Centre in Trieste, Italy. The ICTP is currently operated as a joint programme by the IAEA and the United Nations Educational and Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). With the significant financial support from the government of Italy, the Centre's budget for 2001 is some $22 million with nearly half of that amount dedicated to the direct expenses of scientists from developing countries.
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2001-09-18 |
Nuclear plants generate two of every five kilowatts of electricity in the Republic of Korea, and plans are to have about two dozen nuclear plants on line over the next ten years.
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2001-09-07 |
Experts are finding that faster progress against world poverty rests upon tools that most people view with a sceptical eye, and billions never get the chance to see. These products and applications of science and technology can be more frightening than enlightening to people whose lives they benefit or seek to improve.
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2001-09-05 |
The Director General has announced new appointments to senior positions at the Agency
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