1978 - Volume 20, Issue 2 | by Jean-Pierre Charpentier and John E. Russell In order to ascertain the role which could be played by nuclear power in the developing regions of the world, the IAEA in the past has carried out market surveys for nuclear power in a number of developing countries In 1976, the IAEA established a computerized energy and
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1978 - Volume 20, Issue 2 | by Goldschmidt, B. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its creation, the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (NEA/OECD) held a symposium in Paris on 1 and 2 February 1978. Some 200 participants from the 23 Member countries of the NEA as well
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1978 - Volume 20, Issue 2 | by Barretto, P.M.C. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Nuclear Power and Reactors, Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycle Section, Vienna (AT)) Full text: As part of its Technical Assistance Programme for developing countries, the IAEA has conducted a series of training courses in prospecting for nuclear raw materials for example, in 1974 a regional course on uranium and thorium prospecting was held in India, and an
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1978 - Volume 20, Issue 2 | by El-Hinnawi, E.E. (United Nations Environment Programme, Policy Planning, Nairobi (KE)) The increasing global demand for energy has hitherto been met to an increasing extent by the use of fossil fuels and hydro power. Nuclear energy has been developed and used commercially for about two decades to meet a fraction of the electrical energy needs. The total installed
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1978 - Volume 20, Issue 2 | by Author not available Full text: Recent forecasts indicate that by the year 2000 there will be more than 1000 nuclear power plants operating in 50 countries and with several countries expecting to derive one-half or more of their electric generation from nuclear power plants At present only six
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