Topical Booklets & Overviews
New Release
IAEA Safeguards: Staying Ahead of the Game
What are nuclear safeguards and why are they important? Answers are provided in the booklet, describing and explaining the fundamentals of the IAEA safeguards system and its role as a key element of international security, and addressing the system´s implementation, costs, requirements, resources and historical development, with an emphasis on trends and strengthening measures over the past 10-15 years. Download pdf » (846 KB)
Previous Releases
Topical booklets and issue-oriented overviews highlight the IAEA´s roles and work in fields of safety and security, safeguards and verification, and science and technology. These online resources are divided under the folllowing categories:
IAEA Overviews
IAEA Nobel Peace Prize Fund for Cancer, Nutrition (2006) This booklet was prepared after the IAEA and its Director General Mohamed ElBaradei were honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. It describes the Fund and its key purposes - to support fellowships and training for better cancer management and childhood nutrition in the developing world. Download pdf » (471 KB)
Safeguards & Verification
IAEA Safeguards: Staying Ahead of the Game (2007)
What are nuclear safeguards and why are they important? Answers are provided in the booklet, describing and explaining the fundamentals of the IAEA safeguards system and its role as a key element of international security, and addressing the system´s implementation, costs, requirements, resources and historical development, with an emphasis on trends and strengthening measures over the past 10-15 years. Download pdf » (846 KB)
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Safety & Security
International Nuclear Law in the Post-Chernobyl Period (2006)
A publication has been prepared jointly with the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the OECD, which demonstrates how the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 26 April 1986, heightened awareness of the need to improve the international legal regime governing the safe and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Read More »
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Science & Technology
Beyond the Visible: Managing Heart Disease and Cancer With Nuclear Science (2006)
Early and accurate diagnosis is vital for effective treatment of heart disease and cancer. Nuclear medicine techniques are helping to provide critical information that doctors need to make wise decisions about treatment and disease management. The IAEA is helping to make these techniques widely available to patients around the world. Download pdf » (806 KB)
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