Factsheets & FAQs
IAEA fact sheets, flyers, and FAQs offer snapshots of the Agency´s work, and topical overviews in fields of safety and security, safeguards and verification, and science and technology. These online resources - many in multiple language versions - are listed below, by major topic and year.
Recent Factsheet: IAEA Primer 2011
Maximizing the contribution of nuclear technology to society while verifying its peaceful use.
Download: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish
IAEA Facts and Profiles
- IAEA Primer (2011) in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish
- Member States
- FAQs on IAEA Coordinated Research Projects (2002)
- IAEA Technical Cooperation (TC) Factsheets
Safeguards and Verification
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Chronology of Events (1945-Present)
- Safeguards & Additional Protocols
- NPT Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement - Overview of Status
- The IAEA Safeguards Analytical Laboratory (2007), in English, French, Russian, Spanish
- Tools for Nuclear Inspection (2004)
- IAEA Safeguards: Stemming the Spread of Nuclear Weapons (2002)
Safety and Security
- FAQs on Nuclear Safety (2011)
- The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) (2008), in English, French, Russian, Spanish
- The Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) (2007), in English, French, Russian, Spanish
- How Safe is Nuclear Energy? (2006)
- Fact Sheet on Polonium-210 (2006)
- Radioactive Sources Q&A (2006)
- Promoting Nuclear Security: What the IAEA is Doing (2006), in English, French, Russian, Spanish
- IAEA Database on Illicit Trafficking (2007, 2006, 2005, 2004)
- Promoting Safety in Nuclear Installations (2003), in
English, French, Russian, Spanish - Depleted Uranium FAQs (2003)
- Chernobyl Q&A (2001)
Food and Agriculture
- Irradiation for Food Safety (2003)
- Improving Productivity in Agriculture (2002) in English, French, Russian, Spanish
Human Health
- Assessing Effects of Depleted Uranium: IAEA Role (2009)
- Depleted Uranium FAQs (2003)
- Improving Human Health (2002) in English, French, Russian, Spanish
- Human Communicable Diseases (2002)
- FAQs on Nutrition and Health-Related Environmental Studies (2002)
- FAQs on Nuclear Medicine (2002)
- FAQs on Radiation Biology and Radiotherapy (2002)
- FAQs on Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics (2002)
- Applications of Nuclear Techniques in Medicine (1999) in English, French, Spanish
Isotope Hydrology and Water Resources
- What can the IAEA and Nuclear Technolgies Do For You? (2011)
- Managing Water Resources Using Isotope Hydrology (2002), in
English, French, Russian, Spanish - Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Bangladesh (2002)
- Water Resources for Africa (2000)
