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Photo Essays

The nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan on 11 March, and the ensuing concerns on nuclear safety issues dominated the global nuclear agenda for much of 2011. Here are some of this year's news highlights as reflected in the pages of IAEA.org.

30 December 2011

2011 in Pictures
More than 3.5 billion people depend on the ocean for their primary source of food. In 20 years, this number could double to 7 billion.

23 September 2011

Water Matters: Making a Difference with Nuclear Technniques
They are the seas' silent killers, toxin-laden patches of algae that amass along coastal shores and wreck havoc on marine eco-systems. They appear with no warning and outbreaks have become more frequent. Virtually every coastal country in the world has suffered from their effects.

16 September 2011

Protecting the Seas from an Invisible Killer: HABS, Also Known as Red Tides
The Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna concluded 24 June, with a final plenary session that considered recommendations and discussions related to improving nuclear safety around the world. Following are some images of what transpired 'behind the scenes'.

24 June 2011

Behind the Scenes at the Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety
A team of international nuclear safety experts completed a preliminary assessment of the safety issues linked with TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident following the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011. The team - created by an agreement of the IAEA and Government of Japan - sought to identify lessons learned from the accident that can help improve nuclear safety around the world.

23 June 2011

IAEA Fact-Minding Mission to Japan
Energy is key to meeting many of the United Nations' Millennium Development goals. Some 60 countries have shown an interest in nuclear power as a possible way to meet the growing need for energy worldwide.

7 February 2011

Nuclear Power for Next Generation
Cancer deaths in the developing world are expected to surpass the collective toll of three illnesses targeted by the Millennium Development Goals - HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

4 February 2011

Cancer Epidemic
Reflecting the IAEA's continued active role in applying nuclear technology for maintaining peace and promoting social development.

30 December 2010

IAEA Highlights 2010
Shut down 26 years ago, the Vinca nuclear research reactor in Serbia attracted global attention because the site continued to house highly enriched uranium fuel that was stored in poor conditions.

26 November 2010

Removing Nuclear Fuel from Vinca: Closing a Nuclear Chapter
IAEA success stories in Technical Cooperation.

26 November 2010

Success Stories in Technical Cooperation
45th Anniversary of the International Centre of Theoretical Physics (ICTP).

8 November 2010

International Centre of Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Nuclear Fusion: Harnessing the Power of the Sun.

8 November 2010

Nuclear Fusion: Harnessing the Power of the Sun
IAEA Introduction to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.

31 May 2010

Nuclear Fuel Cycle
The drip irrigation technique.

22 March 2010

Drip Irrigation: More Crop per Drop
Nuclear Power Projections.

8 March 2010

Nuclear Power Projections: Estimates for the Period up to 2030
Nuclear-related events and developments in 2009 reflected global trends dealing with global security, environmental, and economic issues.

30 December 2010

2009 Year in Review
IAEA uses Sterile Insect Technique to control the olive fruit fly.

24 November 2009

Olive Fly: Nuclear Technology to Protect an Ancient Fruit
A final resting place for spent nuclear fuel.

24 November 2009

Deep Disposal
The Jamaican Government, with help from the IAEA, continues to tackle lead pollution.

29 September 2009

Toxic Playpens: Children and Lead Pollution
Human Health and Nutrition: Health and Quality of Life.

29 September 2009

Human Health and Nutrition: Health and Quality of Life
Human Health and Nutrition: Facts on Malnutrition.

29 September 2009

Human Health and Nutrition: Facts on Malnutrition
Serbia and the IAEA are teaming up to clean up Vinca, a site with an aging research reactor and warehouses filled with decaying radioactive waste.

29 July 2009

The Big Fix: Cleaning up Vinca
Toward sustainable solutions.

4 May 2009

Radioactive Waste Management
An IAEA technical cooperation project in the Caribbean is helping countries manage coastal pollution through the use of nuclear techniques, and building collaborative networks and enhanced technical capabilities in the process.

4 May 2009

Blue Sky, Clear Waters: Managing Pollution in the Caribbean Sea
Natural and Artificial Ionizing Radiation: A Fact of Life.

24 April 2009

Natural and Artificial Ionizing Radiation: A Fact of Life
State-of-the-Art technology display at 2009 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).

29 April 2009

Radiation Protecton of Patients: Exchanging Knowledge
Plant breeding success stories.

2 December 2008

Plant Breeding Success Stories
Seven Challenges for Food Security: Investment is Needed.

20 October 2008

Seven Challenges for Food Security: Investment is Needed
Ten Far-Reaching Achievements: Realizing Results.

20 October 2008

Ten Far-Reaching Achievements: Realizing Results
IAEA, Partners Join to Help Fight Rising Cases of Cancer.

24 July 2008

In Vietnam, Alongside Progress, a Battle for Life
Citizens were tragically unaware about the effects of an old radiation source in 1987.

7 March 2008

Global Schoolhouse on Rua 6
In Rez, Czech Republic, dozens of men and women begin an operation to ship of spent, highly-enriched uranium back to Russia. This operation is part of global efforts to repatriate spent nuclear fuel to its countries of origin, where it can be safely monitored and managed.

12 December 2007

On the Nuclear Train Leaving Prague
A chocolate replica of the Saliera, a US $60 million Rennaisance sculpture, was displayed at the 51st IAEA General Conference as part of a photo gallery of major conference activities and events.

21 September 2007

Photo Gallery: 51st IAEA General Conference
For one patient in Zambia, the country’s new cancer hospital ends years of waiting and brings renewed hope to her and thousands of cancer patients, a story on the Department of Technical Cooperation website reports.

21 August 2007

New Cancer Hospital in Zambia Brings Hope to Patients
An IAEA expert team is en route to the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon, in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK/North Korea) to verify and monitor the shutdown and sealing of the facilities.

13 July 2007

IAEA Team en Route to North Korean Nuclear Facilities
Major public international events are confronting a new security reality – the risk of the malicious use of nuclear or other radioactive material..

13 July 2007

Nuclear Security and Pan American Games
For Tanzania’s cancer patients, life-saving radiotherapy is available only at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam. That’s a huge workload for this small hospital and its dedicated staff.

21 June 2007

Tanzania’s Cancer Centre Works to Save Lives
In Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Guatemala and the United States, the battle of the sexes is a profitable affair.

20 April 2007

Science, Sex Superflies
In the Middle East, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority are working side-by-side to protect a fruitful valley using a spin-off nuclear technology used for fighting food pests and protecting crops.

5 April 2007

The Middle East’s Fruitful Valley