Photo Essays

5 April 2007
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The Middle East’s Fruitful Valley - Jordan

2 February 2007
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Unlocking Secrets Within: Nuclear Technology and Artistic Treasures

10 November 2006
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A Life Saving Hotline

28 September 2006
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Moments in Time

25 September 2006
The exhibit on nuclear and the environment dominates the lobby of the Austria Center where the IAEA's 50th IAEA General Conference is taking place from 18-22 September 2006. (Austria Center, Vienna, Austria, 18 September 2006)

IAEA 50th General Conference

10 June 2006
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Vinca

18 April 2006
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Tackling Tuwaitha's Radioactive Ruins

31 March 2006
In Russian and Ukrainian, the word “Chernobyl” means black weed and is a member of the wormwood family. The Ukrainian city of Chernobyl was so named after the abundance of this weed growing in and around the city. The grass, which has a characteristic bitter taste and smell, is said to have natural repellent properties and many believed wormwood to have supernatural banishing powers.

Revisiting Chernobyl: The Bitter and the Sweet - Part 1

31 March 2006
The new and modern city of Slavutich,  some 50 km from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, was built after the accident in a nationwide  showcase  effort to demonstrate that the accident was being dealt with successfully.

Revisiting Chernobyl: The Bitter and the Sweet - Part 2

28 March 2006
With the right mix of vision and dedication, the Radiotherapy Center in Nicaragua brings cancer care within the reach of thousands. The country is one of some 100 developing countries where the IAEA is helping national authorities to set up or improve cancer care facilities.

Cancer Care in Nicaragua

24 March 2006
Next to gold, cocoa trees - the source of chocolate - stand among Ghana's treasures.  Nuclear science is helping them fight a killer virus.

Saving the Source of Chocolate

21 February 2006
In health care, the double-edged sword of radiation can be used to fight cancer and scope out signs of disease... under strict controls and in the right hands. In Prague, Czech Republic, Dr. Josef Novotný,  a medical physicist, works to make sure that patients are correctly and safely treated at Na Homolce Hospital. He checks and calibrates equipment, and conducts training in radiation safety under an IAEA-supported project.

The Dose That Saves

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