International Atomic Energy Agency

Nuclear Power’s Changing Future – Fastest Growth in Asia

06-27-2004

Twenty-two of the last 31 nuclear power plants (NPPs) connected to the world’s energy grid have been built in Asia, driven by the pressures of economic growth, natural resource scarcity and increasing populations... more

Millions of Cancer Victims in Developing Countries
Lack Access to Life-Saving Radiotherapy

06-26-2003

The number of cancer patients in the developing world will double to 10 million new cases annually by 2015, most of whom will have no access to the radiation therapy... more

Inadequate Control of World’s Radioactive Sources

06-25-2002

The radioactive materials needed to build a "dirty bomb" can be found in almost any country in the world, and more than 100 countries may have inadequate control and monitoring programs necessary to prevent... more

Campaign Launched to Eliminate Tsetse Fly,
Which Has Turned Much of Africa into a “Green Desert”

02-19-2002

A new campaign to control the deadly tsetse fly in Africa, parasitic carrier of sleeping sickness, has been launched... more

Calculating the New Global Nuclear Terrorism Threat

11-01-2001

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that the ruthlessness of the September 11 attacks has alerted the world to the potential of nuclear terrorism – making it “far more likely” that terrorists... more