IAEA
U.N. nuclear agency
The IAEA is the International Atomic Energy Agency, a United Nations organization that promotes peaceful uses of nuclear energy while working to prevent its military applications.
The agency conducts inspections of nuclear facilities worldwide to verify compliance with nonproliferation agreements: IAEA inspectors visited the uranium enrichment plant.
Systematic examinations for flaws
- verificationProving something accurate
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- non-proliferationLimiting weapons spread
- complianceAdhering to requirements
audits · cameras · seals · declarations · containment · surveillance · physical inventory · diversion
Safeguarding from ionizing emissions
- emergency preparednessPlanning for potential crises
- nuclear accidentsUncontrolled radioactive releases
- ChernobylSoviet nuclear disaster site
- FukushimaJapanese nuclear accident site
contamination · shielding · decommissioning · waste management · safety culture · defense in depth · exclusion zone · remediation
Element ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
fusion · isotopes · centrifuge · heavy water · yellowcake · fuel rods · breeder reactor · thorium
Austrian capital
- Board of GovernorsLeadership committee of institution
- member statesCountries within a union
- resolutionsFormal decisions or pledges
- reportingConveying documented information
Healthcare using radioactive materials
- radiotherapyMedical radiation for cancer
- cancer treatmentMedical intervention for malignancy
- diagnostic imagingVisualizing body interiors medically
- water resourcesAvailable natural freshwater supplies
inspections
Systematic examinations for flaws
- verificationProving something accurate
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- non-proliferationLimiting weapons spread
compliance · audits · cameras · seals · declarations · containment · surveillance · physical inventory · diversion
radiation protection
Safeguarding from ionizing emissions
- emergency preparednessPlanning for potential crises
- nuclear accidentsUncontrolled radioactive releases
- ChernobylSoviet nuclear disaster site
Fukushima · contamination · shielding · decommissioning · waste management · safety culture · defense in depth · exclusion zone · remediation
uranium
Element ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
fission · fusion · isotopes · centrifuge · heavy water · yellowcake · fuel rods · breeder reactor · thorium · neutrons
Vienna
Austrian capital
- Board of GovernorsLeadership committee of institution
- member statesCountries within a union
- resolutionsFormal decisions or pledges
reporting · secretariat · statute · watchdog · Nobel Peace Prize
nuclear medicine
Healthcare using radioactive materials
- radiotherapyMedical radiation for cancer
- cancer treatmentMedical intervention for malignancy
- diagnostic imagingVisualizing body interiors medically
- Nuclearnuclear reactor, atomic bomb, nuclear energy, atomic bombs, uranium
- arms controlarms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, arms deals, arms reduction
- global governanceUN, United Nations, EU, World Bank, IMF
- Global OrganizationsUnited Nations, UN, European Union, EU, NATO
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- nuclear radiationradiation exposure, radiation poisoning, radioactive isotopes, fallout, nuclear meltdown