in december 1953, the us president, general dwight d. eisenhower delivered his “atoms for peace” speech at the united nations' general assembly, which called for the promotion of peaceful uses of nuclear energy under special international agency. this proposal became the starting point for creating the iaea in 1957 and adopting npt in 1968. the atoms for peace initiative established the pr...

during the past years, special emphasis was put on medical preparedness in the event of radiological or nuclear emergencies. novin medical radiation institute (nmri) encouraged and supported the national authorities to enhance their cooperation in improving medical response to radiation accident. nmri in cooperation with international atomic energy agency (iaea) and atomic energy organization o...

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"It is not a wise choice!", this was the reaction of my father when I applied for nuclear medicine residency program 26 years ago. The old retired officer continued that hi-tech nuclear medicine is dependent on multiple advanced sections that may not be easily available especially in the developing countries. Now he is not alive to see that political misconducts have added fuel to the fire. Glo...

General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Since 1988 he has been active in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), firstly, as a member of the ITER Managing Committee and later as the Russian representative on many ITER-related inter-governmental boards. In 1996, he was appointed Head of the Department of Science ...