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INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

Did you know ...?
• The first nuclear reactor was built in 1951.
• In 1960 there were 17 nuclear reactors, 90 in 1970 and 263 in 1980.
• There are currently400 nuclear power plants in 31 countries.
• In 2000, nuclear power generates 31 percent of electricity consumed in Western Europe, 15 percent of energy consumed in North America, 2.8 percent of theenergy consumed in South America and 2.4 percent the consumed in Africa.
Peace and security
Many people associate the word "atomic / a" when the pump created fifty years ago, but since then,nuclear technology has evolved to the peaceful use of the atom, and officially only five countries (the U.S., Russia, China, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and France) havenuclear weapons.
However, 180 countries have given to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons in exchange for a commitment, guaranteed by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which willhave access to peaceful nuclear technology. . .
To verify compliance with these commitments, 200 experts from the IAEA conduct daily inspections on the ground worldwide. Its aim is to ensure thatnuclear material that are equipped with the 1000 nuclear facilities in 70 countries is not diverted from peaceful uses to legitimate programs possible clandestine weapons. The IAEA contributes tointernational security and consolidates the efforts to stop weapons proliferation and advance nuclear disarmament worldwide.
Nuclear safety

Since the Chernobyl accident, the public distrust of nuclearpower, even though the 440 existing reactors produce 17 percent of global electricity. The IAEA coordinates the exchange of information and the establishment of guidelines and standards of nuclearsafety, and presents recommendations to Governments, upon request, on how to improve reactor safety and prevent further large-scale accidents like the one in Chernobyl.


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