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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: The International Atomic Energy Agency: The Basics -- 2: History of the IAEA: Born in the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud -- 3: Nuclear Reactions: Stay Cool! -- 4: Inspecting the Axis of Evil: The IAEA in Iraq, Iran, and North Korea -- 5: What is Nuclear Nonproliferation? -- 6: Using Nuclear Science and Technology to Improve Human Life and Health -- 7: Global Warming: Is Atomic Energy the Solution -- 8: "Imagine That Such a World Is Within Your Grasp -- Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Picture Credits -- Index -- About the Contributors.

Annual Report of the Board of Governors to the General Conference:The report of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the seventh General Conference of the Agency covered the period July 1, 1962, to June 30, 1963. The report noted that one of the significant developments during the past year had been the General Assembly's decision at its seventeenth session to hold a third International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva in 1964. There had also been in developing countries an increasing interest in nuclear power, and preliminary survey teams had been sent by the Agency to Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand.

The report of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the ninth General Conference of the Agency covered the period from July 1, 1964, to June 30, 1965. During the period under review, membership of the Agency increased from 87 to 92. The new members were Cameroun, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Kuwait, and Madagascar. The main event during the period had been the Third International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (Third Geneva Conference), which had provided a full evaluation of the experience gained since 1958 in designing, building, and operating nuclear power plants as well as of future prospects for nuclear power being introduced in an increasing number of countries. Ten specialized agencies, 75 states, and the Agency had been represented. The Conference focused its attention on nuclear power, the rapid rise of which as a major source of energy promised to be of decisive importance to the economic development of the world.

The Board of Governors presented its report on the Agency's work during its seventh year, covering the period from July 1, 1963, to June 30, 1964, to the eighth General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Noting that the membership of the Agency had increased from 82 to 87 during the year under review, the report listed the five new members: Algeria, Gabon, the Ivory Coast, Libya, and Nigeria. In its introduction, the report stated that the year had been marked by further notable improvement in the prospects for economically competitive nuclear power and by interesting developments with regard to the use of nuclear energy for desalinization. In accordance with a request of the General Conference, the Board had considered the question of financing IAEA's activities but had not been able to make any further recommendations.

International organizations — Immunity from jurisdiction — International Atomic Energy Agency ("IAEA") — IAEA–Austria Headquarters Agreement, 1957 — Article 6 of European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Employment claim — Whether right of access to court superseding immunity of IAEA — Claimant having access to International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal — The law of Austria