History of the International Atomic Energy Agency : the first forty years

Introduction -- Part I, The Creation Of The Iaea -- Eisenhower Proposes A New Agency -- 1939-1953: The Dual Challenge Of Nuclear Energy -- 1954-1956: Negotiation Of The Iaea's Statute -- 1957- : The Preparatory Commission And The First General Conference -- Part Ii, 1957-1997: The Iaea In Operation -- A Changing Political And Technical Environment -- The Iaea And Nuclear Power -- Nuclear Safety And The Management Of Nuclear Waste -- Nuclear Safeguards -- The Transfer Of Nuclear Technology To The Developing World -- The Iaea And The Applications Of Nuclear Techniques (radioisotopes And Radiation) -- The Exchange Of Nuclear Information -- Part Iii, Issues And Conclusions -- Issues -- Conclusions -- Annex 1, Statute Of The International Atomic Energy Agency -- Annex 2, Atoms For Peace -- Annex 3, Selected Statistical Data, 1958-1995 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. By David Fischer. A Fortieth Anniversary Publication--jkt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Focuses on the history of the IAEA as an organization, an history inevitably linked with the evolution of nuclear technology. Sketches the fortunes of nuclear power since 1957, the main events that have affected confidence in nuclear safety, and the evolution of nuclear arms control. Concludes with a brief discussion of some of the questions the agency may have to answer before it turns 50