The International Atomic Energy Agency and World Nuclear Order

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The International Atomic Energy Agency and World Nuclear Order is written by Lawrence Scheinman and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1317358821 (ISBN 10) and 9781317358824 (ISBN 13).

The International Atomic Energy Agency has had a leading responsibility in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and misuse of materials intended for nuclear energy across the world. Originally published in 1987, in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 which proved the utmost importance of the agency, Scheinman explores the function of the IAEA and the challenges it faced. This report also lists ways that the agency could be strengthened touching on topics such as leadership roles, support for safeguarding functions and prevention from the agency being overwhelmed by international and national political issues. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies.