W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
EXECUTIVE BOIRB Ninoteenth Session
Provisional agenda item 2»2
PEACEFUL U S E S OF ЛТОЖС ЕШСЯГ Report b y t h e Dire с t o r - G e n e r a l
1 . INTRODUCTION
1 Л T h e Executive B o a r d at its seventeenth session adopted resolution E B 1 7 . R 5 7 1 w h i c h inter alia requested the Director-General to report on the p e a c e f u l use of
atomic energy t o the nineteenth session of the Executive Board» T h e B o a r d also adopted resolutions EB17»R5S on Protection against Roentgen and Isotopic 2
Radiations and EB17.R59 on the E f f e c t s of Radiation o n Human G e n e t i c s . 3
1.2 The N i n t h W o r l d Health A s s e m b l y after examining the r e p o r t s b y the Director- General on the peaceful uses of atomic energy t o the seventeenth session of the Executive B o a r d ^ and t o the Ninth W o r l d H e a l t h Assembly^ adopted resolution WÍA9，54^, T h i s resolution requested the Director-General t o continue t o
collaborate w i t h the Se ere t ary-Gener a 1 of the United Nations and w i t h the specialized agencies concerned, in particular b y participating in t h e work of
the sub-oorranittee o n atomic energy of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination•
It also requested the Direсtor-General to collaborate with the Advisory Committee on Atomic E n e r g y , the Scientific Coiranittee on the E f f e c t s o f Atomic Radiation and the govermnents sponsoring the International atomic E n e r g y Agency： it w a s b e l i e v e d
meetings o f these bodiest A s w a s
23 2Л 24
A n n e x 15 3 9
A n n e x 1 2 ’ 4 3 3 - ^ 3 9
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
E B 1 9 / 3 7 ^
10 Docombor 1956 ORIGINALJ ENGLISH
that W H O should b e represented at
O f f . R o c . W l d K i t h O r g .
68,
O f f . R e c . W l d H l t h O r g .
68,
O f f . R e c . W l d Hï'oh Org.
68 ，
O f f . R e c , W l d H l t h Ore. 6 8 , O f f . R e c . W l d H l t h O r g . 71, O f f . R e c . W l d H l t h O r g .
EB19/56 Page 2
also r e q u e s t e d in t h i s r e s o l u t i o n t h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l h a s c o m m u n i c a t e d t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t s of a l l M e m b e r S t a t e s t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t the A s s e m b l y w a s of the o p i n i o n t h a t i n e v e r y p r o j e c t c o n c e r n e d w i t h t h e p e a c e f u l u s e o f atomic energy， p l a n n i n g and i m p l e m e n t a t i o n s h o u l d b e m a d e in c l o s e c o n t a c t w i t h the r e s p o n s i b l e p u b l i c h e a l t h a u t h o r i t i e s ?
2 . T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L A T O M I C ENERGY" A G E N C Y
2d T h e C o n f e r e n c e on t h e S t a t u t e o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y w a s h e l d i n N e w Y o r k at U n i t e d N a t i o n s H e a d q u a r t e r s f r o m 20 S e p t e m b e r t o 2 6 O c t o b e r 1 9 5 6 , u n d e r t h e s p o n s o r s h i p of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s G o v e r n m e n t . T h i s C o n f e r e n c e e x a m i n e d a n d a m e n d e d a d r a f t s t a t u t e f o r the Agency w h i c h h a d b e e n d r a w n u p b y t w e l v e s p o n s o r i n g p o w e r s . W H O and the other s p e c i a l i z e d a g e n c i e s w e r e r e p r e s e n t e d b y o b s e r v e r s . T h e f u n c t i o n s o f t h e n e w A g e n c y are e x p o u n d e d in t h e S t a t u t e , m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y in A r t i c l e I I I A w h i c h i s a t t a c h e d a s an a n n e x t o t h i s r e p o r t » I t w i l l b e n o t e d t h a t the A g e n c y i s a u t h o r i z e d in p a r a g r a p h ( 1 ) "to e n c o u r a g e a n d a s s i s t r e s e a r c h on" the p e a c e f u l u s e of a t o m i c e n e r g y : in p a r a g r a p h (3) " t o f o s t e r t h e e x c h a n g e of s c i e n t i f i c a n d t e c h n i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n " on t h e same subject: i n p a r a g r a p h
⑷ " t o e n c o u r a g e t h e e x c h a n g e and t r a i n i n g of s c i e n t i s t s and e x p e r t s " : w h i l e in p a r a g r a p h ( 6 ) t h e A g e n c y i s a u t h o r i z e d " t o e s t a b l i s h or a d o p t , in c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d , w h e r e appropriate， in c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e c o m p e t e n t o r g a n s of t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s a n d w i t h t h e s p e c i a l i z e d a g e n c i e s c o n c e r n e d , s t a n d a r d s of s a f e t y f o r p r o t e c t i o n of h e a l t h a n d m i n i m i z a t i o n o f d a n g e r t o l i f e and p r o p e r t y ( i n c l u d i n g s u c h s t a n d a r d s f o r l a b o u r conditions)， a n d t o p r o v i d e f o r the a p p l i c a t i o n of t h e s e s t a n d a r d s t o i t s o w n o p e r a t i o n s a s w e l l as t o t h e o p e r a t i o n s m a k i n g u s e of m a t e r i a l s m a d e a v a i l a b l e b y tho A g e n c y •••”
A s w i l l b e seen t h e f u n c t i o n s o f the n e w A g e n c y w i l l r e q u i r e t o b e c a r e f u l l y c o - o r d i n a t e d w i t h t h e w o r k of W H O o n the p e a c e f u l u s e o f a t o m i c e n e r g y , t h e g e n e r a l l i n e s o f w h o s e p o l i c y w e r e a p p r o v e d b y t h e s e v e n t e e n t h s e s s i o n o f the E x e c u t i v e B o a r d . 1 U n l e s s t h e two a g e n c i e s ' p r o g r a m m e s are f u l l y c o - o r d i n a t e d t h e f u n c t i o n s of W H O i n t h e h e a l t h a s p e c t s o f a t o m i c e n e r g y , s u c h a s t r a i n i n g , d i s s e m i n a t i o n of i n f o r m a t i o n , s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n a n d s t i m u l a t i o n o f r e s e a r c h m i g h t b e d u p l i c a t e d b y t h e n e w A g e n c y •
1 O f f . R e c# W l d H l t h O r g . 6 8 , 2 3 , 1 2 4 & 1 4 0
This n e e d f o r co-ordination w a s r e c o g n i z e d b y t h e Conference on t h e S t a t u t e of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y • I t is interesting to n o t e i n t h i s c o n n e x i o n t h a t t h e w o r d s i n p a r a g r a p h (6) above "in consultation a n d , w h e r e a p p r o p r i a t e , i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h ••• t h e specialized agencies c o n c e r n e d " , w e r e inserted i n the t e x t d u r i n g the Conference as an amondwent sponsored b y a number o f countries^ A f u r t h e r amendment extending the co-operation of the s p e c i a l i z e d a g e n c i e s to p a r a g r a p h s A ^ l , A » 3 and üt4 of A r t i c l e I I I w a s , h o w e v e r , not i n c l u d e d , b u t t h e C o - o r d i n a t i o n Committee of the Conference c c m s i d e r e d ^ t h a t such m a t t e r s
should be dealt with in the agreements to be established between the Agency and the specialized a g e n c i e s concerned»
T h e i m p o r t a n c e of co-ordination of the n e w Agency\s activities w i t h t h o s e of t h e U n i t e d Nations and t h e specialized agencies iras f u r t h e r stressed i n a document entitled "Stuc^y* of t h e Question of the R e l a t i o n s h i p of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Atomic Energy A g e n c y t o t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s , p r e p a r e d b y the S e c r e t a r y - G e n e r a l of t h e United Nations i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h the A d v i s o r y Committee on the P e a c e f u l Uses
2
o f A t o n i c Energy"• I n this document the p r i n c i p l e s of r e l a t i o n s h i p of the n e w A g e n c y t o t h e United Nations and t h e s p e c i a l i z e d agencies w e r e p r o p o s e d ; i n p a r a g r a p h (9) it is stated that "The A g e n c y should undertake to co-operate^ i n accordance Ш-th its Statute^ i n w h a t e v e r m e a s u r e s m a y b e recoirmiencled b y the U n i t e d Nations i n order to e n s u r e effective c o - o r d i n a t i o n of its a c t i v i t i e s w i t h t h o s e of the U n i t e d Nations a n d o f t h e specialized agencies• C o - o r d i n a t i o n should a i m at avoiding overlapping and duplication of a c t i v i t i e s . The a g e n c y f u r t h e r m o r e should p a r t i c i p a t e i n s u c h bodies as the A d m i n i s t r a t i v e C o m m i t t e e o n C o - o r d i n a t i o n a n d should m a i n t a i n close working r e l a t i o n s h i p s "with the secretariats of t h e U n i t e d Nations a n d of t h e specialized agencies"• This document w a s endorsed b y t h e
Conforence^
3
1 I A E A / G S / 1 0 of 2 2 October 1 9 5 6
«
2 I A E â / C S / 5 of 24 September 1956
3 IAEA/CS/OR.33 of 17 October 1956
EB19/36 page 859
The Conference on the Statute of the International Atomic Energy A g e n c y further elected a Preparatory Commission for the new Agency w h i c h w i l l r e m a i n In existence u n t i l the General Conference has convened and a B o a r d of Governors selected. The Conference also adopted a resolution recording its opinion t h a t the headquarters of the A g e n c y should b e in V i e n n a , and requesting the Preparatory Commission to Ъе guided b y this p r e f e r e n c e .
A n a n n e x t o the Statute describes the functions of the Preparatory C o m m i s s i o n . Paragraph (7) of this annex is of some interest and is quoted below:
" T h e Preparatoiy Commission shall:
7 - ( a ) Enter into negotiations w i t h the United Nations w i t h a view to the preparation of a draft agreement in accordance w i t h Article X V I of this S t a t u t e , s u c h draft agreement to b e submitted to the first session of the G e n e r a l Conference and t o the first m e e t i n g of the Board of Governors > and (b) m a k e recommendations to the f i r s t session of the G e n e r a l Conference and to the first m e e t i n g of the B o a r d of Governors concerning the relationship of t h e A g e n c y to other international organizations as contemplated in Article X V I of this Statute
It should also b e noted that Article X V I A of the Statute runs as followst
" A . The B o a r d of Governors w i t h the approval of the General C o n f o rence is authorized to enter into agreement or agreements establishing a n appropriate relationship b e t w e e n the A g e n c y and the United Nations and any other organizations the w o r k of w h i c h is related to that of the Agency•“
It is understood therefore that it is w i t h the Preparatory Goirmiission that W H O w i l l have to commence negotiations w i t h a view to concluding an agreement w h i c h w o u l d eventually have to b e approved b y the H e a l t h A s s e m b l y and the Bôard
of Governors of the A g e n c y , This agreement could b e similar - mutatis mutandis -
EB19/36
page 860
t o the a g r e e m e n t s c o n c l u d e d b e t w e e n W H O and o t h e r i n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l a g e n c i e s ^ T h e Direсtor-General t h e r e f o r e s e e k s the a u t h o r i t y of t h e E x e c u t i v e B o a r d t o c o m m e n c e n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h the P r e p a r a t o r y C o m m i s s i o n o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y .
3 , T H E U N I T E D NATIONS S C I E N T I F I C C O M M I T T E E O N T H E E F F E C T S O F A T O M I C R A D I A T I O N ЗЛ T h i s C o m m i t t e e h e l d a f u r t h e r s e s s i o n in O c t o b e r 1 9 5 6 , the p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t f o r W H O b e i n g as follows：
3 . 2 The C o m m i t t e e d e c i d e d t o f o r w a r d t o t h e m e d i o a l p r e s s a l e t t e r c a l l i n g t h e a t t e n t i o n o f p h y s i c i a n s t o the g e n e t i c a n d p o s s i b l e somatic e f f e c t s o f the w i d e s p r e a d m s d i c a l use o f X - r a y s and other i o n i z i n g r a d i a t i o n • T h e W H O o b s e r v e r p a r t i c i p a t e d in the d r a f t i n g of this l e t t e r and s u p p l i e d an e x t e n s i v e l i s t of n a m e s a n d a d d r e s s e s of m e d i c a l ；journals in a l l p a r t s o f the w o r l d .
3.3 The c o - o p e r a t i o n of Ш09 FAO and U N E S C O w a s i n v i t e d in c o l l e c t i n g d a t a in t h e f o l l o w i n g f i e l d s •
( a ) The Coranittee i n v i t e d F A O t o asserrible, w i t h t h e c o - o p e r a t i o n w h e r e ap- p r o p r i a t e o f W H O , i n f o r m a t i o n o n the c o n t e n t of a v a i l a b l e c a l c i u m and s t r o n t i u m i n v a r i o u s s o i l s and in the p r i n c i p a l c a l c i u m c o n t r i b u t o r s i n v a r i o u s n a t i o n a l d i e t s •
( b ) U N E S C O a n d WHO， in c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o m m i s s i o n on R a d i o l o g i c a l U n i t s and M e a s u r e m e n t s w e r e a l s o i n v i t e d t o stndy t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f m a k i n g a v a i l a b l e s e c o n d a r y c a l i b r a t e d s t a n d a r d s t o those l a b o r a t o r i e s w h i c h r e q u i r e the m»
( c ) F A O , U N E S C O a n d W H O w e r e i n v i t e d t o c o n t r i b u t e d a t a o n v a r i o u s f a c t o r s c o n c e r n e d w i t h t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n , b y for i n s t a n c e o c e a n c u r r e n t s , of r a d i o - active w a s t e s d i s p o s e d in the sea* U N E S C O w o u l d c o n t r i b u t e d a t a d e r i v e d f r o m i t s c l o s e c o n n e x i o n w i t h o c e a n o g r a p h i c b o d i e s , F A O f r o m a k n o w l e d g e o f m a r i n e o r g a n i s m s and p o s s i b l e m o d e s o f d i s t r i b u t i o n t h r o u g h t h i s m e a n s ; W H O f r o m i t s g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t in t h e p r o b l e m of r a d i o a c t i v e w a s t e d i s p o s a l in t h e sea«
T h e s e s t u d i e s are already b e i n g u n d e r t a k e n ^
ЕБ19/37 page 6
4 , T H E U N I T E D N A T I O N S A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E O N T H E PEiiCEFUL U S E S OF A T O M I C E N E R G Y 4 . 1 T h e s p e c i a l i z e d a g e n c i e s are n o t u s u a l l y r e p r e s e n t e d a t t h i s C o m m i t t e e , b u t a t a m e e t i n g i n S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 6 t h e y w e r e i n v i t e d to s t a t e t h e i r v i e w s o n a s e c o n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e o n the P e a c e f u l U s e s of A t o m i c E n e r g y e n v i s a g e d for 1958•
T h e W H O r e p r e s e n t a t i v e e x p r e s s e d t h e o p i n i o n t h a t a m o r e s p e c i a l i z e d m e e t i n g t h a n t h e p r e v i o u s c o n f e r e n c e a t Geneva i n 1 9 5 5 w o u l d be t h e m o s t d e s i r a b l e , s i n c e f r o m t h e m e d i c a l a n d r a d i o b i o l o g i c a l p o i n t of view the a m o u n t o f n e w data c o l l e c t e d
•would n o t b e s u f f i c i e n t t o w a r r a n t a f u r t h e r m e e t i n g so c o m p a r a t i v e l y s o o n after t h e f i r s t . Moreover， i n t h e m e d i c a l f i e l d t h e r e w e r e a l r e a d y a m p l e f a c i l i t i e s f o r p u b l i c i z i n g a n d d i s c u s s i n g r e s e a r c h findings； i n our o p i n i o n t h e r e f o r e i t w o u l d b e w i s e t o l i m i t t h e Conference m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y to t h e p h y s i c s , c h o n i s t r y a n d e n g i n e e r i n g a s p e c t s of a t o m i c energy»
5 , T H E A D M I N I S T R A T I V E C O M M I T T E E O N C O - O R D CITATION A N D I T S S U B - C O M ΠT T E S O N A T O M I C E N E R G Y
5 Д T h e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e C o m m i t t e e o n C o - o r d i n a t i o n (ACC) i n c l u d e d i n i t s t w e n t i e t h r e p o r t t o t h e E c o n o m i c and S o c i a l Council"^" a n a n n e x d e a l i n g w i t h the w o r k of t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s a n d t h e s p e c i a l i z e d a g e n c i e s (including W H O ) o n t h e p e a c e f u l use of a t o m i c e n e r g yr
5 . 2 T h e S u b - c o m m i t t e e o n a t o m i c e n e r g y of the A C C h e l d t h r e e m e e t i n g s d u r i n g t h e l a s t h a l f of 1 9 5 6 d u r i n g w h i c h current a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e a t o m i c e n e r g y f i e l d w e r e d i s c u s s e d , a n d also the m o s t e f f e c t i v e w a y of r e p r e s e n t i n g the views of t h e
s p e c i a l i z e d a g e n c i e s at t h e C o n f e r e n c e o n the S t a t u t e of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y ,
T h i s S u b - c o m m i t t e e also d r a f t e d a m e m o r a n d u m e n t i t l e d " R e l a t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e 2
p r o p o s e d I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y ancl t h e S p e c i a l i z e d A g e n c i e s " w h i c h w a s s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o n f e r e n c e o n b e h a l f of t h e e x e c u t i v e h e a d s of t h e s p e c i a l i z e d a g e n c i e s ,
1 D o c u m e n t E / 2 9 3 1 of 1 8 O c t o b e r 1 9 5 6
2
D o c u m e n t I A E A / C S / 6 o f 2 4 S e p t e m b e r 1 9 5 6
EB19/37 -idd .1 page 862
6. C U R R E N T A C T I V I T I E S O F W H O I N T H E P E A C E F U L U S E S OF A T O M I C E N E R G Y
6 » 1 T h e r e p o r t of t h e S t u d y G r o u p o n R a d i o l o g i c a l U n i t s a n d R a d i o l o g i c a l P r o t e c t i o n is p r e s e n t e d t o t h e E x e c u t i v e B o a r d u n d e r a s e p a r a t e a g e n d a i t e m . T h e a i m of t h i s S t u d y G r o u p w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y to a d v i s e W H O o n t h r e e s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t s w i t h i n the g e n e r a l f i e l d of a t o m i c e n e r g y . T h e f i r s t of t h e s e w a s how W H O c o u l d h e l p i n t h e p r o b l e m s of a d e q u a t e X - r a y a n d r a d i o i s o t o p e standardization， i n c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Conimission o n R a d i o l o g i c a l U n i t s . A n o t h e r w a s t h e d e t a i l s o f t r a i n i n g h e a l t h a n d m e d i c a l w o r k e r s i n r a d i a t i o n p r o t e c t i o n a n d the m e d i c a l u s e s o f r a d i o i s o t o p e s ^ w h i l e t h e t h i r d s u b j e c t w a s t h e d i s p o s a l o f r a d i o a c t i v e w a s t e •
I n t e r - s e c r e t a r i a t c o n s u l t a t i o n s are now i n p r o g r e s s f o r W H O t o c o - o p e r a t e w i t h U N E S C O i n a s s i s t i n g g o v e r n m e n t s t o o b t a i n s e c o n d a r y X - r a y s t a n d a r d s p r e p a r e d b y a w e l l q u a l i f i e d n a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t e and t h i s s h o u l d p r o v i d e a m u c h n e e d e d f a c i l i t y ^
6^2 T h e v i e w s e x p r e s s e d b y t h e E x e c u t i v e B o a r d i n i t s r e s o l u t i o n EB174R59^" w e r e g i v e n e f f e c t to b y t h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l i n c o n v e n i n g a S t u d y G r o u p o n the E f f e c t of R a d i a t i o n o n H u m a n H e r e d i t y ^ This G r o u p m e t i n C o p e n h a g e n i n A u g u s t 1 9 5 6 a n d i t s r e p o r t is a l s o presented, to the B o a r d u n d e r a s e p a r a t e a g e n d a item» I t is i n t e n d e d to p r i n t t h i s r e p o r t w h i c h w i l l b e o f g r e a t v a l u e f o r r e s e a r c h w o r k e r s , a n d a l s o to submit it a s a W H O c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e U n i t e d Nations S c i e n t i f i c
C o m m i t t e e on A t o m i c R a d i a t i o n * The s u b j e c t of the e f f e c t of low d o s e s of r a d i a t i o n o n large p o p u l a t i o n s , p a r t i c u l a r l y f r o m t h e g e n e t i c p o i n t of v i e w , a p p e a r s to b e o f v e r y c o n s i d e r a b l e p u b l i c h e a l t h i n t e r e s t , e s p e c i a l l y i n c o n n e x i o n w i t h the h e a l t h e v a l u a t i o n of r a d i o a c t i v e w a s t e d i s p o s a l a n d of the l a r g e - s c a l e m e d i c a l u s e of X - r a y s • T o p i c s c o n s i d e r e d at the S t u d y G r o u p o n the E f f e c t of R a d i a t i o n o n H u m a n H e r e d i t y i n c l u d e d n a t u r a l a n d m a n - m a d e s o u r c e s of i o n i z i n g r a d i a t i o n , r e c o r d i n g of r a d i a t i o n e x p o s u r e in i n d i v i d u a l s a n d p o p u l a t i o n s , a n d also the t r a i n i n g of e x p e r t s and t h e e d u c a t i o n of the p u b l i c a t l a r g e i n t h e p r i n c i p l e s of genetics* T h e m a j o r e m p h a s i s of the r e p o r t w a s , h o w e v e r> on r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s for d i f f e r e n t t y p e s of r e s e a r c h o n t h e e f f e c t of r a d i a t i o n o n h u m a n h e r e d i t y . I n this r e s p e c t it w a s c o n s i d e r e d b y e x p e r t s w h o h a v e s e e n the r e p o r t to have b e e n v e r y s u c c e s s f u l .
1 O f f . R e c , W l d H l t h Org。 6 8 , 24 & 1 4 6
EB19/37 püge S
A n advanced course on radiation protection for public h e a l t h officers, occupational h e a l t h officers and public health chemists, w a s organized b y the French Government at the Centre N a t i o n a l d^Etudes N u c l é a i r e s , Saclay> F r a n c e , from 19 November to 16 December 1956. T h e European Office of W H O w a s able to award a nuiriber of fellowships for this course from other European countries and to help w i t h the provision of foreign l e c t u r e r s . The course should provide a valuable means of training for public health officers in French-speaking countries» Pre- liminary arrangements w e r e also made for a n international course on "health physics"
to b e h e l d in Europe n e x t year»
Turning n o w to the subject of radioactive waste disposal, a major paper w a s delivered on this subject at the fifth European Seminar for Sanitary Engineers held at H e l s i n k i in July 1956, in хт-hich a general survey of the problem starting with g e n e r a l p r i n c i p l e s and l e a d i n g on to d e t a i l s of control was undertaken. This paper has b e e n printed in the Bulletin of the W o r l d H e a l t h Organization•
There has been a s m a l l , steady demand throughout the y e a r for copies of the mimeographed compilation entitled "National Laws and Regulations on Radiation Protectionl î (VJHO/Radcl) which w a s presented at the International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy last year，
A s regards public health u s e s of r a d i o i s o t o p e s , a W H O entomologist w a s sent on a m o n t hÎs course at the Atomic Energy Research E s t a b l i s h m e n t , H a r w e l l , E n g l a n d , in order to familiarize himself w i t h isotope techniques w h i c h he could use in ecological studies of /uiopheles gairibiaG in Africaë
EB19/37 -idd .1
page 37
• A N N E X
A R T I C L E I I I A , OF THE S T A T U T E OF T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L A T O M I C E N E R G Y A G E N C Y
" F u n c t i o n s
T h e A g e n c y i s authorized：
1# To e n c o u r a g e a n d a s s i s t r e s e a r c h o n , a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a n d p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n o f , a t o m i c e n e r g y for p e a c e f u l u s e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d ; a n d , i f r e q u e s t e d t o d o s o , t o a c t a s a n i n t e r m e d i a r y for the p u r p o s e s of securing t h e p e r f o r m a n c e of s e r v i c e s or t h e s u p p l y i n g o f m a t e r i a l s , e q u i p m e n t , or f a c i l i t i e s b y one m e m b e r of t h e A g e n c y f o r anotherj a n d t o p e r f o r m a n y o p e r a t i o n o r s e r v i c e u s e f u l i n r e s e a r c h o n , or d e v e l o p m e n t or p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n of^ a t o m i c e n e r g y for p e a c e f u l p u r p o s e s } 2. T o m a k e p r o v i s i o n ^ i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h i s Statute， f o r m a t e r i a l s , s e r v i c e s , e q a i p m e n t ^ a n d f a c i l i t i e s to m e e t t h e n e e d s o f r e s e a r c h o n , a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a n d p r a c t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n of， a t o m i c energy f o r p e a c e f u l p u r p o s e s ^ i n c l u d i n g t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f electric p o w e r , w i t h d u e c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r t h e n e e d s of t h e \ m d e r - d e v e l o p e d a r e a s of t h e w o r l d j
3» T o f o s t e r t h e e x c h a n g e of s c i e n t i f i c a n d t e o h n i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n on p e a c e f u l u s e s o f a t o m i c energyj
4t T o encourage t h e e x c h a n g e a n d t r a i n i n g of s c i e n t i s t s a n d e x p e r t s i n t h e f i e l d of p e a c e f u l u s e s o f a t o m i c e n e r g y ;
5# T o e s t a b l i s h a n d a d m i n i s t e r s a f e g u a r d s d e s i g n e d to e n s u r e t h a t s p e c i a l
f i s s i o n a b l e a n d other m a t e r i a l s , services^ equipment^ f a c i l i t i e s ^ a n d i n f o r m a t i o n m a d e a v a i l a b l e b y t h e A g e n c y or a t its r e q u e s t or u n d e r i t s s u p e r v i s i o n or c o n t r o l a r e n o t u s e d i n s u c h a w a y as t o f u r t h e r a n y m i l i t a r y p u r p o s e j a n d to a p p l y
safeguards^ a t t h e r e q u e s t o f t h e p a r t i e s , t o алу b i l a t e r a l or m u l t i l a t e r a l a r r a n g e m e n t , o r , a t t h e r e q u e s t of a S t a t e , to a n y of t h a t S t a t e ' s a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e f i e l d o f a t o m i c energy •
EB19/36 page 10
A n n e x
Ь. То e s t a b l i s h o r a d o p t , i n c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d , w h e r e a p p r o p r i a t e , i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h the coitç»etent o r g a n s o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s a n d w i t h t h e s p e o i a l i z e d a g e n c i e s
c o n c e r n e d , s t a n d a r d s o f s a f e t y f o r p r o t e c t i o n o f h e a l t h a n d m i n i m i z a t i o n o f d a n g e r t o l i f e a n d p r o p e r t y (including s u o h s t a n d a r d s f o r l a b o u r c o n d i t i o n s ) , a n d t o p r o v i d e f o r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e s e s t a n d a r d s t o i t s o w n o p e r a t i o n s a s w e l l a s t o t h o o p e r a t i o n s m a k i n g u s e o f m a t e r i a l s , s e r v i c e s , e q u i p m e n t , f a c i l i t i e s , a n d i n f o r m a t i o n m a d e a v a i l a b l e b y t h e A g e n c y or a t i t s r e q u e s t o r u n d e r i t s o o n t r o l or s u p e r v i s i o n ; a n d t o p r o v i d e f o r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e s e standards， a t t h e r e q u e s t o f t h e p a r t i e s , t o o p e r a t i o n s u n d e r a n y b i l a t e r a l o r m u l t i l a t e r a l a r r a n g e m e n t , o r , a t t h e r e q u e s t o f a S t a t e , t o a n y o f t h a t S t a t e ' s a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e f i e l d o f
a t o m i c e n e r g y .
.7. T o a o q u i r e o r e s t a b l i s h a n y f a c i l i t i e s , p l a n t a n d e q u i p m a i t u s e f u l i n c a r r y i n g out i t s a u t h o r i z e d f u n c t i o n s , w h e n e v e r t h e f a c i l i t i e s , p l a n t , a n d e q u i p m e n t
o t h e r w i s e a v a i l a b l e t o i t i n t h s a r e a c o n c e r n e d a r e i n a d e q u a t e o r a v a i l a b l e o n l y o n t e r m s i t d e e m s u n s a t i s f a c t o r y . "
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
ЕВ19/37.ШД ^ 9 January 1957 ORIGINAL: E N G L I S H
W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
E X E C U T I V E BOARD Nineteenth Session
Provis i onal agenda item. 2*3
P E A C E F U L USES OF ATOMIC E N E R G Y
S u m m a r y of Programme and Budget P r o p o s a l s
Since document EBI9/37 has been circulated it has b e e n requested in the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance t h a t details of the p r o g r a m m e and Imdget p r o p o s a l s for atomic energy in relation to h e a l t h Ы eoadeftded into on© d o c u m e n t for ease of r e f e r e n c e . The following extracts f r o m the Official Records of the W o r l d Health Organization N o . 74 therefore show the proposed p r o g r a m m e a»d b u d g e t for this i t e m for the financial y e a r
1 January • 3 1 December 195Ô»
4 . Central Teehniocil Services р^а^ад A t o m i c E n e r g y i n relatioa to H e a l t h1
The staff dealing w i t h atomic energy in relation to health a s approved b y the E i g h t h and Ninth W o r l d Health A s s e m b l i e s , coiaprises two medical
officers, a secretary and a clerk stenographer•
The w o r k consists in the collection of d a t a , the preparation of expert committees and seminars, assistance to the regions in planning their future programmes ; and also in the following u p of the recQinmendaticttis made b y the study groups convened in 1956 on Radiological Units and Radiological
Protection and on the Effect of Radiation on I b m a n H e r e d i t y . In this connexion a significant p a r t of the activities of the staff w i l l b e devoted to oo-operation w i t h two non-governmental organizations in official relation- ship w i t h Ш 0 (the International Commis3i<»i on Radiological Protection and the International Commiasiâri on Badlologioal- U n i t s ) , w i t h other speoialiaed agencies such as U N E S C O and F A O , and w i t h the U n i t e d Nations ~ w h i o b inpliea
1 Pages quoted refer t o O f f# Bee> W l d H l t h O r g »} 74
E B i p / 3 7 А Ц page 2
participation in the Atomic Energy Sub-Committee of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination and attendance at the Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
； set u p b y the General A s s e m b l y of the United Nations• It is also
expected that in 1958 co-operation w i t h the new 工nternational Atomic E n e r g y Agency w i l l necessitate a substantial amount of w o r k .
In addition to services for the expert committees mentioned b e l o w , the staff dealing w i t h atomic energy w i l l co-operate w i t h other units at Headquarters in the preparation of a seminar сю. the disposal of radioactive w a s t e (included in the
estimates as a supplement to Region Undesignated). The staff will also assist the R e g i o n a l Office for E u r o p e in the organization and conduct of a training course on
radiation p r o t e c t i o n , provided for in the estimates for the European R e g i o n . For the reason already mentioned in Official Records N o0 66, it has n o t been found possible to decide to which department this small u n i t should be attached•
For budgetary purposes it is still showi under Central Technical Services> but its activities w i l l still be supervised b y the Director-General^»
Consultants
In view of the increasing diversity and the highly specialized character of the subjects to be dealt w i t h , short-term consultants w i l l also be required； and
provision for nine consultant months (as against six and a half for 1957) is included in the estimates for 1958。
Duty Travel
P r o v i s i o n is made for ал increase for duty travel in v i e w of the growing need for contact viith workers in different parts of the w o r l d; for visits to training centres and contacts w i t h the International Atomic E n e r g y A g e n c y and the United N a t i o n sA and for participation in inter-agency meetingsч
E x p e r t Committees and Conferences
(a) Radiochemical Methods of Analysis u s e d in H e a l t h Studies• The object of this expert committee is to recommend analytical methods for the use of countries n e w to nuclear technology and to try to achieve some standardization of m e t h o d s .
EB19/37 -idd .1 page 3
M e d i o a l Officer M e d i c a l Officer
Secretary
Olerk stenographer
Consultantsî Foes •., Travel
D u t y
奢
•鲁 • . 秦
Consultants4 . 6 Other Posts
P r i n t i n g of publications
1 Inoluding statutory staff costs
Atomic E n e r g y in Relation to H e a l t h 1
1 1 1
U S '4
9 ooo
7 525 2 867 H 2 2
27 6 8 8 T o t a l 5 400
7 3 1 0 5.400
4 000
4 9 798 Total
These include analytical methods for body fluids of persons oocupationally exposed to r a d i a t i o n , and for s o i l s , w a t e r , b o t t o m m u d s} flora and fauna as regards their content i n radioisotopes f r o m the point of view of h e a l t h protec- t i o n . The possible participation of PAO in such an expert committee is u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n .
(b) E f f e c t of Radiation on Штал Heredity,, This e ^ e r t committee w i l l follow u p the results of a study group on the same subject w h i c h met in the summer of 1956» One aim of the committee w i l l be to co-ordinate research in different countries on the genetic effects of therapeutic irradiation,
(c) Professional and Technical E d u c a t i o n (зев also under A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e s , page 53) • This oommitte© w i l l a i m at studying, as recoirrniended by the S t u d y
Group on R a d i o l o g i c a l U n i t s and Radiological P r o t e c t i o n , t h e introduction o f radiation b i o l o g y and radiation medicina into the medical c u r r i c u l a . This is bonsidered as b ô i n g of extreme iiïç>ortanoe for the future a n d should be c a r r i e d out without delay if the coming generations of medical and related p e r s o n n e l are to be prepared for the n « w responsibilities w h i c h they w i l l have to assume*
The r e l e v a n t budgetary provisions are as follows : 4 , Office of the A s s i s t a n t Director-General p.33
5 4 4 3 p p ft G
E B 1 9 / 3 7 -idd .1 p a g e 4
p . 6 7 1 • E x p e r t Committees and Conferences
E s t i m a t e d Expenditure 1 9 5 8 - U S ^
C e n t r a l Technical Services E x p e r t Committees
R a d i o c h e m i c a l Methods of Analysis used
in H e a l t h Studies 7 200 E f f e c t of R a d i a t i o n on Human H e r e d i t y 5 4 0 0 p . é 7 A d v i s o r y Services
E x p e r t Committees
Professional and Technical E d u c a t i o n 8 1 0 0 ^ (Introduction of radiation medicine into
curriculum)
2 0 700 Total f o r Ej^erfc Committees
FIELD ACTIVITIES
p * 2 1 1 S o u t h E a s t A s i a R e g i o n Inter-country programmes
G. Social and Occupational H e a l t h SEARO 2 2 Training course for H e a l t h P h y s i c i s t s , It is proposed to hold a
training course for health physicists in 1958 to provide training in the h e a l t h aspects of the various applications of nuclear science and exchange of experience among research w o r k e r s of participating countries•
P r o v i s i o n is m a d e in the amount of í¿ 7 5 0 0 to cover the cost of
participation b y the countries of the South-East A s i a Region* Total $ 7 500
The figure given in O f fg Reo^ Wld H l t h O r g . 74 is for two expert c o m m i t t e e s , only one of w h i c h is connected w i t h radiation medicine
ЕВ19/37-.ШЛ p a g e 5
p . 2 5 0 E u r o p e a n R e g i o n
I n t e r - c o u n t r y programmes
10• O t h e r P r o j e c t s E U R O 100.3 Training Course in R a d i a t i o n P r o t e c t i o n , Z u r i c h , A s a continuation of w o r k started in 1 9 5 5 , further a s s i s t a n c e w i l l b e g i v e n in the o r g a n i z a t i o n of t r a i n i n g courses in r a d i a t i o n p r o t e c t i o n in 1957
and 1958» These courses are intended f o r m e d i c a l a n d other p e r s o n n e l w h o w i l l serve as a d v i s e r s , supervisors a n d instructors in the m a t t e r
o f r a d i a t i o n p r o t e c t i o n . P r o v i s i o n has b e e n m a d e i n 1 9 5 8 for c o n s u l t a n t s (estimated c o s t , У 2б00) and for fellowships for
p a r t i c i p a n t s f r o m E u r o p e a n countries 6 9 O O ) T o t a l 9 500
p . 2 8 8 E a s t e r n M e d i t e r r a n e a n R e g i o n Lebanon
4m O t h e r Projects L e b a n o n 2 6
F e l l o w s h i p s (Medical U s e of R a d i o i s o t o p e s ) • A six-month fellowship (V 2 8 0 0 ) w i l l be awarded for study of the m e d i c a l u s e of r a d i o -
isotopes to a suitable Lebanese c a n d i d a t e , w h o on return w i l l a s s i s t
in training a d d i t i o n a l Lebanese m e d i c a l personnel» T o t a l '4 2 800
P . 3 Ó 9 R e g i o n U n d e s i g n a t e d Other P r o j e c t s
R a d i a t i o n M e d i c i n e (Fellowships)» I t is p r o p o s e d to award three fellowships in 1958 to enable senior p e r s o n n e l to study h e a l t h
»
p r o t e c t i o n aspects of radiation m e d i c i n e , including human g e n e t i c s , or the u s e of isotopes in m e d i c i n ef e s p e c i a l l y for r e s e a r c h
(estimated cost ^ 9 0 0 0 ) T o t a l ^ 9 0 0 0 T o t a l B u d g e t a r y p r o v i s i o n for atomic energy
(excluding s u p p l e m e n t ) 铋 9 9 2 9 8
ЕВ19/3� I d a p a g e 6
SUPPLEMENT
рь405 R e g i o n Undesignated 2、 Other Projects
(a ) Seminar on the Disposal of Radioactive Waste
This seminar is n o t intended to be as technical as a h e a l t h physics course and therefore a w i d e r range of applications w i l l be considered^
for instance from: (i) candidatos having a medical background w i t h
some experience of atoraic energy or other r a d i a t i o n w o r k ; (ii) sanitary engineers w i t h some radiation experience; (iii) health physicists；,
(iv) certain other c a n d i d a t e s; p o s s i b l y w i t h a chemical or biological background» The seminar (estimated cost, ^ 23 1 5 0 ) w o u l d be oriented towards the h e a l t h protection aspects rather than to engineering or
chemical methods of waste disposal^ so far as those aspects of the
subject can be separated,, There is in Europe and many other parts of the world a strong demand for training in the disposal of radioactive w a s t e ,(b) Fellowships (Radiation M e d i c i n e )
It is proposed to award a fellowship in 1958 to enable a senior member of a n a t i o n a l h e a l t h service to study h e a l t h protection aspects of radiation medicine^ including h u m a n g e n e t i c s; or the u s e of isotopes i n m e d i c i n e; especially f o r research (estimated cost $ 3 0 0 0 ) .
Total supplement 2 6 150 T o t a l Atomic E n e r g y Budget including supplement 125 4 4 8
EBX9/37.Adda page 7
A d d i t i o h a l Projects requested b y Governments and not included in the P r o p o s e d P r o g r a m m e
and B u d g e t E s t i m a t e s
I n t e r - c o u n t r y Programmes 4 3 7 W e s t e r n P a c i f i c R e g i o n
1 . Other Projects
H e a l t h Physics C o u r s e . T h e p e a c e f u l u s e of a t o m i c e n e r g y , in w h i c h the O r g a n i z a t i o n is k e a n l y i n t e r e s t e d , suggests t h a t the p o s i e s s i d e o f h e a l t h p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t radiation should be g i v e n вот ençhasis»
F o l l o w i n g th© success of the 1 9 5 5 i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o u r s e on h e a l t h p h y s i c s , sponsored b y t h e R e g i o n a l Office f o r E u r o p eг it is planned that a
similar c o u r s e should b e held either i n th© P h i l i p p i n e s or in India аз
•soon as p o s s i b l e . The c o u r s e w o u l d p r o v i d e t r a i n i n g in h e a l t h aspects of the v a r i o u s applications of n u c l e a r s c i e n c e , a n d w o u l d be designed p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r physicists in the S o u t b - E a s t A s i a and W e s t e r n Pacific r e g i o n s , w h e r e atomic e n e r g y programmes aro b e i n g developed q u i t e
r a p i d l y . T h e oourse w o u l d also p e r m i t an e x c h a n g e of experienoe among r e s e a r c h w o r k e r s of p a r t i c i p a t i n g countries on t h e various a s p e c t s of radiation p r o t e c t i o n .
The c o u r s e would b e of about five w e o k s ' d u r a t i o n and w o u l d be held either in M a n i l a or in B o m b a y (wherevor a w o r k i n g reactor w o u l d be available b y 1958)• It is estimated that ^ 8 1 8 9 would b e required f o r eight p a r t i c i p a n t s f r o m the R e g i o n aogd fpr a small amount of supplies and equipment e
W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
E X E C U T I V E B O A R D E B 1 9 / 5 7 A d d . 2
1 1 J a n u a r y 1 9 5 7
Nineteenth Session
ORIGINAL.: ENGLISH P r o v i s i o n a l agenda item 2 . 2
丨 _「• • « _ n ,__•••_，••’ • • 書 - i •
PEACEFUL USES OP АТШ1С ENERGY
Supplementary Report of tbe Director-General
S i n c e d o c u m e n t E B 1 9 / 5 7 has b e e n circulated the D i гее t o r - G e n e r a l h a s b e e n informed of s e v e r a l d e c i s i o n s on the s u b j e c t of the p e a c e f u l u s e of a t o m i c e n e r g y w h i c h w e r e adopted b y t h e UNESCO G e n e r a l C o n f e r e n c e a t its n i n t h session and b y the G o v e r n i n g B o d y of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l a t its 153rd s e s s i o n .
"2.3 C o n t r i b u t i o n 主 о scientific resear
2 . 3 I T h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l is authorized
， in c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h the U n i t e d
N a t i o n s , t h e S p e c i a l i z e d A g e n c i e s a n d o t h e r a p p r o p r i a t e i n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s s(A) to s t u d y , in close oontact w i t h n a t i o n a l r e s e a r c h councils or other n a t i o n a l scientific bodies in M e m b e r S t a t e s , scierrbific p r o b l e m s the solution of w h i c h m a y h e l p to i m p r o v e t h e economic and s o c i a l conditions of m a n k i n d , seeking a t the same time to d e t e r m i n e w h a t c o n t r i b u t i o n research organizations can m a k e towards solving t h e s e • probleftis ；
(B) to p r o p o s e m e a s u r e s for the a s s i s t a n c e of n a t i o n a l and i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e s e a r c h bodies；
(C) to stimulate research on scientific p r o b l e m s r e l a t i n g to the h u m i d t r o p i c a l zone， the o c e a n , the p e a c e f u l uses of atomic e n e r g y , c e l l b i o l o g y and n e w sources of energy；
T h e t e x t of t h e s e d e c i s i o n s is as folio
E x t r a c t s from d o c u m e n t 9 C / r e s o l u t i o n s ( p r o v . ) 5 J a n u a r y 1957
EB19/37 Add,2 page 2
(D) to promote the adoption of international or regional measures for the development of such research；
(E) to convene the intergovernmental conferences necessary for the execution of this programme；
(P) to participate in activities of M e m b e r S t a t e s , a t their r e q u e s t , in connexion with the humid tropical z o n e , the marine sciences and the p e a c e f u l uses of atomic e n e r g y .
2 • 3 2 T h e G e n e r a l Conferences
(1) N o t e s with satisfaction that considerable progress has been made since the eighth session of the G e n e r a l Conference w i t h regard to the p e a c e f u l utilization of atomic energy；
(2) Expresses its gratitude to the scientists of various countries who have played a n important part in international collaboration in the domain of atomic research;
(3) B e i n g aware of these facts, the G e n e r a l Conference is of the opinion that it is necessary to continue to d e v e l o p the most intensive
international collaboration for the p e a c e f u l utilization of atomic energy, and to extend such collaboration even in fields w h i c h are n o t directly affected by the activities of the International Atomic
E n e r g y A g e n c y , and
Requests the D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l
(4) - to consider the possibilities of collaboration between UNESCO
and the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Atomic E n e r g y A g e n c y and the other Specialized Agencies so as to enable each organization, subject to the termsof its constitution and within its own f i e l d , to help in strengthening international collaboration for the p e a c e f u l utilization of atomic e n e r g y ,
EB19/37 Add.2 page 3
( 5 ) - to a s s i s t s c i e n t i f i c c o l l a b o r a t i o n i n c o n n e x i o n w i t h t h e
p e a c e f u l u t i l i z a t i o n o f a t o m i c e n e r g y b y o r g a n i z i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o n f e r e n c e s a n d s e m i n a r s a n d e x c h a n g e s o f s c i e n t i s t s w o r k i n g f o r t h e p e a c e f u l u t i l i z a t i o n of a t o m i c e n e r g y in a l l b r a n c h e s of science；
by a s s i s t i n g t h e p u b l i c a t i o n of a p p r o p r i a t e l i t e r a t u r e j a n d by- e m p l o y i n g o t h e r m e a n s to e n s u r e t h a t s u o h c o l l a b o r a t i o n c o n t i n u e s t o d e v e l o p in t h e y e a r s t o сorne；
(6) - t o o r g a n i z e a n d e n c o u r a g e s t u d i e s o n t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s of t h e u s e of a t o m i c e n e r g y a s r e g a r d s society； on m e a n s of u s i n g a t o m i c e n e r g y m o s t e f f e c t i v e l y f o r t h e w e l f a r e o f m a n k i n d ; a n d on w a y s o f o b v i a t i n g t h e h a r m f u l e f f e c t s o f i t s use；
(7) - t o h e l p t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c t o a p p r e c i a t e t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f u s i n g a t o m i c e n e r g y for t h e i m p r o v e m e n t of l i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s , a n d t o a s s i s t in e d u c a t i n g t h e p o p u l a t i o n of M e m b e r S t a t e s f o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h a v i e w t o t h e p e a c e f u l u t i l i z a t i o n of a t o m i c e n e r g y .
U n d e r t h e h e a d i n g " S o c i a l S c i e n c e s a n d p r o b l e m s of s o c i a l d e v e l o p m e n t " t 3 . 7 5 M e m b e r S t a t e s a r e i n v i t e d t o e n c o u r a g e t h e s t u d y o f t h e s o c i a l ,
c u l t u r a l a n d m o r a l p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d i n t h e p e a c e f u l u t i l i z a t i o n of a t o m i c e n e r g y a n d to p r o m o t e t h e d i s s e m i n a t i o n o f o b j e c t i v e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e s e p r o b l e m s .
J>.76 T h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l is a u t h o r i z e d to e n c o u r a g e a n d a s s i s t M e m b e r S t a t e s to t h i s e n d , in p a r t i c u l a r :
(A) b y o r g a n i z i n g s t u d i e s a n d d i s c u s s i o n s b e t w e e n s p e c i a l i s t s , in c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h N a t i o n a l C o m m i s s i o n s , n a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s a n d t h e a p p r o p r i a t e i n t e r n a t i o n a l organizations；
(B) b y s t u d y i n g t h e s t e p s t h a t m i g h t be t a k e n f o r i n t r o d u c i n g i n t o s c h o o l c u r r i c u l a t e a c h i n g w h i c h w o u l d i l l u s t r a t e t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s , f o r h u m a n l i f e , of t h e p e a c e f u l u t i l i z a t i o n of a t o m i c e n e r g y •
皿
9 / 5 7 Add .2 p a g e 4(C) by p r o m o t i n g t h e i n c l u s i o n in a d u l t e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m m e s , a n d i n the a c t i v i t i e s of y o u t h o r g a n i z a t i o n s , o f the s t u d y a n d d i s c u s s i o n of t h e s o c i a l , m o r a l a n d c u l t u r a l p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d i n t h e p e a c e f u l u t i l i z a t i o n of a t o m i c energy； a n d
(D) by c i r c u l a t i n g o b j e c t i v e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g a l l a s p e c t s of t h e p e a c e f u l u s e s of a t o m i c e n e r g y .
U n d e r the h e a d i n g " P u b l i c i n f o r m a t i o n a n d p r o m o t i o n of i n t e r n a t i o n a l understanding*1 :
5 . 5 2 T h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l i s a u t h o r i z e d2
(B) to a s s i s t M e m b e r S t a t e s i n t h e s t u d y of t h e m o r a l , s o c i a l a n d c u l t u r a l p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d i n t h e p e a c e f u l u t i l i z a t i o n of a t o m i c e n e r g y by c i r c u l a t i n g o b j e c t i v e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h i s s u b j e c t , "
I I • I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r O f f i c e
R e p o r t of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n i s a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e t o t h e G o v e r n i n g Body"'*
a d o p t e d b y the G o v e r n i n g B o d y a t i t s s e s s i o n ;
" C o n f e r e n c e on t h e S t a t u t e o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y
T h e C o m m i t t e e w a s i n f o r m e d t h a t a C o n f e r e n c e , m e e t i n g a t t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s H e a d q u a r t e r s in N e w Y o r k , h a d a d o p t e d t h e d r a f t S t a t u t e of a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y , t h e p r i m a r y o b j e c t i v e o f w h i c h w a s to " s e e k to a c c e l e r a t e a n d e n l a r g e
t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n of a t o m i c e n e r g y to t h e p e a c e , h e a l t h a n d p r o s p e r i t y of t h e w o r l d " • T h e C o m m i t t e e r e c o m m e n d s t h e G o v e r n i n g B o d y t o p l a c e on r e c o r d t h e f a c t t h a t i t w e l c o m e g t h i s i m p o r t a n t a d d i t i o n to the e x i s t i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s 丄o〔 i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o - o p e r a t i o n a n d t o r e a f f i r m t h e d e s i r e a n d r e a d i n e s s of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r Oi^ggjilsatlon to w o r k in^ c l o s e c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e n e w A g e n c y •
1 E x t r a c t s f r o m d o c u m e n t Π. B . 1 5 5 / 2 0 / 3 2 , 2 0 - 2 4 N o v e m b e r i956
EB19/37 Add.2 page 5
1 11 4 . I t w i l l be r e c a l l e d t h a t t h e G o v e r n i n g B o d y , a t i t s l a s t s e s s i o n , m a d e c e r t a i n r e s e r v a t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g t h e d r a f t S t a t u t e of t h e p r o p o s e d A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e p r o v i s i o n s r e l a t i n g to t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h e p r o p o s e d A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y t o e s t a b l i s h o r a d o p t s t a n d a r d s of s a f e t y f o r p r o t e c t i o n of h e a l t h a n d m i n i m i s a t i o n of d a n g e r to l i f e a n d p r o p e r t y , i n c l u d i n g s t a n d a r d s f o r
l a b o u r c o n d i t i o n s , a f i e l d in w h i c h t h e I . L . O . b e a r s p r i m a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r a c t i o n . T h e G o v e r n i n g B o d y ' s o b s e r v a t i o n s i n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n w e r e d i r e c t e d t o w a r d s a v o i d i n g t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of d u p l i c a t i o n of e f f o r t i n t h i s f i e l d a t t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l l e v e l a n d t o w a r d s e s t a b l i s h i n g a f i r m b a s i s f o r c o - o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e A g e n c y a n d t h e 工.L.O.
1 5 , T h e C o m m i t t e e w a s i n f o r m e d t h a t t h e r e l e v a n t a r t i c l e of t h e S t a t u t e of t h e A g e n c y h a d b e e n a m e n d e d b y t h e C o n f e r e n c e in o r d e r to t a k e a c c o u n t of t h e v i e w s e x p r e s s e d b y t h e G o v e r n i n g D o d y . T h i s a r t i c l e ( A r t i c l e I I I , p a r a g r a p h A - 6 ) , a s a m e n d e d b y t h e C o n f e r e n c e , e m p o w e r s t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y :
n. . . t o e s t a b l i s h o r a d o p t , in c o n s u l t a t i o n a n d , w h e r e a p p r o p r i a t e , in c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e c o m p e t e n t o r g a n s of t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s a n d w i t h t h e s p e c i a l i s e d a g e n c i e s c o n c e r n e d , s t a n d a r d s of s a f e t y f o r p r o t e c t i o n of h e a l t h a n d m i n i m i s a t i o n of d a n g e r t o l i f e a n d p r o p e r t y ( i n c l u d i n g s u c h s t a n d a r d s f o r l a b o u r c o n d i t i o n s ) • . .
1 6 , T h e C o m m i t t e e t h e r e f o r e r e c o m m e n d s the G o v e r n i n g B o d y t o n o t e w i t h s a t i s f a c t i o n t h e a m e n d m e n t w h i c h h a s b e e n m a d e to A r t i c l e I I I , A - 6 of t h e S t a t u t e o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y to m e e t t h e v i e w s e x p r e s s e d b y t h e
— I • _ —I _ I • — M — — — • ‘ I • 鶴 •一. I • —""Til P «»-*7i 14—11 I • • • » ч II • _ — Il I 一等 — 11 • • I • 11 I • • ч
G o v e r n i n g B o d y a t i t s S e s s i o n .
1 7 , I n a d d i t i o n t h e C o m m i t t e e n o t e d t h a t t h e S t a t u t e of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A t o m i c E n e r g y A g e n c y p r o v i d e s t h a t t h e B o a r d of G o v e r n o r s , w i t h the a p p r o v a l of t h e G e n e r a l C o n f e r e n c e , i s a u t h o r i s e d to e n t e r i n t o a n a g r e e m e n t o r a g r e e m e n t s e s t a b l i s h i n g a n a p p r o p r i a t e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t h e A g e n c y a n d t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s a n d a n y o t h e r o r g a n i s a t i o n s , t h e w o r k of w h i c h is r e l a t e d to t h a t of t h e A g e n c y , A P r e p a r a t o r y C o m m i s s i o n h a s b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d , a n d h a s b e e n e m p o w e r e d to m a k e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s to t h e F i r s t S e s s i o n of t h e G e n e r a l C o n f e r e n c e of t h e A g e n c y a n d to t h e f i r s t m e e t i n g of t h e B o a r d of G o v e r n o r s o f t h e A g e n c y c o n c e r n i n g the