Annual report. 1 July 1971-30 June 1972

The main themes of the Agency's work during the twelve months covered by this report have been: (a) The negotiation of safeguards agreements with States in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT); (b) Assistance to developing countries, particularly for the introduction of nuclear power and the use of nuclear techniques in agriculture; and (c) The effect of nuclear energy on the environment. 2. The major scientific event of the year for the Agency was the Fourth International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy at Geneva in September 1971. The discussions showed the extent to which nuclear power has become an ordinary commercial enterprise since the third Conference in 1964, as well as a feature of the energy plans of many developing countries