Overview
Care for the environment is an important objective, but it is something which should not be considered in isolation. Indeed, it must be seen in the overall context of national development, as nobody would destroy or pollute the living environment unnecessarily. Considering the growing awareness of the importance of the environmental care and protection, in particular realizing the local and
trans-boundary effects of environmental pollution and degradation, individual as well as common efforts should be intensified to seek and implement the most effective and efficient policy, strategy and programs with appropriate technologies to ensure environmental integrity . Nuclear technologies can play a significant role as a competitive, and in some cases unique, tool to solve these problems. Planners should be well informed on the potential benefits of these technologies, and incorporate them into the overall national and regional development planning activities. As a source of regional expertise in nuclear science and technology, the RCA is placed at a strategic position to provide significant contributions towards solving problems in all of the above mentioned priority areas. Eco friendly Technology ensuring environmental integrity is preferred for their compatibility with nature. Mitigation of environmental pollution through the application of nuclear techniques include use of electron accelerators for cleaning flue gases released from fossil fuelled plants, isotope tracer for various pollutants etc
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