South African development agreement

[Mail & Globe, 5 December] South Africa signed a five-year international agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the peaceful use of nuclear technology on 5 December, the Department of Science and Technology announced. The agreement finalizes South Africa's second Country Programme Framework (CPF). The framework replaces a similar agreement for 1999-2004 and outlines South Africa's current and future priority needs for nuclear technical cooperation and development. The IAEA will provide US$ 4 million over the CPF period for equipment, training and the exchange of scientists and technologists. Projects included pest control, groundwater monitoring, technical expertise in the energy field, radiotherapy and a neonatal screening program.

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