Atomic Energy Authority

In the health sector:

• The Authority provides many services related to the health sector including:
• Production of radioisotopes for use in diagnosis and treatment
• Sterilization of equipment, medical packages, and surgical instruments
• Radiological detection on all imports of Egypt
• For more details, please visit EAEA.ORG.EG/medical_en.html

In the industrial sector:

The Authority provides many services related to the industrial sector including:

Quality Assurance. Use of radiation technology to make use of plastic and agricultural waste in the field of construction. For more details, please visit EAEA.ORG.EG/industrial_en.html

In the food sector:

The Authority provides many services related to the food sector, including:

Radiation preservation of food according to internationally accepted standards and regulations The use of gamma irradiation in the development of crop mutations of desirable and high-yielding characteristics, for more details please visit EAEA.ORG.EG/agricultural_en.html

In the environmental sector:

The Authority provides many services related to the environmental sector, including:

Collecting and transporting radioactive waste from medical facilities and research labs in universities and research after classification The use of radiation analysis techniques to detect toxic and hazardous environmental pollutants from heavy and light metals resulting from polluting industries The use of radiation technology in the process of recycling plastic waste for industrial utilization. For more details, please visit EAEA.ORG.EG/environmental_en.html