The United Nations Atomic Energy Commission is formed. The Agency's first safeguards inspections are conducted.
Interest grows in using nuclear reactors for electricity generation.
Laboratories in Seibersdorf and Monaco are opened and Apollo astronauts place an atomic generator on the moon. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty enters into force. The oil crisis puts energy issues on the global agenda. IAEA moves into new headquarters. Chernobyl nuclear accident hits the headlines.