Nnuclear Techniques
Nuclear techniques play an important role in many facets of our daily life and are an integral part of our socioeconomic development. Nuclear techniques have been used to solve earth science problems in medical diagnostics and treatment, in food security, in industrial process control or in luggage screening at airports, not just in the laboratory, for over forty years. However, triggered in part by accidents in the field of nuclear power, a segment of the general public perceives anything nuclear as inherently unsafe, ignoring the great number of nuclear applications beneficial for health, welfare and the environment. Most of these sentiments are caused by a lack of information and by a misconception. This situation can only be rectified by showing the many opportunities and advantages provided by nuclear applications，