The President of the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr Naim Al-Aboudi, inaugurated the irradiation cell (GC220), the first peaceful application of atomic energy in Iraq. In his speech, Dr Naim Al-Aboudi stressed that the operation of the GC220 cell is the first strategic measure after the contamination treatments carried out by national experts in Iraq, noting that this important radiation cell is used in medical fields to treat cancer diseases, medical examinations, industrial fields and applications, sterilisation of medical instruments and food equipment, seed development and nuclear waste disposal. He added that this scientific environment will be ready to receive