IAEA

Hungarian laboratory the likely source of iodine outbreak, UN agency says

17 November 2011
A Hungarian laboratory is the most likely source of the outbreak of a radioactive particle recently detected in the atmosphere above parts of Europe, the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported today.

'Very low' levels of radiation detected in Europe, UN agency reports

11 November 2011
Small amounts of a radioactive particle have been detected in the air in the Czech Republic and other European locations, but they do not pose a health risk to the public, the United Nations nuclear agency reported today.

UN atomic energy official involved in radiation contamination incident in Belgium

5 October 2011
The United Nations atomic energy agency reported today that one of its safeguards inspectors has been involved in a contamination incident at a nuclear waste processing facility in Dessel, Belgium.
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano addresses the Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety

UN meeting on atomic energy urges stronger, effective nuclear safety standards

20 June 2011
A conference held by the United Nations atomic energy agency today called for stronger national and international measures to ensure the highest and most effective levels of nuclear safety in the wake of the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant three months ago.
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano addresses the Board of Governors

Syria ‘very likely’ had an unreported nuclear plant, UN agency chief says

6 June 2011
The head of the United Nations atomic energy agency said today that “it is very likely” that a building destroyed in Syria in 2007 was a nuclear reactor, and there are indications that ‘seem to point to the existence of possible military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear programme.”
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano

Japanese crisis highlights need for enhanced nuclear safety, transparency – UN

4 April 2011
The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today called for robust safety standards and full transparency, both of which are vital for restoring public confidence in nuclear power in the wake of the Japanese power plant crisis.