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ElBaradei at the IAEA Conference in Vienna

From energy to medicine, UN forum discusses innovative uses of nuclear physics

27 September 2005
From meeting burgeoning energy needs through innovative technologies to boosting cancer treatment in developing countries, nuclear physics and the United Nations atomic energy agency have a key role to play on the road to sustainable development, an international scientific forum was told today.
ElBaradei at the IAEA Conference in Vienna

UN atomic agency hears wide-ranging review of nuclear dangers and benefits

26 September 2005
From the dangers of terrorism and proliferation to the benefits of enhanced energy, health care and food production, the United Nations atomic watchdog agency today opened its annual General Conference with a wide-ranging review of the full spectrum of the nuclear field.
Iranian President Ahmadinejad

Iran pledges cooperation with IAEA, private and public sector players on nuclear issue

17 September 2005
In a much-anticipated speech, the President of Iran today pledged before the United Nations General Assembly that Tehran would open its uranium enrichment programme to cooperation with private and public sector players, eschew the production of nuclear arms, engage the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and continue talks with concerned countries on the issue.

With UN help, young scientists from developing world attend nuclear seminar

17 August 2005
The United Nations atomic watchdog agency is helping top young nuclear professionals from less developed countries to attend a high-powered six-week seminar on issues ranging from stemming the spread of nuclear weapons and terrorism to solving environmental crises like climate change and clean water shortages.
Mohamed ElBaradei

IAEA board re-appoints ElBaradei to third term as Director-General

13 June 2005
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today re-appointed Mohamed ElBaradei as Director-General of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency for another four-year term.
IAEA Headquarters

UN atomic watchdog fights not just spread of nuclear arms but counterfeit art too

11 March 2005
The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, better known for its efforts to combat nuclear smuggling and the spread of weapons of mass destruction, is now helping countries to crack down on the illegal trade in counterfeit art, a major source of international crime ranging from ancient Babylonian statues to renaissance paintings.

UN nuclear watchdog launches new project for peaceful use of technology

22 December 2004
Furthering its mission to harness nuclear technology for peaceful uses, the UN watchdog entrusted with preventing the spread of nuclear weapons has launched a pilot project for collaboration with distinguished institutions around the world for research on such issues as plant breeding and genetics.
Mr. ElBaradei

'Jury is still out' on Iran's nuclear activities - IAEA chief

25 November 2004
The United Nations agency entrusted with preventing the spread of nuclear weapons has accounted for all declared nuclear material in Iran, but still has a lot of work to do with regard to possible undeclared material or activity, the agency's chief said today.

Curbing potential spread of weapons-grade uranium could take 10 years – IAEA

16 November 2004
It will take the better part of a decade for all the world’s civil nuclear research reactors to be converted to run on fuel that poses a lower risk of proliferation of weapons-grade high-enriched uranium (HEU), the United Nations atomic watchdog agency reports in its latest update on the issue.
Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Safety, Beijing

Experts at UN meeting endorse harmonizing nuclear power plant safety standards

4 November 2004
Experts have recommended that countries harmonize global safety standards for everything from the design to the decommissioning of nuclear power plants, the United Nations atomic watchdog said today.