IAEA

UN atomic agency signs agreement to enhance fusion research

13 October 2008
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today joined forces with a global research consortium to enhance studies into fusion, a type of nuclear energy generated by merging light atoms.

UN nuclear agency and French institute boost ties to help developing nations

1 October 2008
The United Nations atomic watchdog agency is boosting cooperation with a leading French research institute in the use of nuclear techniques to address the needs of developing countries in such areas as pest control, and soil and water management.
IAEA Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei

Short of funds and resources, UN nuclear agency at crossroads, warns chief

29 September 2008
The United Nations atomic watchdog agency urgently needs greater funds and resources to carry out its multifaceted tasks, from verifying that Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons and preventing terrorists from acquiring radioactive materials to spurring advances in medicine and agriculture, its chief warned today.
IAEA Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei

DPR Korea cuts off UN atomic watchdog agency’s access to nuclear facilities

24 September 2008
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will restart nuclear activities at its reprocessing plant in Yongbyon, shut down last year, and is terminating the United Nations atomic watchdog agency’s access to the facilities, it was announced today.
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei

Full transparency needed from Iran on nuclear activities, UN agency chief says

22 September 2008
The head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today called on Iran to be fully transparent about its nuclear activities, six years after the agency began efforts to clarify those activities.

UN atomic experts conduct review of German nuclear regulatory system

19 September 2008
An international team of experts assembled by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has wrapped up a two-week review of Germany’s nuclear regulatory system, offering advice on how to improve in certain areas.

UN agency predicts continued expansion of nuclear power in coming decades

11 September 2008
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today that nuclear power is expected to continue to expand in the coming decades in line with the growing global demand for energy, while also reporting that the power source’s share of global electricity generation dropped another percentage point in 2007 to 14 per cent.
The ICTP in Trieste, Italy

UN agency trains developing nations on nuclear facility management

3 September 2008
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today kicked off a programme in Trieste, Italy, to train young professionals from developing countries on all aspects of managing knowledge pertaining to nuclear facilities.
IAEA's Seibersdorf laboratories

Tests confirm no radioactivity release from incident at UN laboratory

29 August 2008
Independent experts have confirmed the initial findings of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there was no release of radioactive material to the environment after an incident at one of its laboratories earlier this month.

UN nuclear agency seeks ways to boost nutrition among world’s poor

15 August 2008
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been exploring avenues to tackle the issue of nutritional deficiencies in the world’s poor.