IAEA

UN nuclear agency marks 50th birthday, moving on multiple fronts

27 July 2007
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations body whose tasks range from seeking to curb nuclear proliferation and keeping weapons of mass destruction out of terrorists’ hands to advancing cancer treatments and searching for underground water, turns 50 this weekend, continually adding to its many exploits.
Dr. ElBaradei

Following quake, Japan invites IAEA team to assess nuclear plant

24 July 2007
After receiving an invitation from Japan, the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced today that it will send a team of experts to the Asian country which was rocked by a powerful earthquake on 16 July.

New IAEA report outlines plans for monitoring nuclear facility in DPR Korea

4 July 2007
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which recently sent a team of experts to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has released a report on its future activities in the country, which has been under United Nations sanctions since last year when it claimed to have conducted a nuclear test.