IAEA Press Releases
International Nuclear Safety Experts Conclude IAEA Peer Review of China's Regulatory System
30 July 2010 | An international team of senior experts on nuclear safety regulation today completed a two-week International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review of the governmental and regulatory framework for nuclear safety in the People's Republic of China. Read More »
Latest Data Shows Long-Term Security of Uranium Supply
20 July 2010 | IAEA According to Uranium 2009: Resources, Production and Demand just published by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), uranium resources, production and demand are all on the rise. Read More »
IAEA Director General Welcomes NPT Outcome
31 May 2010 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano welcomed the unanimous adoption at the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) of an outcome document containing steps to speed up progress on nuclear disarmament, advance nuclear non-proliferation, promote peaceful uses of nuclear energy and work towards a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East. Read More »
IAEA Achieves Milestone as 100th Nation Adopts Additional Protocol
14 May 2010 | One hundred nations have now agreed to give the International Atomic Energy Agency more information about their nuclear programmes. Read More »
Roche and IAEA Announce Joint Initiative to Train Healthcare Workers for Africa's Fight Against Cancer
28 April 2010 | Roche and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced the launch of the EDUCARE (EDUcation for Cancer in African REgions) project to provide concerted support to help combat the growing cancer epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Read More »
Support for IAEA's Nuclear Security Work is Encouraging, Director General Amano Says
13 April 2010 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano welcomed the strong support expressed by leaders from 47 countries for the Agency's "essential role" in the field of nuclear security. Read More »
IAEA Director General Welcomes New START Treaty
8 April 2010 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano welcomes the conclusion of a new START Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States. Read More »
International Experts Conclude IAEA Peer Review of Iran's Safety Regulation of Bushehr NPP
2 March 2010 | An international team of nuclear safety experts today completed an IAEA mission to review the effectiveness of Iran´s safety regulation of its first nuclear power plant and to identify possible improvements before the plant begins operation. Read More »
IAEA Statement on Iranian Enrichment Announcement
8 February 2010 | The following is a statement attributable to IAEA Spokesperson Gill Tudor. Read More »
Agreement Reached on Integrated Safeguards in European Union
8 January 2010 | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with the European Commission, has reached agreement on arrangements to implement "integrated safeguards" in all non-nuclear-weapon States of the European Union with significant nuclear activities. Read More »
International Nuclear Safety Experts Conclude IAEA Peer Review of the Regulatory System of the Russian Federation
27 November 2009 | An international team of nuclear and radiation safety experts today completed a two-week IAEA review of the regulatory framework of the Russian Federation. Read More »
IAEA and African Union Commission Agree to Cooperate in Tsetse Fly Eradication
27 November 2009 | The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 25 November 2009 at the IAEA Headquarters in Vienna. The MOU defines the modalities of cooperation between the two organizations in support of Africa's efforts to eradicate trypanosomiasis. Trypanosomiasis is a severe disease, transmitted by tsetse flies, which affects both people and domestic animals. It occurs in 35 African countries where it causes death, debility, diminished productivity and massive economic losses. It is widely recognized as one of the continent's most serious constraints to socio-economic development.Read More »