IAEA Director General Calls For Greater Access to Nuclear Power
Highlights Agency´s Role in Supporting Nuclear Power Newcomers
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano delivers his speech at the International Conference on Access to Civil Nuclear Energy at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France. (Photo: OECD)
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- Director General Statement, 8 March 2010:
English Version | French Version - Statement by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, 8 March 2010:
English Version | French Version [pdf] - Power for Tomorrow, 8 March 2010
- Photo Gallery, 8 March 2010
- International Cooperation Vital for Nuclear Renaissance, Transcript, Le Monde, 7 March 2010
- In Focus: Nuclear Power: Status and Outlook
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At the International Conference on Access to Civil Nuclear Energy, hosted on Monday, 8 March 2010 by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation, the Nuclear Energy Agency, and the French Government, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano highlighted in his address the Agency´s role in assisting all Member States to consider, introduce and use nuclear power knowledgeably, profitably, safely and securely.
In conjunction with the Conference, the French newspaper Le Monde published an opinion article by Director General Amano, outlining the vital role of international cooperation in ensuring that nuclear power can be introduced and used beneficially, responsibly and sustainably by developed and developing economies alike.
The full text of the statement is available here; and the transcript of the Le Monde article can be accessed here.
By Peter Kaiser, IAEA Division of Public Information
