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Transforming Experience into Regulatory Improvements
News & Updates Transforming Experience Into Regulatory Improvements Regulatory systems and the role they play in the safe and secure use of nuclear power are the focus of an IAEA Conference that opened on 8 April 2013 in Ottawa, Canada.
IAEA Conference International Conference on Effective Nuclear Regulatory Systems Ottawa, Canada, 8-12 April 2013.
News & Updates Strengthening Regulatory Infrastructure Safety standards for strengthening regulatory infrastructure.
News & Updates Establishing the Safety Infrastructure Establishing the safety infrastructure for a nuclear power programme.
News & Updates Regulatory Cooperation Forum Help Member States develop effectively independent and robust regulators of nuclear power.
News & Updates International Regulatory Network (RegNet) Portal for web-based international cooperation among nuclear safety and security regulators.
News & Updates Regional Regulatory Networks Tools for providing support.
News & Updates National Nuclear Regulatory Portal (NNRP) National Entrance Portal of International Regulatory Network (RegNet).
News & Updates Integrated Regulatory Review Service Enhaning the effectiveness of the national regulatory infrastructure of States for nuclear, radiation, radioactive waste and transport safety and security of radioactive sources.
News & Updates Self-Assessment of Regulatory Infrastructure for Safety (SARIS) Methodology and tools to support States' routine and regular self-evaluation of national regulatory infrastructure for nuclear and radiation safety.
News & Updates Regulatory Authority Information System (RAIS) Assisting Member States in managing their regulatory activities in accordance with IAEA Safety Standards and guidance.

 

  • IAEA Director General Visit to Moscow, RussiaTop Story | 17 May 2013

    IAEA Director General Visit to Moscow, Russia

    IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano is in Moscow, Russia from 16 to 20 May 2013 for a series of high-level meetings with senior Russian officials and to visit key facilities. Read more →

  • Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Environmental MonitoringTop Story | 17 May 2013

    Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Environmental Monitoring

    A demonstration of the capabilities of an unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, was held at IAEA headquarters in Vienna as part of a consultant's meeting to use such a system in rapid environmental monitoring. Read more →

  • Herman NackaertsPress Statement | 15 May 2013

    Remarks by Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts

    Transcript of remarks made on 15 May 2013 by Herman Nackaerts, Deputy Director General for Safeguards, at the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna, after talks with Iranian officials. Read more →

  • Senior European Officials Visit IAEA Labs in SeibersdorfTop Story | 15 May 2013 (Updated)

    Senior European Officials Visit IAEA Labs in Seibersdorf

    Ambassadors and other diplomats of European Union (EU) countries, senior European Commission (EC) staff and Ambassador Györgyi Martin Zanathy, the Head of the EU Delegation in Vienna, convened at the IAEA Laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria, on 14 May 2013 to receive in-depth briefings on the science conducted there and on the IAEA's plans for modernisation of the laboratories. Read more →

  • IAEA Regional Workshop Details Support for Pacific Islands StatesTop Story | 3 May 2013

    IAEA Regional Workshop Details Support for Pacific Islands States

    12 Pacific Island States took part in an IAEA workshop that explained the developmental benefits to be obtained through nuclear science and applications in human health, water resource management, food and agriculture, marine and coastal environment protection, and climate change studies. Read more →

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  • Cancer Care and Control Topics in Focus

    Cancer Care and Control

    Cancer is fast becoming a major global health problem. It is estimated that by 2020 there will be some 15 million new cancer cases a year, the majority of them in developing countries. Go to Coverage →

  • Nuclear Power: Status and Outlook Topics in Focus

    Nuclear Power: Status and Outlook

    Over the past several years, there has been a resurgence of interest in nuclear power, both from countries with established nuclear power programmes and countries that are interested in beginning a programme. Go to Coverage →

  • IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative Topics in Focus

    IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative

    Resources and other relevant information on the IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI). Go to Coverage →

  • Nuclear Security Topics in Focus

    Nuclear Security

    The IAEA is helping policymakers and experts from around the world coordinate their efforts to improve nuclear security, manage radioactive sources and combat nuclear terrorism. Go to Coverage →

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International Conference on Effective Nuclear Regulatory Systems
8 April 2013 | In a video message, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano addresses the delegates at the International Conference on Effective Nuclear Regulatory Systems, held 8-12 April 2013 in Ottawa, Canada.

Denis Flory, Deputy Director General, Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, talks about the aims of the Regulatory Coordination Forum (RCF), 9 April 2013.
In a video message, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano addressed the participants of the IAEA School for Nuclear Energy Management in Texas, USA, 26 March 2013.
During his speech at the 2013 <em>International Women's Day</em> celebration at the Vienna International Centre, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano spoke about the "very capable" professional women now working in nuclear law, nuclear science, research and regulation, and the important roles they play in inspiring young women and girls to pursue careers in the field, 5 March 2013.
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Books and Publications

Nuclear Power in 21st Century

Nuclear Power in the 21st Century
The IAEA helps Member States to use nuclear technology for a broad range of peaceful purposes, one of the most important of which is generating electricity.

IAEA - Orientation for Diplomats 2013

IAEA - Orientation for Diplomats 2013
The IAEA in Overview: Using Nuclear Technologies Peacefully.

IAEA Factsheet: Safeguards Analytical Laboratories

IAEA Safeguards Analytical Laboratories
The science essential to verifying the peaceful use of nuclear material.

IAEA Bulletin: Food for the Future

Food for the Future
Nuclear techniques can help small farmers to produce more food and ensure that food is safe and wholesome.

IAEA Annual Report 2011

IAEA Annual Report 2011
Summarizing and highlighting developments over the past year in major areas of the Agency's work.

INPRO: International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles - Enhancing Global Nuclear Energy Sustainability

INPRO: International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles
The world needs to produce huge quantities of energy in the coming decades to meet the needs of a growing population and, at the same time, raise the living standards of billions of people that do not have access to cheap, plentiful electricity .

Nuclear Technology for a Sustainable Future

IAEA At Rio+20: Nuclear Technology for a Sustainable Future
Nuclear technologies are used daily to find and protect sustainable sources of fresh water, produce energy and food, while providing researchers the tools to study the ocean's past and predict its future.

Nuclear Security: Achievements 2002–2011

IAEA Nuclear Security - Achievements 2002–2011
Building a nuclear security framework, which is suitable for today and sustainable for tomorrow, is a widely held priority of the international community.

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