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2003-12-24 |
The IAEA has assisted Bulgarian authorities with the removal of high-enriched uranium (HEU) stored at a shutdown research reactor in Sofia.
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2003-12-23 |
Criminal investigators have long relied on an array of forensic tools to help them solve crimes. Nuclear techniques stand among them, and are gaining more attention among law enforcement authorities and police forces worldwide. The IAEA is working to share experience and improve analytical capabilities in the field, particularly in developing countries.
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2003-12-18 |
On 18 December 2003, Ambassador Salehi of Iran and the Director General of the IAEA signed an Additional Protocol to Iran's NPT safeguards agreement, granting Agency inspectors greater authority in verifying the country's nuclear programme. Iran has stated that it is acting in accordance with the Protocol's provisions, pending the Protocol's formal entry into force. The Additional Protocol requires States to provide an expanded declaration of their nuclear activities and grants the Agency broader rights of access to sites in the country.
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2003-12-18 |
The Albert Schweitzer International University in Spain has awarded the IAEA its annual Gold Medal for Science and Peace, citing the Agency's key contributions to world peace and disarmament.
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2003-12-04 |
In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Atoms for Peace and in celebration of President Eisenhower's vision, IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei accepted, on behalf of the Agency, a bronze bust of President Eisenhower presented by the US Ambassador, Mr. Kenneth Brill as a gift of the people of the United States. Mr. Jim Brothers, a sculptor who has commemorated many monumental figures in bronze, carved the President’s likeness.
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2003-12-03 |
On 4 December 2003 States are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the "Atoms for Peace" proposal in December 1953 that led to the IAEA's creation. The US Government is donating to the IAEA a bust of former US President Dwight Eisenhower, who voiced the historic proposal before the UN General Assembly 50 years ago. US Ambassador Kenneth Brill will present the bust to IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei.
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2003-11-17 |
The IAEA supported International Conference on Research Reactor Utilization,
Safety, Decommissioning, Fuel and Waste Management concluded 14 November in Santiago, Chile. Over 100 experts from across the globe attended the
five-day conference. In his address, IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Safety and Security, Mr. Taniguchi Tomihiro, told delegates that the research reactor community has had a long and successful history of both productive and safe operations; however, nearly two-thirds of the world's operating research reactors are now over 30 years old.
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2003-11-10 |
A powerful, disused radioactive source in Côte d'Ivoire has been secured with the assistance of IAEA experts and French and Côte d'Ivoire authorities. The sealed caesium-137 source had been left in a small bunker without proper security or safety measures in place, in the grounds of the University of Cocody in the country’s capital Abidjan.
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2003-10-03 |
The IAEA and its Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, are among candidates for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. ElBaradei also is among favoured nominees for this year's Sakharov Human Rights Prize awarded by the European Parliament.
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2003-09-22 |
On Sunday 21 September 2003, the IAEA assisted Romanian authorities with the removal of weapons-usable highly enriched uranium (HEU) stored at the Institute for Nuclear Research, Pitesti.
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