IAEA Press Releases
International Nuclear Safety Experts Conclude IAEA Peer Review of Canada´s Regulatory System
Ottawa, 12 June 2009 | An international team of nuclear safety experts completed a two-week IAEA review of the regulatory framework and effectiveness of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Read More »
WHO-IAEA Join Forces to Fight Cancer
Vienna/Geneva, 26 May 2009 | The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced the launch of a Joint Programme on Cancer Control, aimed at strengthening and accelerating efforts to fight cancer in the developing world. Read More »
IAEA Calls for Enhanced Radiation Protection of Patients
29 April 2009 | Advances in medical imaging techniques are allowing doctors to detect hidden diseases and make ever more accurate diagnoses. Read More »
IAEA Director General Candidates Announced
29 April 2009 | The IAEA confirms receipt of the nomination of five candidates for Director General of the IAEA. Read More »
UN Agencies Mark Chernobyl Anniversary With Launch of US$2.5-million Project
24 April 2009 | Four United Nations agencies marked today the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident by launching a $2.5 million programme designed to meet the priority information needs of affected communities in Belarus, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine. Read More »
IAEA Inspectors Depart DPRK
16 April 2009 | IAEA inspectors at the Democratic People´s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Yongbyon nuclear facilities, on 15 April, removed all IAEA seals and switched off surveillance cameras. Read More »
IAEA Inspectors Asked to Leave Democratic People´s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
14 April 2009 | Statement to the media by IAEA Spokesperson Marc Vidricaire on the situation in the DPRK. Read More »
IAEA Director General Welcomes Russian-U.S. Commitments to Reduce Nuclear Arsenals and Strengthen Non-Proliferation
2 April 2009 | IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei welcomes and is greatly encouraged by the Joint Statement of President Medvedev and President Obama, in which they committed themselves through concrete steps to fulfill their obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world. Read More »
IAEA Issues Recommendations Regarding Temporary Restart of Dutch Reactor
23 February 2009 | An IAEA-led international team of nuclear reactor safety experts completed a safety review mission on 18 February at the High Flux Reactor (HFR) at Petten, in the Netherlands. Read More »
IAEA Completes Third Mission to Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
5 December 2008 | An IAEA-led team of international experts has completed its third mission, at the invitation of the Government of Japan. Read More »
Nuclear Science for Food Security
2 December 2008 | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap. Read More »
IAEA and International Science and Technology Center Sign Cooperative Agreement
22 October 2008 | The IAEA and the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) signed an agreement that calls for an increase in cooperation between the two organizations. Read More »