Statements of the Deputy Directors General

International Conference on Opportunities and Challenges for Water Cooled Reactors in the 21st Century
27 October 2009 | Statement at the International Conference on Opportunities and Challenges for Water Cooled Reactors in the 21st Century by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

Nuclear Techniques to Move the Nutrition Agenda Forward
7 October 2009 | Statement at the 19th International Congress of Nutrition (ICN 2009) by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. Statement »

Capacity Development in Nutrition: The Turning Point
5 October 2009 | Statement at the 19th International Congress of Nutrition (ICN 2009) by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. Statement »

WHO/IAEA Coordination and Planning Meeting with Member States (IAEA Regional Project RAS/6/060)
29 June 2009 | Statements at the WHO/IAEA Coordination and Planning Meeting with Member States (under IAEA Regional Project RAS/6/060) by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications; and IAEA Deputy Director General Ana María Cetto, Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation. Mr. Burkart´s Statement » | Ms. Cetto´s Statement »

Third Review Meeting of Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel Management and Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
11 May 2009 | Statement at the Third Review Meeting of Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel Management and Safety of Radioactive Waste Management by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilization of Accelerators
4 May 2009 | Statements at the International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilization of Accelerators on Food Security by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy; IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications; and American Nuclear Society (ANS). Mr. Sokolov´s Statement » | Mr. Burkart´s Statement » | ANS´s Statement »

International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO)
27 April 2009 | Statements at the International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO) by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications; and IAEA Deputy Director General Ana María Cetto, Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation. Mr. Burkart´s Statement » | Ms. Cetto´s Statement »

25th Meeting of Commission on Safety Standards Opening Remarks
22 April 2009 | Statement at the 25th Meeting of Commission on Safety Standards Opening Remarks by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

2nd Meeting on Nuclear Safety Strategy of Asian Nuclear Safety Network
10 April 2009 | Statement at the 2nd Meeting on Nuclear Safety Strategy of the Asian Nuclear Safety Network by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

International Symposium on Nuclear Security
30 March 2009 | Statement at the International Symposium on Nuclear Security by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

13th International Topical Meeting on Research Reactor Fuel Management
23 March 2009 | Opening statement at the 13th International Topical Meeting on Research Reactor Fuel Management by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

Global Nuclear Safety and Security: IAEA Perspectives and Activities
10 March 2009 | Statement at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Information Conference by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

Atoms for Food
26 January 2009 | Statement at the High-Level Meeting on Food Security by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. Statement »

TM/Workshop on Evaluation Methodology for National Nuclear Infrastructure Development
10 December 2008 | Statement at the TM/Workshop on Evaluation Methodology for National Nuclear Infrastructure Development by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety
17 November 2008 | Opening statement at the International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety - Ensuring Safety for Sustainable Nuclear Development by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

Competitiveness of Nuclear Energy: IAEA´s Perspective and Study Results for Europe
12 November 2008 | Opening at the 3rd International Conference on Energy in Central and Eastern Europe by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

22nd IAEA Fusion Energy Conference
13 October 2008 | Opening address at the 22nd Fusion Energy Conference by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

30th International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors
6 October 2008 | Welcome Address to the 30th International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

Senior Regulators Meeting
3 October 2008 | Opening statement at the Senior Regulators Meeting by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

24th Commission on Safety Standards (CSS) Meeting
3 September 2008 | Opening Statement at 24th Commission on Safety Standards (CSS) Meeting by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Induced Mutations in Plants
12 August 2008 | Opening statement at the FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Induced Mutations in Plants by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. Statement »

Opportunities and Challenges for World Nuclear Industry in 21st Century
9 June 2008 | Presentation at the 30th Anniversary Symposium of Korean Nuclear Power Generation by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

International Nuclear Safety Group
9 April 2008 | Opening Remarks to the International Nuclear Safety Group by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

Second International Symposium on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management
15 October 2007 | Opening statement at the Second International Symposium on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

Conference on Knowledge Management for Nuclear Facilities
18 June 2007 | Statements at the International Conference on Knowledge Management for Nuclear Facilities by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy; and IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Mr. Sokolov´s Statement » | Mr. Taniguchi´s Statement »

50 Years of Successful Cooperation
6 June 2007 | Opening address at the Bulgarian Conference on Nuclear Energy - National, Regional and World Safety by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

Supporting the Nuclear Science and Technology Infrastructure: The Role of the IAEA
4 June 2007 | Presentation at the Science and Technology Conference by IAEA Deputy Director General David Waller. Statement »

Safeguards – Need for New Verification Technologies
22 May 2007 | Opening statement at the 29th Annual Meeting of ESARDA by IAEA Deputy Director General Olli J. Heinonen, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

The International Atomic Energy Agency: Managing Nuclear Energy: From the Past to the Future
18 May 2007 | Keynote presentation at the Celebration Meeting - 50th Anniversary of the International Atomic Energy Agency by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

Celebrating 25 Years of Belgian Support Programme to IAEA
17 April 2007 | Opening address on the occasion of celebrating 25 years of the Belgian Support Programme by IAEA Deputy Director General Olli J. Heinonen, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

The International Atomic Energy Agency: Fifty Years of Managing the Nuclear Dilemma
11 April 2007 | Statement at the Special Symposium for the IAEA 50th Anniversary: Global Challenges for the Future of Nuclear Energy and the IAEA by IAEA Deputy Director General David Waller. Statement »

Conference on Quality Management and New Techniques in Radiation Medicine
13 November 2006 | Opening addresses at the Conference on Quality Management and New Techniques in Radiation Medicine by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications; and IAEA Deputy Director General Ana María Cetto, Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation. Mr. Burkart´s Statement » | Ms. Cetto´s Statement »

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime is Being Challenged
23 October 2006 | Statement at the "Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional (CESEDEN)" by IAEA Deputy Director General Olli J. Heinonen, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

Celebrating 25 Years of European Commission Support
5 October 2006 | Statement at the 25 Year Celebration of the European Commission Support Programme to the IAEA by IAEA Deputy Director General Olli J. Heinonen, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

IAEA Safeguards – Staying Ahead of the Game
16 July 2006 | Statement at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management by IAEA Deputy Director General Olli J. Heinonen, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

Uranium Resources: Plenty to Sustain Growth of Nuclear Power
1 June 2006 | Statement at the launch of the new edition of the "Red Book", Uranium 2005: Resources, Production and Demand by IAEA Deputy Director General Yury Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

50 Years UNSCEAR
30 May 2006 | Remarks at a reception celebrating UNSCEAR´s 50th Anniversary by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. Statement »

International Conference On Operational Safety Performance In Nuclear Installations
30 November 2005 | Introductory remarks at International Conference on Operational Safety Performance in Nuclear Installations held in Vienna, Austria by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

International Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal
3 October 2005 | Introductory remarks at the International Conference on Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal held in Tokyo, Japan by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

International Conference: Chernobyl - Looking Back to Go Forwards
6 September 2005 | Opening remarks at the Chernobyl Forum held in Vienna, Austria 6-7 September 2005 by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

Conference to Consider and Adopt Proposed Amendments to the CPPNM
4 July 2005 | Opening statement at the Conference to Consider and Adopt Proposed Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material by IAEA Deputy Director General David Waller. Statement »

Second Ministerial Meeting of ITER
28 June 2005 | Address at the Second Ministerial Meeting of ITER by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. Statement »

International Conference on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources
27 June 2005 | Opening remarks at the International Conference on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

Nuclear Security: Lessons Learned from the Past and Future Global Directions
16 March 2005 | Statement at the International Conference on Nuclear Security – Global Directions for the Future by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

Acceptance of the Berlin Peace Clock Award
8 November 2004 | Acceptance speech at the Berlin Peace Clock Award Ceremony by IAEA Deputy Director General Werner Burkart, Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. Statement »

Strengthening the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: The Need For Broad Information and Access Rights
22 June 2004 | Statement at the Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference by IAEA Deputy Director General Pierre Goldschmidt, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

The Proliferation Challenge of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle in Non-Nuclear Weapon States
26 April 2004 | Paper presented at the "Institut Français des Relations Internationales" by IAEA Deputy Director General Pierre Goldschmidt, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

Future Challenges for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Instruments
17 March 2004 | Paper presented at the Conference on "Future Challenges for Non-Proliferation Instruments" by IAEA Deputy Director General Pierre Goldschmidt, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

Presentation of Peace Award to IAEA by the Albert Schweitzer International University, Spain
17 December 2003 | Acceptance speech of Peace Award from the Albert Schweitzer International University, on behalf of the International Atomic Energy Agency by IAEA Deputy Director General David Waller. Statement »

Atoms for Peace: A perspective from the IAEA
8 December 2003 | Statement at the "Atoms for Peace: A Future After 50 Years?" Conference by IAEA Deputy Director General David Waller. Statement »

The Increasing Risk of Nuclear Proliferation: Addressing the Challenge
26 November 2003 | Statement presented at the Belgian Nuclear Society Symposium by by IAEA Deputy Director General Pierre Goldschmidt, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

International Conference on Research Reactor (Utilization, Safety, Decommissioning, Fuel and Waste Management)
10 November 2003 | Opening address at the International Conference on Research Reactor (Utilization, Safety, Decommissioning, Fuel and Waste Management) by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

First Review Meeting of the Joint Convention
3 November 2003 | Opening statement to the First Review Meeting of the Joint Convention by IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security. Statement »

State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material
20 October 2003 | Opening remarks at the Regional Training Course on State Systems of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material by IAEA Deputy Director General Pierre Goldschmidt, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

Major Challenges Currently Facing the International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime
25 September 2003 | This report at the Workshop on MPC&A Best Practices looks at steps to strengthen the safeguards system by IAEA Deputy Director General Pierre Goldschmidt, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

New Horizons in International Co-operative Innovation
16 September 2003 | A look at nuclear energy's prospects at the IAEA Scientific Forum during its 47th General Conference by IAEA Deputy Director General Victor Mourogov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy. Statement »

Present Status and Future of International Safeguards
12 February 2003 | Address at the JNC International Forum for Peaceful Utilizatin of Nuclear Energy in Tokyo, Japan by IAEA Deputy Director General Pierre Goldschmidt, Head of the Department of Safeguards. Statement »

Sixth Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention Climate Change (UNFCCC)
20 November 2000 | Statement to the Sixth Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention Climate Change (UNFCCC), urging consideration of the nuclear power option in the context of global climate change by IAEA Deputy Director General David Waller. Statement »

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