The IAEA, supported by supplementary funding provided under the European Commission’s Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC), is conducting projects to help Member States strengthen radiation protection, radioactive waste management, remediation practices and nuclear safety.
The projects also contribute to the INSC’s goals of promoting an effective nuclear safety culture and the implementation of nuclear safety standards and radiation protection measures, as well as responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, decommissioning and remediation of former nuclear sites and installations.
The projects include IAEA work to:
- Establish standards of safety and related guidance material and provide for their application through education and training, peer review and advisory services and the exchange of information.
- Promote and encourage the adherence to international instruments and conventions, including the Nuclear Safety Convention, the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management and the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources and its supplementary Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources.