During the plenary session of the General Conference, 15 delegations delivered statements, which are available here. Eleven countries have been newly elected to serve on the 35-member IAEA Board of Governors for the period 2018-2020.
The following side events took place on Thursday:
At the event Faces of Safeguards: The Integrated Safeguards Environment (ISE) Portal - the Modernization of the Safeguards Information Technology (MOSAIC) - Developed One-Stop Shop for Safeguards, delegates heard about the SIRIUS project that brings together Safeguards information in a single portal. They received information on how this portal is supporting IAEA Safeguards staff to perform activities, evaluate results and establish findings.
During the Recruitment at the IAEA – Strengthening Outreach and Partnerships to Attract Talent event, the Division of Human Resources informed delegates about the IAEA’s efforts to increase the number of qualified applicants and to promote geographical distribution and diversity in the Agency’s workforce.
Delegates learned about the new World Distribution of Uranium Deposits (UDEPO) database during the UDEPO Map event.
At the event Non-Destructive Testing: Methods and Techniques for Civil Structures in Pre- and Post-Management of Natural Disasters, participants learned how nuclear techniques have proved to be valuable in identifying structural weaknesses in the aftermath of natural disasters.
At the IAEA CONNECT, E-tools, Wikis event, delegates heard about the relevance of this platform to promote capacity-building and facilitate collaboration in the nuclear sector. The intended audience of these networks are professionals in specific areas, such as implementers, operators, regulators and Member States representatives to the IAEA.
Delegates received a presentation about review missions at the Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review for Research Reactors event.
The Faces of Safeguards: Evolution of Non-Destructive Assay for Safeguards Verification Activities event focused on how non-destructive assay techniques are benefitting from operational and technological progress, including remote operability of some devices.
During the event Sustaining a National Nuclear Security Regime: How to Maintain Effectiveness Over Time, delegates heard how the IAEA support and resources can help States ensure that their nuclear security regimes remain sustainable over time.
Delegates received a presentation at the event on the Internet Reactor Laboratory (IRL) focusing on the benefits of this programme and heard feedback from representatives of some countries that conduct experiments through IRL.
Member States’ side events:
At the Indonesian event on Strengthening the Livestock Value Chain for Smallholder Communities delegates heard from two small scale farmers who are benefitting from the IAEA programme in livestock production using nuclear and nuclear-derived techniques.
