The IAEA is the world´s center of cooperation in the nuclear field. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.
Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons is a complex task requiring international cooperation and confidence building at bilateral, regional and global levels. Today, more than half a century after ...
The IAEA/WHO Network, through Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratories (SSDLs) designated by the Member States, provides a direct linkage of national dosimetry standards to the international ...
Disposal of radioactive waste requires knowledge of its radioactivity content in terms of the concentrations of specific radionuclides. This information is used by the repository operator and/or ...
The increased awareness of occupational health, hygiene and safety in recent years has resulted in improvement of working conditions and in reducing workers’ exposure to many toxic substances. ...
Author: P. Gehringer, H. Eschweiler, S. Weiss, T. Reemtsma
“Over 70 per cent of the Earth`s surface is covered with water, but less than 3 per cent of that is freshwater — most of it locked up in glaciers, ice caps, the atmosphere and deep groundwater ...
The Environet - The IAEA Network on Environmental Management and Remediation - is being established to work as a facilitator to increase effectiveness and efficiency in the sharing of international experience on good practices for remediation of radiologically contaminated sites. The network is also aimed at introducing the life-cycle approach to nuclear and non-nuclear (NORM) operations in order to minimize the need of future remediation measures.OBJECTIVES1) coordinate support to organizations and/or Member...
Discussion on the research and development needs in safeguards and verification between the IAEA and its Member States was the focus of a meeting of the Member State Support Programme (MSSP) coordinators last week. The meeting at the IAEA brought together 41 delegates, who were briefed on plans in the areas of research, technology transfer and operational support for verification activities. Since the IAEA does not have the financial resources to develop the instruments and techniques that inspectors use on its...
A six-month pilot project employing satellite feeds to monitor sensitive nuclear materials and check they are not being diverted for non-peaceful use has been launched by the IAEA with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA). The satellite-based network will transfer data from surveillance systems and monitoring equipment on a near-real-time basis from four locations worldwide to the IAEA´s headquarters in Vienna, the central hub of the network. A first, remote satellite terminal has been deployed in...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was set to coordinate a major exercise to test the response to a simulated accident at Mexico´s Laguna Verde nuclear power plant on the 9th July. 74 IAEA Member States and 10 international organizations join the 48-hour drill to evaluate national and international preparedness for a possible nuclear or radiological emergency.
As this will only be a `virtual` nuclear accident, the exercise will not pose any risk to the public or the environment.
The IAEA´s Incident...
Twenty-two years after the world’s most serious nuclear accident, work by the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency continues apace to assist Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine. The work is moving into a new phase that aims to build upon progress already achieved and target the most pressing social and economic needs. The IAEA remains an active participant in recovery work at and around the Chernobyl site, mostly in the form of assistance projects related to the safe management...
