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IAEA to Host Experts’ Meeting on Human and Organizational Factors in Nuclear Safety

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:34:49 +0000

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will host an International Experts’ Meeting (IEM) on Human and Organizational Factors in Nuclear Safety in the Light of the Accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant from 21 to 24 May 2013.

Remarks by Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:54:49 +0000

Transcript of remarks made on 15 May 2013 by Herman Nackaerts, Deputy Director General for Safeguards, at the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna, after talks with Iranian officials.

International Expert Team Concludes IAEA Peer Review of Poland’s Regulatory Framework for Nuclear and Radiation Safety

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:11:46 +0000

International safety experts last week concluded a two-week International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to review the regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety in Poland.

Future of Nuclear Power in Focus at IAEA Ministerial Conference in Saint Petersburg

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:28:20 +0000

Government ministers and international experts will discuss the future of nuclear energy at an IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century, to be held 27 – 29 June 2013 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.

IAEA Team Completes Initial Review of Japan’s Plans to Decommission Fukushima Daiichi

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:15:01 +0000

An IAEA expert team today completed an initial review of Japan’s efforts to plan and implement the decommissioning of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

IAEA Experts to Visit Fukushima Daiichi Site, Review Japan’s Decommissioning Plans

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:01:52 +0000

An IAEA expert team will visit Japan this month at the request of the Japanese government to review the nation’s efforts to plan and implement the decommissioning of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

IAEA Board of Governors Re-Appoints IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:16:14 +0000

In a decision taken by acclamation, the IAEA Board of Governors re-appointed the current Director General, Yukiya Amano, to a further four-year term of office.

IAEA International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles: Safe Technologies and Sustainable Scenarios, 4-7 March 2013, Paris, France

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:30:28 +0000

Journalists are invited to attend a four-day International Conference in Paris to review fast reactor and fuel cycle technology advances, safety, economic and proliferation resistant related issues.

Press Arrangements for IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, 4-8 March 2013

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:52:04 +0000

The IAEA Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the Agency’s headquarters starting at 10:00 CET on Monday, 4 March 2013 in Boardroom A of the M-Building, in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

Remarks by Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:19:45 +0000

The following is a transcript of remarks made on 14 February 2013 by Herman Nackaerts, Deputy Director General for Safeguards, at the Vienna International Airport upon his return from Iran.

IAEA Says DPRK Nuclear Test “Deeply Regrettable”

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:43:47 +0000

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano expressed deep regret about the announcement that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has conducted a third test of a nuclear weapon.

IAEA To Highlight Global Health Crisis on World Cancer Day

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:40:44 +0000

The IAEA will mark World Cancer Day on Monday, 4 February 2013 with an event to raise awareness about the nature of cancer in low and middle-income countries.

IAEA to Host Experts’ Meeting on Post-Accident Nuclear Decommissioning and Remediation

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:53:16 +0000

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will host a five-day International Experts’ Meeting (IEM) on Decommissioning and Remediation After a Nuclear Accident from 28 January to 1 February 2013.

IAEA, Fukushima Prefecture Sign Cooperation Memorandum

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:04:44 +0000

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and the Governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Yuhei Sato, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation confirming their willingness to implement concrete projects to help alleviate the consequences of the accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Fukushima Ministerial Conference Urges Continued Work to Strengthen Nuclear Safety

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:05:26 +0000

Strengthening nuclear safety is a continuous process that leaves no room for complacency, the Co-Presidents of the Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety said in a statement today.