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• IAEA considers India safeguards

  The India-specific safeguards agreement is currently under consideration at an International Atomic Energy Agency board meeting. It represents a vital step in allowing India to buy and sell civil nuclear power generation technology and fuel. Posted Aug 01 2008, 10:32 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA, India

• ElBaradei reports on IAEA's activities in 2007

  Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), gave a review of the agency's work in 2007 to its board of governors, who met today in Vienna. He summarised IAEA cooperation efforts with new nuclear countries as well as its non-proliferation headaches. Posted Jun 02 2008, 11:29 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA

• Deadlock remains on US-India nuclear deal

  [Bloomberg, 6 May; Hindustan Times, 7 May] India's federal ruling coalition and its communist allies failed to break the deadlock on the stalled civilian nuclear agreement with the US as their eighth meeting ended inconclusively on 6 May. In the meeting, the coalition and communist allies discussed the outcome of the negotiations between the government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on India-specific safeguards. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, "The Left parties have sought further clarifications, which will be provided in the next few days." He added that, "Further discussion will be held at the next meeting of the committee to be held on 28 May." India's communist parties have been vociferous in their opposition to the bilateral agreement on the grounds that its conditions would give the USA influence over Indian foreign policy, and had threatened to withdraw their support from the coalition government if it were to proceed. "In terms of India, the issue is with Indian politics and the Indian government working on their end to try to resolve any issues they may have," US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters when asked if the deal was "just dead or is moving forward." Posted May 07 2008, 11:45 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA

• IAEA concludes Forsmark operational safety review

  The International Atomic Energy Agency has concluded its operational safety review of Sweden's Forsmark nuclear power plant and expects to submit its final report to the Swedish government within three months. Posted Feb 29 2008, 11:17 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA, Forsmark

• Norway pledges support for international nuclear fuel bank

  The Norwegian minister for foreign affairs, addressing an international disarmament conference in Oslo, announced that the country would contribute $5 million to help develop an international reserve of nuclear fuel controlled by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Posted Feb 29 2008, 11:09 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA, Norway

• Follow-up IAEA mission publishes findings

  A second inspection has confirmed there was no significant damage to safety-related parts of Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant after July 2007 earthquake. Posted Feb 27 2008, 12:57 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Kashiwazaki Kariwa, IAEA

• International experts to guide IAEA's path

  A high-level panel of experts has held its first meeting in Vienna to discuss the challenges that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) faces up to the year 2020 and beyond. Posted Feb 26 2008, 12:10 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA

• International Nuclear Safety School launched

  The International Nuclear Safety School has been launched in South Korea to promote nuclear safety learning and cooperation on a global and regional basis. The school will become the IAEA's regional training centre in Asia. Posted Jan 30 2008, 11:26 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA

• IAEA helps Philippines reassess Bataan

  An eight-strong team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in the Philippines to help assess the feasibility of rehabilitating the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant. It has been suggested to convert the plant to run on fossil fuel. Posted Jan 30 2008, 05:26 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA

• Funding brings international fuel bank closer

  A $50 million funding allocation granted by the US Congress towards a nuclear fuel reserve managed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been welcomed by agency director general Mohamed ElBaradei. Posted Jan 10 2008, 08:05 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA

• ElBaradei: "modest" Brazil could be more ambitious

  Brazil's nuclear energy programme could be more ambitious than it currently is, according to Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Posted Dec 07 2007, 08:55 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA, Brazil

• India begins safeguards talks with IAEA

  Top Indian officials are in Vienna, Austria for meetings with the IAEA over specific measures to ensure nuclear power materials in India are used for only peaceful purposes. Posted Nov 22 2007, 10:01 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA