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The International Atomic Energy Agency has set a target of reducing delays and denials of shipment of radioactive material to "an insignificant level" by 2013.

Former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Hans Blix heads a list of distinguished figures announced by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as its International Advisory Board (IAB). Dr Blix is joined on the IAB by special adviser to France's Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique...

Representatives from countries thinking about using nuclear power are working on the thorny problem of developing a national nuclear infrastructure with the help of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Most member states of the EU will have simplified routines to safeguard their nuclear materials under a special deal agreed with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

A stockpile of nuclear fuel is to be set up in Russia under IAEA auspices in an effort to increase security of supply.

Mohamed ElBaradei has completed his final term as IAEA director general and today handed over to Yukiya Amano.

The situation surrounding Iran's nuclear program grew dramatically more tense after the country reacted to a new resolution by announcing ten new enrichment plants.

The financial crisis of the last year caused the most significant ever drop in energy demand and investment, leaving turbulence in energy programs worldwide, the International Energy Agency said today.

Mohamed ElBaradei made calls for major investment in the International Atomic Energy Agency during his last address to the UN General Assembly.

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has made available through the Internet thousands of documents and publications related to nuclear research. In collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the DoE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) has made more than 180...

International nuclear inspectors are now at Qom, the newly disclosed uranium enrichment site in Iran. The departure of the inspectors from Vienna was confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 24 October, as was a positive reaction to plans to meet Iran's needs for research reactor...

[New Kerala/IANS, 8 October] The fifth and sixth units at India's Rajasthan nuclear power plant are both expected to be fully operating by January, according to SK Jain, chairman of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). In a press interview, Jain said that he was hoping for approvals...

Nuclear power is one technology that must be accelerated, promoted and relied upon if the world is to stabilise carbon dioxide emissions at an acceptable level, according to an advance release by the International Energy Agency.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has adopted a federal law on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, bringing its plans for a nuclear power program one step closer.

Within a day of the United Nations Security Council passing its first comprehensive action on nuclear issues since the mid-1990s, Iran has admitted it has been building a new uranium enrichment plant.

A US-led push for increases in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency resulted only in a 2.7% boost after a difficult period of negotiation by its board of governors.

Yukiya Amano looks set to be the next director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, after a marathon voting session of the board of governors.

Trying to maintain a global freeze on nuclear weapons technology has been tough for Mohamed ElBaradei, the outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), although he has hopes for progress on disarmament in the near future.

A straw poll conducted this morning in Vienna has left the two previous candidates for head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the leaders after only one of the new names garnered any votes.

Yesterday's deadline for submission of candidates for the post of director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) passed with five names submitted.

A second day of voting on the person to be director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency has ended with a call for new candidates.

Voting began today on who should be the next director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) but with no conclusion so far. The agency's board is to reconvene tomorrow.

Construction of Iran's heavy water reactor is progressing, while authorities in the country will not allow the IAEA access to the facility.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that it had received nominations for two candidates to be its next director general. The deadline for submitting nominations had been 31 December. The government of Japan has nominated Yukiya Amano, while South Africa's government has nominated...

The Council of the European Union will contribute up to €25 million ($32 million) towards an international nuclear fuel bank controlled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), bringing the prospect a step closer.