International Atomic Energy Agency
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a "spin-off"(??) organization from the United Nations. It was created as an autonomous (self-governing) organization on July 29, 1957. The organization is intended to monitor and promote the peaceful and safe[1] use of nuclear energy with protection from harmful radiation and, also, to prevent the use of this energy to build nuclear weapons.[2] The current Director General of the agency is Rafael Grossi since 2019.
International Atomic Energy Agency and its former Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, were both awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on 7 October 2005 for their role in trying to prevent the invasion of Iraq by a US-led coalition of troops. "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way."
The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Additional facilities are in Seibersdorf (near Vienna), Monaco, Toronto, and Tokyo.
Directors General
| Name | Nationality | Duration | Duration (years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. Sterling Cole | 23x15px American | 1 December 1957 – 30 November 1961 | 4 |
| Sigvard Eklund | 23x15px Swedish | 1 December 1961 – 30 November 1981 | 20 |
| Hans Blix | 23x15px Swedish | 1 December 1981 – 30 November 1997 | 16 |
| Mohamed ElBaradei | 23x15px Egyptian | 1 December 1997 – 30 November 2009 | 12 |
| Yukiya Amano | 23x15px Japanese | 1 December 2009 – 18 July 2019 | 9 |
| Cornel Feruță (Acting) | 23x15px Romanian | 25 July 2019 – 2 December 2019 | 0.33 |
| Rafael Grossi | 23x15px Argentine | 3 December 2019 – present | 6 |
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International Atomic Energy Agency Media
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Vienna International Center, location of IAEA Headquarters
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IAEA car in Dnipro, Ukraine
The inspection team, led by Director-General Rafael Grossi, Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security Lydie Evrard and Head of the Department of Safeguards Massimo Aparo, that on 1 September 2022 started IAEA's first inspection of a nuclear plant in a war zone, at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine
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A laboratory technician at the IAEA's Plant Breeding Unit in Seibersdorf checking on a phial containing a young banana plant
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"UNO City" another name for the Vienna office complex in which is located IAEA Headquarters
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Member states* Observer states* Membership withdrawn* Non-members
- IAEA Fellows Latin America (05410322) (51901906567).jpg
Latin American IAEA Fellows at the Regional Training Course on Mutation Breeding and Efficiency Enhancing Techniques for Resistance to Banana Fusarium Wilt TR4, 2022
- IAEA Experts at Fukushima (02813336).jpg
IAEA experts at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 4
References
- ↑ 'Japan govt not in control, IAEA can do nothing, people right to panic'
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