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News & Updates Making Concrete Plans About 100 nuclear policymakers and senior managers met at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna to discuss nuclear power infrastructure development.

News & Updates Developing Infrastructure Launching a nuclear power programme is a major undertaking that requires careful planning, preparation and investment in time and resources.

News & Updates Development of National Infrastructure for Nuclear Power Development and implementation of an appropriate infrastructure is an issue of central concern.

News & Updates INIR: Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review Missions Guidance on preparing and conducting INIR Missions.

News & Updates IAEA Reviews Vietnam's Progress in Nuclear Power Development A team of international experts found that it enjoyed strong Government support.

News & Updates Preparing An INIR Mission To Turkey Turkey and the IAEA have agreed on close cooperation in the development of the national infrastructure for the country's new nuclear power programme.

News & Updates IAEA Delivers Report on Nuclear Power Development to Belarus Deputy Prime Minister The IAEA delivered the final report from an IAEA INIR mission to Belarus.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visited the construction site of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE is the first country in 27 years to build its first Nuclear Power Plant. The first unit of the Plant, which is situated 240 kilometres west of the capital Abu Dhabi, is due to be operational in 2017. Speaking at the site, the Director General said he was impressed with what he had seen and said the IAEA will continue to support the UAE's nuclear power programme, 18 February 2013.

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The United Arab Emirate's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) was established in 2009. This independent agency is responsible for the regulation and licensing of all nuclear activities in the UAE. FANR establishes regulations and monitors their implementation. Monira H. Al Kuttab, FANR's Director of Government Communications Department, outlines FANR's core responsibilities, 18 February 2013.

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Top Story | 19 February 2013
Progress in UN System's Fight Against Non-Communicable Diseases
Meeting for the fourth time since 2011, representatives from the IAEA and several UN agencies have drafted an Action Plan to bring forward the global agenda for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Read more →
Top Story | 14 February 2013
IAEA Trains Member States on Actions to Protect Public In An Emergency At a Nuclear Power Plant
A workshop convened by the IAEA's Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) is being held in Vienna this week based on a publication that provides practical tools needed by those involved in emergency response. Read more →
Top Story | 14 February 2013
IAEA Director General Visits Tanzania
Director General Yukiya Amano visited Tanzania from 10 to 12 February 2013 where he met Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda, and discussed the IAEA's ongoing cooperation with Tanzania, particularly in the areas of cancer control and treatment, food safety and security, and pest control. Read more →
Press Statement | 14 February 2013
Remarks by Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts
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. Read more →
Top Story | 12 February 2013
IAEA Says DPRK Nuclear Test "Deeply Regrettable"
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. Read more →