The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

• The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organisation that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957. Though established independently of the United Nations through its own international treaty, the IAEA Statute, the IAEA reports to both the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.

• The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

News:

• IAEA praises Japan's Fukushima clean-up operation.
• Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant: The plant suffered major damage from the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011.The disaster disabled the reactor cooling systems, leading to releases of radioactivity and triggering a 30 km evacuation zone surrounding the plant.