INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY


Meaning of INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY in English

International organization founded in 1957 to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy .

Based in Vienna, Austria, its activities include research on the applicability of nuclear energy to medicine, agriculture, water location, and industry; provision of technical assistance; development of radiation safeguards; and public-relations programs. Following the Persian Gulf War , IAEA inspectors were called on to certify that Iraq was not manufacturing nuclear weapons.

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