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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established in 1957 to promote the safe, secure, and peaceful use of nuclear technologies following U.S. President Eisenhower's 'Atoms for Peace' proposal. Its main goals focus on safety and security, science and technology, and safeguards and verification, with a governing structure that includes a General Conference, a Board of Governors, and a Secretariat. The IAEA conducts inspections to ensure civilian nuclear facilities are not used for military purposes and is led by Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi as of 2024.

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IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established in 1957 to promote the safe, secure, and peaceful use of nuclear technologies following U.S. President Eisenhower's 'Atoms for Peace' proposal. Its main goals focus on safety and security, science and technology, and safeguards and verification, with a governing structure that includes a General Conference, a Board of Governors, and a Secretariat. The IAEA conducts inspections to ensure civilian nuclear facilities are not used for military purposes and is led by Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi as of 2024.

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The International

Atomic Energy Agency

Presented by: Ramya Lukka


INTRODUCTION
The IAEA was established in 1957. It came into
being after US President Dwight Eisnhower’s
“ATOMS FOR PEACE” propasal .The IAEA is the
world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear
field and seeks to promote the safe, secure and
peaceful use of nuclear technologies. IAEA
teams regularly inspect nuclear facilities all
over the worldto ensure that civilian reactors
are not being used for military purposes.
History of IAEA
The IAEA was created in 1957 in response to the deep fears and
expectations generated by the discoveries and diverse uses of
nuclear technology. The Agency’s genesis was U.S. President
Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” address to the General Assembly of
the United Nations on 8 December 1953. The ideas President
Eisenhower expressed in his speech in 1953 helped shape the
IAEA’s Statute, which 81 nations unanimously approved in October
1956.
The Agency was set up as the world’s “Atoms for Peace”
organization within the United Nations family. From the beginning, it
was given the mandate to work with its Member States and multiple
IAEA GOALS

Three main areas of work The IAEA's Statute authorizes


underpin the IAEA's mission: the Agency to establish safety
Safety and Security, Science and standards to protect health and
Technology, and Safeguards and minimize danger to life and
Verification. property
Governing
General
Conference
Bodies
Board of Secretaria
Governors rt

is the main policymaking is responsible for making is the executive arm of the
body of the IAEA, decisions on the day-to- IAEA, led by the Director
composed of day operations of the General, who oversees the
representatives from all IAEA. It consists of 35 implementation of the
member states. It meets member states, selected Agency's programs and
annually to discuss and on a rotational basis, policies. The current
approve the budget, representing different Director General (as of
policies, and activities of regions and levels of
2024) is Rafael Mariano
the Agency. nuclear capability.
Grossi from Argentin

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