Though established independently of the United Nations through its own international treaty, the IAEA Statute, the IAEA reports to both the UN General Assembly and Security Council.

In April 2009, reports surfaced that North Korea has become a " fully fledged nuclear power ", an opinion shared by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei.

ElBaradei says, " Based on thorough analysis, the IAEA has concluded ... that these documents, which formed the basis for the reports of recent uranium transactions between Iraq and Niger, are in fact not authentic.

* January 9-Mohamed ElBaradei, IAEA director, reports publicly on Al Qa ' qaa's HMX stores to the Security Council.

* February 14-Mohamed Elbaradei reports to the Security Council that 32 tonnes of the HMX, previously under IAEA seal, were moved by Iraq between the two inspection regimes.

* Incident Reporting System of the IAEA / NEA, where participating countries can exchange operational experience on nuclear power plants.

The IAEA has established programs to help developing countries in planning to build systematically the capability to manage a nuclear power program, including the Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Group, which has carried out Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review missions in Indonesia, Jordan, Thailand and Vietnam.

A summary of the amounts of radioactive wastes and management approaches for most developed countries are presented and reviewed periodically as part of the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management.

During this visit, Jamali gave valuable advises to Iranian leadership on their nuclear programme " against the backdrop of the country's " negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ), and measures to strengthen economic relations between the two countries.

The definition of low level waste is set by the nuclear regulators of individual countries, though the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) provides recommendations.

The IAEA has also established programs to assist nuclear energy projects in developing countries.

The IAEA has two " Regional Safeguards Offices " which are located in Toronto, Canada, and in Tokyo, Japan.

The IAEA also has two liaison offices which are located in New York City, United States, and in Geneva, Switzerland.

The structure and functions of the IAEA are defined by its founding document, the IAEA Statute ( see below ).

The current Board members are: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Mongolia, Netherlands, Niger, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela ( IAEA Board of Governors 2010 – 2011 ).

" To do this, the IAEA is authorized in Article III. A. 5 of the Statute " to establish and administer safeguards designed to ensure that special fissionable and other materials, services, equipment, facilities, and information made available by the Agency or at its request or under its supervision or control are not used in such a way as to further any military purpose ; and to apply safeguards, at the request of the parties, to any bilateral or multilateral arrangement, or at the request of a State, to any of that State's activities in the field of atomic energy.

There are several problems with the IAEA says Najmedin Meshkati of University of Southern California:

Signature and ratification of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) are not preconditions for membership in the IAEA.

Most UN members and the Holy See are Member States of the IAEA.

In addition, most of the states with limited recognition ( i. e., those that are not UN members ) are not Member States of the IAEA.

* July – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq threatens to end all cooperation with UNSCOM and IAEA, if sanctions against the country are not lifted by August 31.

There are three known cores which were unloaded in 1994 ( under IAEA supervision in accordance with the Agreed Framework ), 2005, and 2007.

North Korea ’ s refusal to allow IAEA inspectors into its nuclear facilities create a very plausible scenario for a nuclear accident ; no one is sure what safety measures are being used, if any.

* Iraq threatens to end all cooperation with UNSCOM and IAEA, if sanctions are not lifted by August 31, 1995 August 1995

The United Nations, its subsidiary bodies, thirteen of the specialized agencies ( ILO, FAO, UNESCO, WHO, ICAO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, WIPO, IFAD, UNDIO, and UNWTO ), and one related body ( IAEA ) are part of the United Nations common system of salaries, allowances, and benefits administered by the International Civil Service Commission.

' What happened apparently was that they broke IAEA seals, which is very unfortunate because those seals are integral to ensuring that nuclear material doesn't get diverted ,' the expert said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

A 2003 publication by the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) provides a detailed description of tracer use, confirms the frequent use of most of the tracers above, and says that Manganese-56, Sodium-24, Technetium-m, Silver-m, Argon-41, and Xenon-133 are also used extensively because they are easily identified and measured.

India has also built a number of reactors, not under IAEA safeguards, that were derived from the CANDU design and are used for power generation.

After the IAEA Board of Governors reported Iran's noncompliance with its safeguards agreement to the UN Security Council, the Council demanded that Iran suspend its nuclear enrichment activities while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has argued that the sanctions are " illegal ," imposed by " arrogant powers ," and that Iran has decided to pursue the monitoring of its self-described peaceful nuclear program through " its appropriate legal path ," the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Consequently, not all of Pakistan's nuclear facilities are under IAEA safeguards.

In November 2011, the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) Board of Governors rebuked Iran following an IAEA report detailing how Iran had undertaken research and experiments geared to developing a nuclear weapons capability.

The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons.

The IAEA serves as an intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology and nuclear power worldwide.

The programs of the IAEA encourage the development of the peaceful applications of nuclear technology, provide international safeguards against misuse of nuclear technology and nuclear materials, and promote nuclear safety ( including radiation protection ) and nuclear security standards and their implementation.

Beginning in 1986, in response to the nuclear reactor explosion and disaster near Chernobyl, Ukraine, the IAEA redoubled its efforts in the field of nuclear safety.

The IAEA exists to pursue the " safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear sciences and technology " ( Pillars 2005 ).

The IAEA executes this mission with three main functions: the inspection of existing nuclear facilities to ensure their peaceful use, providing information and developing standards to ensure the safety and security of nuclear facilities, and as a hub for the various fields of science involved in the peaceful applications of nuclear technology.

To enhance the sharing of information and experience among IAEA Member States concerning the seismic safety of nuclear facilities, in 2008 the IAEA established the International Seismic Safety Center.

The Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications focuses on the use of non-power nuclear and isotope techniques to help IAEA Member States in the areas of water, energy, health, biodiversity, and agriculture.

In December 2011, nine months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the IAEA has yet to dedicate additional money to improve reactor safety.

The IAEA itself says that, beginning in 1986, in response to the nuclear reactor explosion and disaster near Chernobyl, Ukraine, the IAEA redoubled its efforts in the field of nuclear safety.