MISSION

Accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world.

 

SCOPE

The IAEA has 176 Member States (January 2023). Its mission is guided by the interests and needs of Member States, strategic plans and the vision embodied in the IAEA Statute. Three main pillars - or areas of work - underpin the IAEA's mission: Safety and Security; Science and Technology; and Safeguards and Verification.

 

TASKS

• Serve as the global focal point for nuclear cooperation
• Help its Members use nuclear science and technology productively and for exclusively peaceful purposes
• Facilitate technology and knowledge transfer to its members in a sustainable manner, including by building capacity in energy planning and other areas
• Promote high levels of nuclear safety
• Verify that States comply with their non-proliferation commitments

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Enhances Members’ capacity to perform their own energy system analysis and chart out their energy future by building local energy planning capabilities
• Transfers nuclear and related technologies for peaceful uses to countries throughout the world through its technical cooperation projects
• Disburses more than US $100 million worth of equipment, services, and training per year in 146 countries and territories
• Publishes extensive guidance on nuclear power, other nuclear applications, safety and security
• Oversees 11 multilateral conventions on nuclear safety, security and liability adopted under the Agency’s auspices
• Establishes cooperative research programmes in areas of common interest to its Members, allowing an international sharing of experience and expertise
• Verifies compliance in 182 States with safeguards agreements.