International Atomic Energy Agency International Atomic Energy Agency 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 was established as an autonomous organisation 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. The IAEA has two "Regional Safeguards Offices" which are located in Toronto, Canada, and in Tokyo,
Nuclear energy in Kazakhstan Nuclear Security Training would start its operation in June 2017. The center is aimed at providing training and education programs to the scientists specializing in nuclear energy. Owned and controlled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank is a physical reserve of up to 90 metric tons of LEU hosted by Kazakhstan at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant in Oskemen. The LEU Bank is an assurance of supply mechanism of last resort for Member States in case the supply of LEU to a nuclear power plant is disrupted due to exceptional circumstances. The opening ceremony