International Nuclear Safety Group International Nuclear Safety Group "This article is about the International Nuclear Safety Group. For other uses, see International Atomic Energy Agency." The International Nuclear Safety Group, formerly the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group (INSAG), is an international organization that works to make nuclear safety clear and accessible for all. INSAG was created directly after the Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 1986. As part of the IAEA, the INSAG headquarters are located in Vienna. Under the direction of the International Atomic Energy Agency, INSAG helps to provide recommendations on nuclear safety approaches, emphasizing the importance of nuclear safety, advising establishments when
International Atomic Energy Agency in Geneva, Switzerland. In October 1957, a Conference on the IAEA Statute was held at the Headquarters of the United Nations to approve the founding document for the IAEA, which was negotiated in 1955–1957 by a group of twelve countries. The Statute of the IAEA was approved on 23 October 1956 and came into force on 29 July 1957. Former US Congressman W. Sterling Cole served as the IAEA's first Director General from 1957 to 1961. Cole served only one term, after which the IAEA was headed by two Swedes for nearly four decades: the scientist Sigvard Eklund held the