Disarmament

Organisations

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the primary cooperation forum at international level in the field of atomic energy. IAEA exercises an important regulatory function with regard to nuclear weapons. The Agency regulates the implementation of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Iceland has a seat in IAEA's Advisory Committee on Radiation Safety Standards (RASSC), the Committee being chaired by the director of the Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute for the period 2008-2011.

See also selected conventions bleow.

Links

IAEA |     Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute

Selected nuclear / IAEA related conventions to which Iceland is a party

• Convention on nuclear safety, entered into force 2.9.2008.
• Joint convention on the safety of spent nuclear fuel management, entered into force 27.4.2006
• Convention on assistance in the case of a nuclear accident of radiological emergency, entered into force 26.2.2006
• Additional protocol to the safeguards agreement, entered into force 12.9.2003
• Convention on the physical protection of nuclear material, entered into force 18.7.2002
• Comprehensive test ban treaty, ratified 26.6.2000
• Convention on early notification of a nuclear accident, entered into force 28.10.1989
• Agreement for the application of safeguards in connection with the NPT, entered into force 12.7.1972
• Seabed treaty, entered into force 30.5.1972
• Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, entered into force 5.3.1970
• Partial test ban treaty, entered into force 29.4.1964
• Statute of the IAEA, entered into force 6.8.1957

  
  

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