Topic: International Atomic Energy Agency

VIENNA (Reuters) - The 35-nation board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog looked set on Friday to censure Iran over mounting suspicions it is seeking to develop atom bombs, after the six big powers overcame divisions on how to best deal with a ...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he would raise American concerns about the unintended consequences of any military action against Iran during talks with his Israeli counterpart on Friday, including its potential impact on the world economy.Tension ...

VIENNA (Reuters) - Major powers closed ranks on Thursday to increase pressure on Iran to address fears about its atomic ambitions, and the U.N. nuclear chief said it was his duty to "alert the world" about suspected Iranian efforts to develop atom ...

Elevated levels of the radioactive element iodine-131 that were detected in several nations have been identified as likely originating at a Hungarian research institute, nuclear authorities said Thursday.Hungarian officials said the leak probably came from the Budapest-based Institute of Isotopes, the International ...

World powers Thursday overcame divisions at the UN atomic agency with a resolution of "deep" concern on Iran's nuclear programme, but without reporting Tehran to the UN Security Council or setting any deadline.The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, ...

The UN atomic watchdog said Thursday a visit by inspectors to Syria last month made "no progress" in clarifying the use of a suspected covert nuclear reactor allegedly bombed by Israel in 2007."Unfortunately, no progress was made in meetings with the Syrian ...

VIENNA/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary believes the source of low levels of radioactive iodine detected in Europe over the past few weeks was probably an isotope maker in Budapest, the U.N. nuclear agency said on Thursday.Hungary's nuclear authority told the International Atomic Energy ...

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear chief said on Thursday it was his duty to "alert the world" about suspected work in Iran to develop atomic bombs, and major powers prepared to intensify the pressure on the Islamic state.International Atomic Energy Agency ...

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to send a high-level mission to Iran to address mounting concerns it may be seeking to design atom bombs, its head said on Thursday, and Tehran was expected to face censure at a meeting ...

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations nuclear watchdog wants to send a high-level mission to Iran to address mounting concerns the country may be seeking to design atomic bombs, its head said on Thursday.An International Atomic Energy Agency report last week assessing ...