Topic: International Atomic Energy Agency

US wants details on Iran nuke claims 'very soon'

The United States said Wednesday it hoped the UN atomic agency would "very soon" give more detail on new information the watchdog has on possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme."The real fear is that Iran is continuing ... and has over ...

Alarmed West dismisses Iran nuclear "charm offensive"

VIENNA (Reuters) - Western powers said on Wednesday an Iranian "charm offensive" had failed to dispel mounting fears Iran may be working to develop a nuclear bomb, but Washington's envoy did not rule out engaging with Tehran after it offered fresh talks.Glyn ...

Syria offers nuclear cooperation, IAEA says

VIENNA (Reuters) - Syria has offered to cooperate with a U.N. nuclear watchdog probe into a suspected reactor site after years of stonewalling, and a meeting on the issue has been proposed for October, the Vienna-based agency's head said on Monday.International Atomic ...

IAEA says seeks info from France about blast

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic agency is seeking information from France about Monday's explosion at a nuclear waste treatment site in the south of the country, its head said.Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the IAEA's ...

U.N. nuclear chief says more concerned about Iran

VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog said he was increasingly concerned on Monday about possible activity in Iran to develop a nuclear missile and accused Tehran of failing to cooperate fully with his inspectors.Yukiya Amano, director general of ...
Iran on Monday said it was ready to give the International Atomic Energy Agency "full supervision" of its nuclear programme for five years if UN sanctions are lifted, as it alleged a rise in "sabotage" of its controversial work."We have proposed that ...

North Korea atom drive may rely on smugglers - IAEA

VIENNA (Reuters) - North Korea may have used a "clandestine supply network" to acquire technology and information needed for an uranium enrichment facility the reclusive Asian state revealed late last year, the U.N. nuclear agency said in a report.In November 2010, North ...

US, Australia schemed against IAEA chief: cable

The United States and Australia schemed unsuccessfully in 2005 to block Mohamed ElBaradei's election to a third term as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a newly leaked US diplomatic cable shows.Both countries were unhappy with ElBaradei's "unhelpful" response to Iran's ...

Iran atomic chief says fuel swap talks over: IRNA

Iran will no longer negotiate a nuclear fuel swap with some of the world powers, its atomic chief said on Monday, adding however that it is ready for closer cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog."We will no longer negotiate a fuel swap ...
A top UN atomic watchdog official last week toured Iranian nuclear sites, including ones where uranium is being enriched, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying Tuesday by Fars news agency.Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, ...