What is the role of IAEA?

Answer 1

The IAEA has many roles in promoting the role of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.The most significant role that the IAEA undertakes is the development and application of safeguards to nuclear material, other material, equipment and facilities; this work consumes about 35% of the IAEA budget.The authority, procedures and limitations for the application of safeguards were described together with the relationship between the IAEA and the States where safeguards are in effect.Claims that the IAEA is not adequately fulfilling its safeguard role are usually based on misunderstandings of its role and authority.The IAEA`s relationship to inspected States is not adversarial, regulatory, or guarding.It provides assurance to all States that peaceful nuclear activities are not diverted to a military program and in so doing enhances the reputation of States to whom safeguards are applied.Safeguards would be only one of many factors that would be involved in a States embarking on a military nuclear program.If proliferation of nuclear weapons occurs, this may be due in entirety or in part to these other factors.Many States could now undertake a military program but do not do so, because of their enlightened viewpoint that such activities are not in their own, or the world`s best interests.However, any trend to further proliferation of nuclear weapons could be diminished by: -a lessening of political and economic tension between States, -restrictions on the supply of required technology, equipment, and material, and -an effective IAEA safeguard regime.There has been a regrettable trend to politicization in the direction and operation of the IAEA.It is hoped that this trend will be reversed and that IAEA will return to its earlier more technical role.There is a pressing need for the general public and governments to more fully understand the IAEA`s role and its limitations
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Answer 2

Role Of Iaea

Answer 3

The IAEA serves as an intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology worldwide. The IAEA's programmes encourage the development of the peaceful applications of nuclear technology, provide international safeguards against its misuse, and facilitate the application of safety measures in its use. IAEA expanded its nuclear safety efforts in response to the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

The IAEA´s mission is guided by the interests and needs of Member States, strategic plans and the vision embodied in the IAEA Statute . Three main pillars - or areas of work - underpin the IAEA´s mission: Safety and Security; Science and Technology; and Safeguards and Verification.

Answer 4

It's the nuclear watchdog arm of the UN.

Answer 5

to secure Israel and USA from others nuclear threats.

Answer 6

its a watch dog of america

Answer 7

As has been indicated in the preceding Sections the IAEA is playing a very important role for the spread of NDT technology around the world. All along its efforts in this regard the ultimate goal of achieving harmonization of NDT practices especially for the training and certification of personnel has always been kept in view. some of the steps which have guided the direction of our programme are listed below. it is hoped that all those who are working for the similar goal of achieving international harmonization of certification of personnel will give due consideration to these.

1. There should be well defined syllabi for various levels of certification, firstly in the basic six NDT methods as listed in ISO 9712 and then for the additional methods such as leak testing, acoustic emission, neutron radiography etc. This has been done by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in two of its TECDOC publications. The first was TECDOC 407 which included syllabi for Liquid Penetrant Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Eddy Current Testing, Radiographic Testing and Ultrasonic Testing and the latter and revised is the TECDOC 628 which includes additional methods of Visual Testing and Leak Testing.

No doubt that the TECDOC 628 is not an ideal document and there is a room for improvement. In view of rapid developments that are taking place in the field of technology and also the commensurate testing methods, it would be appropriate if a revision of the syllabi is made every five years.
2. Following the syllabi development of training materials, text books are the next important steps which need to be developed. IAEA has started to work in this area as well. Some of these text books have already been completed and are being extensively used for conducting training in the Member States while others are being similarly developed. Related to these it would be appropriate if the books are updated following the revision of syllabi every five years. Also at some stage the IAEA may send them for comments to various well known certification bodies around the world such as those in USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia and China with a view to achieving a uniformity in the teaching materials.
3. The next important step for achieving harmonization is a uniformity in the content of practical work aimed at various levels of certification as well as a uniformity in the standard test pieces containing known defects which are used for training and examinations for certification. The TECDOC 628 contains some guidelines about the practical content of various training courses for different levels and different NDT methods. Guidelines for conducting and assessing the practical examinations were also developed at a regional workshop on qualification and certification of NDT personnel organized by IAEA in 1987. There, however, remains the need to put it in a format such that it is suitable for circulation to and inviting comments from the international NDT community.

IAEA has conducted numerous workshops on the methodology of production of standard test pieces. The main emphasis was on welding. There is a need to expand this exercise to other sectors of technology such as casting, forging, concrete and other ceramic materials. Also a guideline should be prepared as to what sort of standard test pieces are needed for specific sectors as outlined in ISO 9712. Then their designs and possible methods of fabrication should be given. The standard test pieces presently available from various manufacturers around the world along with their designs and tolerances on defects should next be reviewed. The IAEA and ISO can then consider persuading various training and certification agencies to use such recommended test pieces for their training and certification programmes.
4. The uniformity in the standard of examinations and examination questions should be considered as the next important step towards achieving harmonization. Various certifying bodies in the developed countries maintain a bank of questions for conducting certification examinations. An example of this is the "questions bank of ASNT". Some other bodies, perhaps, also have similar published questions. The possibility of combining all of these and adding new ones such as to cover all the topics given in TECDOC 628 for each method should be explored. The IAEA could then publish these as its own publication and recommend it for use to all the Member States having certifying bodies.

The idea of keeping the questions restricted and confidential from the trainees and the applicants for certification is not very appealing. If someone can master answers to that many questions, he certainly deserves praise. In fact the emphasis should be on increasing the number of questions to, say, about 500 to 600 for each method. That will ensure that almost all the aspects of the subject have been covered. It will help the candidate tremendously if he had a clear idea of what sort of questions can be expected in the examination.
5. NDT is being practised and developed in many countries and English is understood not in all of these. Therefore, for spreading the message for harmonization far and wide the essential ingredients such as text books, guidelines detailing practical work and the questions will need to be translated. As a first step the translations could be made for the UNO-recognized languages and later on into other languages if the need be.
6. Rightly motivated and educated teachers and trainers in NDT can play an important role in bringing about uniformity in teaching and training ultimately bringing uniformity in NDT practices. IAEA realized this from the beginning by issuing the train-the- trainer guidelines. This concept needs to be further developed and incorporated and practised by the well known training and certifying bodies. If at least one premier training institute is selected in each country and its teachers motivated to adopt a certain methodology of teaching using same text books and identical test pieces, we would have advanced fairly well towards achieving harmonization.
7. The question of specific sectors for certification need to be defined in narrower and clearer terms. Only then would harmonization be meaningful because persons trained and certified in well defined specific sectors in one country would mean to have same knowledge and competence as in other countries.
8. While most of the regions have been encompassed by the IAEA regional projects for development and harmonization of NDT certification, there are others which still remain. For true international harmonization there is a need to plan projects focusing on these areas of the world as well.
9. Finally there is a need to assess as to how far the requirements of ISO are being met by each country. A number of standards for assessment and accreditation of NDT laboratories and training institutions are already available to assess the capability of these organizations. A similar new accreditation standard needs to be formulated to check conformance to ISO 9712 which itself is trying to promote a new concept of harmonization at the world level in the filed of NDT. Then there should be a mechanism, perhaps established through IAEA, or ICNDT to monitor conformance to ISO 9712 with the help of new accreditation standard. Societies and institutions found to be satisfactory should be issued a conformance certificate just as, for example, the ISO 9000 conformance certificate. The NDT certificates issued by these ISO 9712-conforming societies and institutions should then be acceptable at the international level and their holders considered qualified and competent to work in the area of their certification in any country of the world.


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