What is the full form of IAEA

IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA stands for International Atomic Energy Agency - the nuclear watchdog of the United Nations. It is also known as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization. It is the international centre for cooperation in the nuclear field.

The agency works with its member countries to promote the safe and peaceful use of nuclear energy. It acts as an inter-governmental forum that aims to encourage scientific and technical co-operation among member countries related to peaceful use of nuclear technology and power across the world.

IAEA was established on 29 July 1957. It is headquartered in Vienna. It has two "Regional Safeguards Offices" located in Toronto, Canada and at Tokyo in Japan. In addition to this, it also has two liaison offices located in New York, United States and in Geneva, Switzerland.

The IAEA and its former Director General Mohamed ElBaradei were the winners of the 2005 Nobel peace prize. They won this award for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes. The current Director General (as of 2017) of IAEA is Yukiya Amano, a veteran Japanese diplomat.

Main Functions

• To conduct programs to develop the peaceful applications of the nuclear technology related to agriculture, medicine and industry, etc.
• To provide international safeguards to prevent the misuse of nuclear technology and material
• To educate and spread awareness about nuclear safety such as radiation protection
• To advise and help the member countries in the development and operation of nuclear power plants and disposing radioactive waste