Context:
World’s 1st ever Nuclear Energy Summit held in Brussels.
About the Summit:
- Jointly organized by – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Belgium
- Organised in the wake of the historic inclusion of nuclear energy in the Global Stocktake agreed at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), 2023.
- Attended by more than 30 nations (including India) and European Union.
Currently, nuclear energy is responsible for around 25% of global low carbon electricity production.
About IAEA:
- Established in 1957.
- Set up as world’s Atoms for Peace organization in 1957 within United Nations.
- Objective – Works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.
- Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
- Safeguard Mechanism –
- The global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and other treaties against the spread of nuclear weapons entrust the IAEA as the nuclear inspectorate.
- IAEA has also evolved additional Protocol mechanism; it enables IAEA to verify the peaceful use of all nuclear material in States.
- Members: 178 [India is a founding member]
- Key Initiative: Atoms4NetZero
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Source: DAE
Previous Year Question
In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept under “IAEA safeguards” while others are not?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2020 Prelims]
(a) Some use uranium and others use thorium
(b) Some use imported uranium and others use domestic supplies
(c) Some are operated by foreign enterprises and others are operated by domestic enterprises
(d) Some are State-owned and others are privately-owned
Answer: (b)
