The vision
A strong, sustainable and visible Global Safety Regime that provides for protection of people and the environment from effects of ionizing radiation, minimization of the likelihood of accidents or malicious acts that could endanger life and property, and effective mitigation of the effects of any such events.
Scope of the programme
- Establishing IAEA Safety Standards and related publications
- Providing for the application of standards for the
- Safety of nuclear installations
- Safety of radioactive sources
- Safe transport of radioactive material
- Management of radioactive waste
- The security of nuclear installations, nuclear material and radioactive material
- Knowledge management and networking
All IAEA safety related statutory functions and activities are linked together through an Integrated Safety Approach, for an efficient and effective delivery of the programme.
