Definitions for "International Atomic Energy Agency"
(IAEA) - A U.N. affiliated agency founded in 1957 that "serves as the world's central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field, and as the international inspectorate for the application of nuclear safeguards and verification measures covering civilian nuclear programmes".
A United Nations organization founded in 1957, largely at the initiative of the United States and based on U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" proposal, to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear technology.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) established in 1957 as an autonomous organization under the United Nations, serves as the world's foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology.