In December 1953, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower, in his "Atoms for Peace" proposal, presented to the eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, urged that an international organization be established to disseminate peaceful nuclear technology, while guarding against development of weapons capabilities in additional countries. His proposal resulted in 1957 in the establishment of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was charged with the dual responsibility for promotion and control of nuclear technology. IAEA technical activities began in 1958. An interim safeguards system for small nuclear reactors, put in place in 1961, was replaced in 1964 by a system covering larger installations and, over the following years, was expanded to include additional nuclear facilities. In recent years, efforts to strengthen the effectiveness and improve the efficiency of the IAEA safeguards system culminated in the approval of the Model Additional Protocol by the IAEA Board of Governors in May 1997.
In December 1953 US President Dwight D Eisenhower in his "Atoms for Peace" proposal presented to the eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly urged that an international organization be established to disseminate peaceful nuclear technology while guarding against development of weapons capabilities in additional countries His proposal resulted in 1957 in the establishment of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which was charged with the dual responsibility for promotion and control of nuclear technology IAEA technical activities began in 1958 An interim safeguards system for small nuclear reactors put in place in 1961 was replaced in 1964 by a system covering larger installations and over the following years was expanded to include additional nuclear facilities In recent years efforts to strengthen the effectiveness and improve the efficiency of the IAEA safeguards system culminated in the approval of the Model Additional Protocol by the IAEA Board of Governors in May 1997