IAEA Signs Nuclear Security Deals With China, Qatar

The International Atomic Energy Agency this month signed agreements with two nations to improve their nuclear security efforts, the agency announced yesterday.

The “practical cooperation arrangements” with China and Qatar were signed June 13 and June 8, respectively. 

The agreements call for the agency to advise the nations on improving physical security at nuclear facilities, to provide equipment to detect and prevent nuclear theft, and to offer information on international nuclear smuggling incidents.

In addition, the agency has promised to aid Chinese security efforts at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing (see GSN, June 21; International Atomic Energy Agency release, June 26).

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