As part of the latest memorandum of understanding, both the bodies will work to develop an improved framework for planning and reviewing diverse forms of cooperation in nuclear safety, including expert peer reviews and building up emergency awareness and response capabilities.
IAEA director general Yukiya Amano said that the EU is the organisation’s one of most important partners, providing practical and financial assistance, as well as expertise, in many areas of its work.
"This Memorandum of Understanding is further evidence that EU countries take very seriously the need to strengthen nuclear safety in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident," Amano said.
Both organisations will also coordinate and avoid duplication of their effort, gain from work carried out by each other, while contribute to build up global nuclear safety, while improving IAEA-EU cooperation overall.
European Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger said that under the new Memorandum, all this experience will be made available to the international community.
"I hope that the European safety approach leads to a global initiative," Oettinger said.
