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How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world – and what it means that Iran kicked it out

  • Written by Anna Erickson, Professor of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world – and what it means that Iran kicked it outThis travel case holds a toolkit containing equipment for inspecting nuclear facilities.Dean Calma/IAEA, CC BY

What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program? Every peaceful program starts with a promise not to build a nuclear weapon. Then, the global community verifies that stated intent via the Treaty on the...

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