Further energy and financial sanctions are being placed on Iran after more detail was published by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on an alleged military nuclear program it said was 'credible'.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Incident and Emergency Centre has launched a new secure web-based communications platform to unify and simplify information exchange during nuclear or radiological emergencies.

International cooperation on nuclear safety will come on many fronts in response to the Fukushima accident. In September a draft action plan will be presented by the IAEA, which could include a more prominent role for industry.