China has conducted all activities in the Action 50 (which are also aligned with Action 53).
China has assisted Ghana and Nigeria in converting their HEU-fuelled research reactor to LEU as part of the IAEA-coordinated “Research Reactor Conversion and HEU Minimization” activities.
China has conducted all activities in the Action 50 (which are also aligned with Action 53.
China has provided institutional hubs that extend IAEA’s reach and capacity-building, including: a nuclear and radiation safety centre designated as an IAEA Collaborating Centre in China’s “State Nuclear Security Technology Centre”; a collaborating centre at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences for nuclear-techniques in food and agriculture; the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) acts as a collaborating center for research, development, testing, and training in nuclear security detection and physical protection technologies.
China has announced to open 12 nuclear research facilities to the world – including research reactors and advanced nuclear devices – to foster global scientific collaboration, which increases access for researchers from other countries, many of which are NNWS, to advanced nuclear research tools, boosting capacity development.
International Atomic Energy Agency. “Supporting Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Ghana Converts Research Reactor from HEU to LEU Fuel.” August 29, 2017.
International Atomic Energy Agency. “Nigeria Converts Its Research Reactor from HEU to LEU Fuel.” December 20, 2018.
International Atomic Energy Agency. “IAEA Strengthens Cooperation with China.” May 2023.
“China Opens 12 Nuclear Research Facilities to Global Scientists.” September 18, 2024.
France states its full support for the activities of the IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy, which takes in particular the form of contributing expertise and financial resources. It has supported the IAEA technical cooperation programme through participation of its experts to activities and extra-budgetary contributions (around 4.7 million euros in 2022).
As part of the Technical Cooperation Programme, France welcomes around 30 trainees and 30 visiting scientists selected by the IAEA from partner institutes and industries, mostly coming from French-speaking Africa and Southeast Asia (Cambodia and Vietnam).
In 2024, French contributions to the IAEA technical cooperation programme helped to finance projects to support the safety of Ukrainian nuclear facilities and the development of nuclear medicine techniques in Africa and the Middle East. In 2023, France’s extra-budgetary contribution rose to 7 million euros and to 6 million in 2024. France contributed over 15,710,000 euros to the regular budget of the AIEA in 2025 and around 4,072,000 euros to the Technical Cooperation Fund. In 2025, France was the sixth largest contributor to the Agency’s regular budget.
It continued to host trainees and visiting scientists in its civilian nuclear research centres. France contributed over 15,710,000 euros to the regular budget of the AIEA in 2025 and around 4,072,000 euros to the Technical Cooperation Fund. In 2025, France was the sixth largest contributor to the Agency’s regular budget.
National Report submitted by France. Report submitted by France under actions 5, 20 and 21 of the Final Document of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2022–2026). NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/2. 7 March 2025, https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/2
Working paper submitted by France. France’s support for the International Atomic Energy Agency. NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.11. 5 March 2025. https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n25/060/12/pdf/n2506012.pdf#:~:text=France%20is%20one%20of%20the,Technical%20Cooperation%20Fund%20in%202025.
Russia provides political, financial and expert support to the Agency’s activities to IAEA’s Technical Cooperation (TC) programme.
Russia reported that it has supported the implementation of the 2017 IAEA initiative to develop the nuclear energy infrastructure of newcomer countries
74 training events for over 1200 foreign experts were organized in 2017-2023 within the framework of this initiative.
Russia reported that in 2019, Russia made a supplementary contribution to the Agency’s ReNuAL+ project to modernize its research laboratories in Seibersdorf.
In 2016, Russia joined the Agency’s Programme of Action for Cancer Treatment (PACT). Under this programme a number of training events organized by PACT have been held in Russia and funded from Russian contributions.
Russia is the initiator and leading sponsor of IAEA International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO)
Russia continued to provide political, financial and expert support to the Agency’s activities to IAEA’s Technical Cooperation (TC) programme.
Russia reported that it remains one of the main donors to the Technical Cooperation Programme in terms of financial support and the provision of expertise for capacity building in other Member States.
Russia noted that in terms of trained specialists from foreign countries, Russia is among the top three leaders.
Russia reported that it has provided assistance to the IAEA in terms of the formation of nuclear infrastructure in countries developing nuclear energy, as well as through the Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy and the IAEA Director General’s Rays of Hope initiative.
Russia reported that it has joined has work within the framework of the interregional project on small modular reactors.
Russia reported that in these areas annual extra-budgetary contributions to the IAEA from Russia exceed 720 thousand euros in financial receipts and 380 thousand euros in kind.
National report of the Russian Federation, 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (New York), 19 March 2021. https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2020/17/Rev.1
Statement by the Russian Federation. Cluster III: Peaceful uses of nuclear energy. 2023 Preparatory Committee for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (Vienna), 8 August 2023
Statement by the Russian Federation. Cluster III: Peaceful uses of nuclear energy. 2024 Preparatory Committee for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (Geneva), 29 July 2024
Statement by the Russian Federation. Cluster III: Peaceful uses of nuclear energy. 2025 Preparatory Committee for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (New York), 2 May 2025.
Statement by the Russian Federation. «Strengthening Agency’s Technical Cooperation Activities: Technical Cooperation Report for 2024». IAEA Board of Governors, (Vienna), 9 June 2025. https://viennamission.mid.ru/en/news/statement_by_the_delegation_of_the_russian_federation_on_the_agenda_item_3_of_the_session_of_the_iae
The UK has engaged in peaceful nuclear cooperation and supported developing countries in the uses, safety and security of nuclear technology for medicine, agriculture and power. This has been channelled through the IAEA’s Technical Cooperation (TC) programme or bilateral aid.
The UK reported that it has paid its Regular Budget and Technical Cooperation Fund contributions to the IAEA in full and on-time and made significant extra-budgetary contributions to support the refurbishment of the Seibersdorf laboratories, and in support of the IAEA’s nuclear safety and security programmes which underpin the peaceful uses of nuclear technology. The UK reported in 2018 that it made a £4.1M contribution to the IAEA Nuclear Security Fund.
The UK reported that it plays an active role in multilateral organisations to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies, including through the International Framework for Nuclear Energy (IFNEC), the Nuclear Innovation: Clean Energy Future initiative, the Nuclear Energy Association, and the IAEA. The UK’s national report to the 2022 NPT Review Conference set out in more detail the projects it has funded through the IAEA’s Technical Cooperation Fund (TCF) on Sterile Insect Technique, Renovation of the Nuclear Applications Laboratories (ReNuAL), Covid-19 response, Marine plastics, and the Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP).
The UK states that it has continued to support the IAEA’s Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI) launched in 2010 through its contributions to the Technical Cooperation Fund (TCF), to which it has contributed more than £20 million and more than £6 million in extra-budgetary contributions since 2020. This includes work on marine plastic pollution, isotope hydrology and environmental protection.
The UK states that it has continued to support the IAEA’s Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI) launched in 2010 through its contributions to the Technical Cooperation Fund (TCF), to which it has contributed more than £20 million to the TCF and more than £6 million in extra-budgetary contributions since 2020. This includes work on marine plastic pollution, isotope hydrology and environmental protection. The UK also committed £1 million to Atoms for Food projects to boost food security and tackle global hunger in November 2024.
The UK is also part of a group of States Parties who have come together to initiate a new Sustained Dialogue on Peaceful Uses (SDPU) since 2022. We believe that States Parties can break new ground by working together to: bring in new voices and perspectives from across different specialisms; drive global awareness of how nuclear technology can address development challenges; and identify new opportunities for peaceful uses assistance. In February 2025, the UK delivered a Nuclear Dialogue in Kenya, convening regulators, civil society organisations and international experts to facilitate knowledge exchange on nuclear regulation and stakeholder engagement in Africa.
Statement by the United Kingdom. Cluster III: Peaceful Uses. United Kingdom Delegation at the 2025 Preparatory Committee for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (New York), 6 May 2025.
Statement by the United Kingdom. Cluster III: Peaceful Uses. United Kingdom Delegation at the 2018 Preparatory Committee for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (Vienna), 1 May 2018.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office. National report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland pursuant to actions 5, 20 and 21 of the action plan of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons for the tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty (London), 5 November 2022.
Prior to the current Review Cycle, the United States provided more than $390 million in voluntary contributions to support technical cooperation projects, a figure which includes $60 million above and beyond projects funded directly through the Technical Cooperation Fund.
Through these contributions, the United States directly supported a variety of projects across the globe, including, among others:
Over two years between 2022 and 2024, the United States provided more than $50 million in voluntary contributions to support technical cooperation projects––approximately 25% of the total target share for technical cooperation during that time.
The funds provided by the United States have helped support the IAEA’s technical cooperation projects, including the Rays of Hope initiative––which aims to provide cancer care to regions that lack sufficient funding or facilities for radiation treatment––and the Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution initiative, which leverages irradiation to develop new recycling techniques, as well as Atoms4Food, which supports food security efforts through nuclear science.
United States of America. “Actions 5, 20 and 21 of the Action Plan of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Report Submitted by the United States of America.” NPT/CONF.2015/38. 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, United Nations, New York, April 27–May 22, 2015. https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2015/38.
United States of America. “Actions 5, 20 and 21 of the Action Plan of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Report Submitted by the United States of America.” NPT/CONF.2020/47. Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, United Nations, New York, August 1–26, 2022. https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2020/47.
International Atomic Energy Agency. Technical Cooperation Report for 2024. GC(69)/INF/6. 69th Regular Session of the General Conference. Vienna: IAEA, 2025. https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/gc/gc69-inf6.pdf.
International Atomic Energy Agency. Technical Cooperation Report for 2023: Supplement. GC(68)/INF/7/SUPPLEMENT. 68th Regular Session of the General Conference. Vienna: IAEA, 2024. https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/gc/gc68-inf7_supplement.pdf.
International Atomic Energy Agency. Technical Cooperation Report for 2023. GC(68)/INF/7. 68th Regular Session of the General Conference. Vienna: IAEA, 2024. https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/gc/gc68-inf-7.pdf.