如果政治协议使之成为可能，原子能机构随时准备恢复在朝鲜的核核查活动，总干事天野之弥告诉今天开始举行的原子能机构理事会6月会议。
<p>（视频：J. Weilguny、A. Silva、J. Donovan/原子能机构）</p>
如果政治协议使之成为可能，原子能机构随时准备恢复在朝鲜的核核查活动，总干事天野之弥告诉今天开始举行的原子能机构理事会6月会议。
“原子能机构正在密切关注与朝鲜民主主义人民共和国核计划有关的事态发展，”他说，并以该国的正式名称提及该国。“如果有关国家达成政治协议，我们将继续加强我们的准备工作，以便在核查朝鲜核计划方面发挥重要作用。”
原子能机构加大了工作力度，确保随时做好准备，以便在获得理事会授权的情况下迅速开展必要的核查活动。
“我再次呼吁朝鲜充分履行其在安理会相关决议下的义务，立即与原子能机构合作，并解决所有未决问题，包括原子能机构视察员不在该国期间出现的问题，”天野先生说。原子能机构视察员于2009年被要求离开朝鲜。
天野先生指出，原子能机构继续核实和监测伊朗在2015年伊朗与世界大国之间签署的《联合全面行动计划》（“全面行动计划”）下的核相关承诺的履行情况。
“原子能机构继续核实伊朗根据其保障协定申报的核材料未被转用，”他说。“关于在伊朗不存在未申报的核材料和核活动的评价仍在继续。”
原子能机构理事会会议于2018年6月4日在奥地利维也纳原子能机构总部举行。（照片：D. Calma/原子能机构）
天野先生在开幕词中强调了在利用核科学技术促进人民的健康和繁荣方面原子能机构向成员国提供的一些援助。
他表示癌症仍然是原子能机构工作的一个重点，并援引了得益于原子能机构的支持最近在赞比亚和乌干达取得进展的例子。“卢萨卡癌症医院（赞比亚）已成为该地区国家的典范，”他说。
在乌干达，原子能机构帮助该国购置了一台新的钴-60机，确保了放射治疗服务在因老旧设备故障而中断两年后得以恢复。
总干事提醒理事会注意将于11月28日至30日在维也纳举行的核科学技术部长级会议和9月题为“核技术用于气候：减缓、监测和适应”的科学论坛。
他表示在维也纳附近原子能机构核应用实验室的现代化方面取得了良好进展，并感谢34个成员国和其他捐助者为这项工作提供了超过3200万欧元的预算外捐款。还需要额外的资源来装备和建立这些实验室。
在核能领域，天野先生指出，继阿拉伯联合酋长国、白俄罗斯和孟加拉国之后，土耳其近年来已成为开始建设本国首个核电厂的第四个国家。除目前正在运行的450座核动力堆外，还有59座正在17个国家建造。
天野先生鼓励所有尚未成为以下两项重要国际核安全公约的国家都成为其缔约方： 《核安全公约》 和《乏燃料管理安全和放射性废物管理安全联合公约》。
他还告知理事会，第三次原子能机构部长级国际核安保大会将于2020年2月在维也纳举行。
2018年6月4日原子能机构理事会会议。（照片：D. Calma/原子能机构）
Mr Amano noted that the IAEA continues to verify and monitor the implementation of Iran’s nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed between Iran and world powers in 2015.
“The Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of nuclear material declared by Iran under its Safeguards Agreement,” he said. “Evaluations regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran continue.”
IAEA Board of Governors meeting is held at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 4 June 2018. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA)
In his opening address, Mr Amano highlighted some of the assistance provided to Member States by the IAEA in using nuclear science and technology to improve the health and prosperity of their people.
He said cancer remained an important focus of the IAEA’s work, citing recent examples of progress made in Zambia and Uganda thanks to the Agency’s support. “The Cancer Diseases Hospital of Lusaka (Zambia) has become a role model for countries in the region,” he said.
In Uganda, the IAEA helped the country acquire a new Cobalt-60 machine, ensuring the restoration of radiotherapy services after a two-year interruption due to the failure of old equipment.
The Director General reminded the Board about the Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology, which will take place in Vienna from November 28 to 30, and the annual Scientific Forum in September on Nuclear Technology for Climate: Mitigation, Monitoring and Adaptation.
He said good progress had been made in the modernisation of the IAEA’s nuclear applications laboratories near Vienna and thanked the 34 Member States and other contributors which have provided over 32 million euros in extrabudgetary contributions for this work. Additional resources are still required to equip and set up the laboratories.
In the nuclear energy field, Mr Amano noted that Turkey had become the fourth country in recent years to begin construction of its first nuclear power plant, following the United Arab Emirates, Belarus and Bangladesh. Fifty-nine nuclear power reactors are under construction in 17 countries, on top of the 450 presently in operation.
Mr Amano encouraged all countries which have not yet done so to become parties to two important international nuclear safety agreements: the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management.
He also informed the Board that the third IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Security at ministerial level would be held in Vienna in February 2020.
IAEA Board of Governors meeting, 4 June 2018. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA)