Nucleus is the common access point to the IAEA's scientific, technical and regulatory information resources. It incorporates, and facilitates access to more than 100 IAEA databases, scientific and technical publications, as well as safety standards.

Featured Information Resources

Radiological Protection of Patients (RPOP)
Information to help health professionals achieve safer use of radiation in medicine for the benefit of patients. More »

Incident Reporting System (IRS)
The Incident Reporting System (IRS) is an international system through which thirty-one participating countries exchange experience to improve the safety of nuclear power plants by submitting event reports on unusual events considered important for safety. More »

Fast Reactor Database, Update 2006
Liquid metal cooled fast reactors (LMFRs) have been under development for about 50 years. Ten experimental fast reactors and six prototype and commercial size fast reactor plants have been constructed and operated. The new and updated information on LMFR, which are in operation, under construction or development, has been prepared with contributions from China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation. More »

Food Irradiation Clearances Database
This resource has had a make-over and in the process has been integrated more tightly into Nucleus. It is a database on country approvals of irradiated foods for human consumption. The information includes country name, class of food, specific food product, objective of irradiation, date of approval and recommeded dose limit. More »

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)
Leading worldwide information source of scientific literature on the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology, dating back to 1970. Over 2.8 million scientific and technical bibliographic references have been indexed & abstracted in English according to agreed rules and standards. More »

IAEA Library Catalogue

The IAEA Library Catalogue provides bibliographic information on the location and availability of the Library's collection of books, journals, films and videos, selected technical reports and documents, as well as electronic resources. The catalogue contains more than 90,250 records. More »

Publications

The IAEA is a leading publisher in the nuclear field. Its scientific and technical publications include proceedings of major international conferences, as well as international guides, codes, and standards. The Publications Search facilitates easy access to these publications. More »