STORY: IAEA eager to deepen cooperation with China on peaceful use of nuclear technology
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:30
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: POLITICS/TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of IAEA-related footage
2. SOUNDBITE (English): SOPHIE BOUTAUD DE LA COMBE, Director of Office of Public Information and Communication of the IAEA

STORYLINE:

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is highly impressed to see China's significant progress in nuclear development and is eager to deepen collaboration with the country on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, according to an IAEA official.

The cooperation between the IAEA and China has been multifaceted, covering areas such as nuclear energy, nuclear technology applications, nuclear safety and security, and nonproliferation, said Sophie Boutaud de la Combe, director of the Office of Public Information and Communication of the IAEA, at an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of China's accession to the IAEA.

SOUNDBITE (English): SOPHIE BOUTAUD DE LA COMBE, Director of Office of Public Information and Communication of the IAEA
"As a member state of the IAEA, China continues to be a beneficiary of agency assistance. And through its extraordinary economic growth and advance, in knowledge, technology, and expertise, it also becomes a key supporter of the agency financially, politically, and through our collaborations.
So a great strength of nuclear sector is that it collaborates. China's decades of experience in innovative collaboration, (is) our solid foundation to build on for the agency and for our member states.
So this is an area where the IAEA and China have worked together, integrating good practices, international standards, peer reviews and listeners, especially for safety and security in the nuclear sector.
And abroad, China is helping other countries achieve their own energy goals by building quickly and safely their own industry on nuclear power. So this is showing the world that it is possible to build nuclear power plants quickly and with integrated cost."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)