LISTENING. 1. You are going to listen to the staff report “Board Completes Discussions on Safety, Technology, and Verification“

1. You are going to listen to the staff report “Board Completes Discussions on Safety, Technology, and Verification“. Mind the proper names:

Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei

the Board

Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS)

Additional Protocol agreement with Swaziland

Democratic People´s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

Chairman Milenko E. Skoknic

the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) safeguards agreement

2. Listen to the staff report “Board Completes Discussions on Safety, Technology, and Verification“. Note only the essential details of what you hear:

1. The IAEA Board of Governors concluded …

2. Nuclear Safety Review and Nuclear Technology Review reports …

3. IRRS will assist Member States …

4. On the topic of nuclear science and technology …

5. Board members emphasized …

6. FAO/IAEA partnership …

7. Additional Protocol agreement with Swaziland …

8. Chairman Milenko E. Skoknic …

9. Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) …

10. Dr. ElBaradei …

3. Listen to the staff report again and complete the gaps in sentences below with the correct word or phrase you hear:

1. …the Agency and its Member States, focusing primarily on the IAEA´s activities related to nuclear science, __________.

2. Both documents, __________, comprise comprehensive reports that are assembled from comments provided by Member States along with input from the Agency.

3. Several conclusions were drawn regarding the __________ in nuclear safety and waste management.

4. Board members commended the Agency for its efforts __________ associated with nuclear power, noting the IAEA´s work in applying safety standards, promoting safety Conventions, and the recent establishment of the Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS).

5. While members cited the importance of nuclear power as a possible method to meet growing __________, they also raised concerns over rising uranium prices and called on the IAEA to examine issues related to its mining.

6. Chairman Skoknic emphasized the "continued need for negotiation and dialogue among all parties involved covering all relevant issues" as necessary to achieve a long-term solution to the __________.

7. The three-day meeting was held in Vienna __________.

4. Work in pairs or groups. Discuss the topic mentioned in the staff report “Board Completes Discussions on Safety, Technology, and Verification “.