Atomic Canyon has signed a Practical Arrangements partnership with the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to collaborate on AI-powered solutions for nuclear information management. The agreement was signed in Vienna on the sidelines of the IAEA’s first International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Energy, held December 3–4, 2025.
A First-of-Its-Kind Gathering
The two-day symposium marked the first time the IAEA brought together senior representatives from government ministries, international organizations, the nuclear industry, and major technology firms to examine how nuclear energy can meet the surging electricity demand of AI data centers — and how AI can, in turn, accelerate the development of nuclear technology. Opening the event, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi described the convergence of the two fields as a structural alliance of “Atoms for Algorithms.”
What the Agreement Covers
Signed by Director General Grossi and Atomic Canyon Founder and CEO Trey Lauderdale, the partnership advances cooperation on AI models that help navigate IAEA publications and other open resources. The two organizations will explore opportunities for collaboration and evaluate a proof of concept to lay the groundwork for AI solutions in nuclear information management.
That work centers on a challenge the IAEA has placed at the heart of AI’s potential in the sector: data. High-quality, accessible datasets are what make it possible to design, train, and validate reliable AI applications — yet much of the world’s nuclear knowledge remains difficult to search. The collaboration aims to improve access to the Agency’s unclassified information, including its publications and data sets, and to help establish frameworks for the responsible deployment of AI across the global nuclear fleet.
Building on FERMI
The partnership extends the approach behind FERMI, Atomic Canyon’s family of nuclear-specific AI models, to the international stage. Where FERMI was trained on decades of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission records to power fast, accurate search across domestic nuclear documentation, the IAEA collaboration applies the same idea — purpose-built AI grounded in authoritative nuclear data — to the global body of knowledge the Agency maintains.
For more on how Atomic Canyon’s models power nuclear search, visit the product page. Read the IAEA’s announcement of the symposium and agreement for the full story.