The establishment and operation of the IAEA LEU Bank is fully funded through voluntary contributions, and has no impact on the IAEA’s regular budget or other activities. Donors have provided a total of US $150 million to establish the IAEA LEU Bank and operate it for at least 20 years.
The IAEA has received the following contributions for the IAEA LEU Bank:
- Nuclear Threat Initiative: US $50 million
- United States: US $49 million
- European Union: up to €25 million (including a pledge of up to €5 million for security)
- United Arab Emirates: US $10 million
- Kuwait: US $10 million
- Norway: US $5 million
- Kazakhstan: US $400,000 plus in-kind contributions, including hosting of the IAEA LEU Bank
