IAEA

The Little-Known Story of the 1978 Death of IAEA Inspector, Pierre Noir

In late January 1978 an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear safeguards inspector, Pierre Noir, died while inspecting a nuclear reactor in Taiwan. Initial reports indicated Noir had died of a heart attack. However, after carefully examining the TV surveillance equipment that Noir was working on it was clear that he had actually been electrocuted because of an electrical wiring flaw. This Monograph, which I wrote in 2026, details my investigation.