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12 March 2025
IAEA Director General Visits Niger Uranium Mines
Uranium is the primary fuel for nuclear reactors and its production cycle must be managed carefully, in a safe and secure manner. The IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is in Niger which produces about 5 percent of the world’s uranium and has visited two mines there during his trip. Read more →
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12 March 2025
Tritium Level Far Below Japan's Operational Limit in 11th Batch of ALPS Treated Water, IAEA Confirms
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have confirmed that the tritium concentration in the 11th batch of diluted ALPS treated water, which the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began discharging on 12 March, is far below Japan’s operational limit. Read more →
Nuclear Explained
11 March 2025
What are Molten Salt Reactors?
International interest is increasing in molten salt reactors, because they have the potential to provide large amounts of efficient and cost-effective electricity and produce high-temperature process heat usable for various industrial applications. Read more →
News Story
10 March 2025
Rwanda Advances Cancer Control with Focus on Cervical Cancer and Health Workforce Development
Rwanda has taken important steps to tackle preventable cancers nation-wide, a recent international assessment has found. Read more →
News Story
7 March 2025
International Women’s Day: Nuclear Needs Women
The world needs nuclear and nuclear needs women. This International Women’s Day, learn why this matters, how we’re helping, and how you can get involved. Read more →
Press Release
5 March 2025
Update 279 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The presence of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Ukraine’s nuclear power plants (NPPs) remains an “invaluable asset” for the international community and must be preserved, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told Member States after the completion of a delayed team rotation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). Read more →
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7 – 11 Apr 2025
Vienna, Austria
Third International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2025)
26 – 30 May 2025
Vienna, Austria
IAEA International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes
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