Highlights & Previews
Experts to Review and Share Nuclear Rules
10 December 2009 | An international conference on nuclear regulatory systems opens next week in Cape Town, South Africa. The event is a vital part of the global effort by senior nuclear safety and security regulators to review the effectiveness and performance of this regime, focusing on the important role regulators play.
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IAEA Director General Details Priorities as Agency Head
9 December 2009 | A week after assuming his duties, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano held a reception, his first, informal meeting with Member State delegations. Full Story » :: Director General Remarks »
Cleaner Nuclear Technologies for a Better Future
9 December 2009 | Increasing energy demand, climate change and pressures on dwindling fossil fuel reserves are highlighting the need for cleaner, more efficient sources of energy. Full Story » :: Director General Statement »
Reducing Climate Change Impact
7 December 2009 | Nuclear applications and technologies are powerful tools used to understand, reduce and adapt to climate change's consequences. Nuclear power generation already mitigates climate change's impact by avoiding more CO2 emissions. Nuclear applications in science help us predict and prepare for climate changes. These applications also are used to breed more resilient crop varieties, and protect vitally important soil and fresh water resources. Full Story » :: In Focus: Climate Change »
Global Fight to Preserve Daily Bread
7 December 2009 | Wheat farmers have battled plant-killing fungi since the grain was domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Full Story »
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Looking To a Cleaner Future
4 December 2009 | To better promote and support environmental safety and responsible remediation, the IAEA has launched a new initiative in the area of environmental remediation. Full Story »
Reviewing Nuclear Capability
1 December 2009 | The IAEA will be conducting two Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) missions in the coming days to review Indonesia's and Viet Nam's preparations for introducing nuclear power. Full Story »
A Mission Begins
1 December 2009 | Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan officially assumed the post of IAEA Director General on 1 December 2009 for a 4-year term of office. Mr. Amano brings to the office over thirty years of experience in disarmament, non-proliferation and nuclear energy policy. Full Story » :: Read Biography » :: Director General Amano »
A Long Journey
27 November 2009 | In a brief assembly held during his final working day in office, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, summarised his distinguished career, spanning a quarter-century at the Agency, in a short address. Full Story »
IAEA Board Adopts Resolutions
27 November 2009 | In its second day of deliberations in its final meeting for 2009, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency adopted two resolutions by vote. Full Story »
Safety Experts Conclude IAEA Peer Review
27 November 2009 | An international team of nuclear and radiation safety experts today completed a two-week IAEA review of the regulatory framework of the Russian Federation. Press Release »
IAEA Board Begins November Deliberations
26 November 2009 | IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei opened today the Board of Governors meeting by addressing IAEA activities related to a range of nuclear issues. Full Story » :: Director General Statement »
1 December 2009 | Yukiya Amano addressed the international press and media during his first day as IAEA Director General.
Photo Essay
Olive Fly
Nuclear technology to protect an ancient fruit.
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IAEA Podcast
Deep
Geological Disposal
An interview with Peter Wikberg, the Research Director for Safety and
Science at the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company. Listen
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Books and Publications
Safety
Framework for Nuclear Power Source Applications in Outer Space
Fundamental safety objectives of space nuclear power source applications.
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One
World
Latest Edition of the IAEA Bulletin, the flagship magazine
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