2011-12-29 | The nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan on 11 March, and the ensuing concerns on nuclear safety issues dominated the global nuclear agenda for much of 2011. For the IAEA, the accident gave renewed focus for a strengthened nuclear safety regime and initiated a number of
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2011-12-21 | Since its inception, the Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) has been devoted to forging partnerships with organizations and Member States working to fight cancer.
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2011-12-20 | The application of nuclear techniques for diagnosis and for pinpointing migratory habits of birds are contributing significantly in the worldwide battle against avian influenza.
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2011-12-16 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano issued the following statement.
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2011-12-12 | As a result of the releases of radioactive substances into the Pacific Ocean resulting from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, the IAEA is implementing a Technical Cooperation (TC) Project for countries throughout the Pacific Ocean region to monitor radioactive
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2011-12-09 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century, was commemorated on 9 December 2011, the 100th anniversary of the award of her second Nobel Prize, at an exhibit opened in her honour at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Madame Curie
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2011-12-07 | Used in tracing underground water courses, locating oil deposits, ensuring aircraft, pipeline and highway construction integrity, conserving and analyzing ancient artifacts, mapping ocean currents and measuring climate changes, preventing fires, reducing air pollution, among
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2011-12-05 | In the 2011 monsoon season, dengue fever, a deadly mosquito-borne disease, struck Pakistan with unexpected force. It was the largest such outbreak in the country's history infecting 27 000 people and causing 322 fatalities, and exhausting the capacities of the hospitals in
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2011-11-28 | One million dollars can buy 1 626 personal computers for your local school, or allow 34 people to take a three month round-the-world cruise on the Queen Mary 2, or even buy four or five Bentley Continental GTCs, if you like that kind of thing.
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2011-11-28 | Nuclear energy will continue to play a key role in global electricity production despite the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, shows a recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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