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IAEA and EC Pledge Reinforcement of Nuclear Cooperation
7 May 2008 | The IAEA and the European Atomic Energy Community (´Euratom´) today released a joint statement that called for increased cooperation between the two organizations. Full Story »
Nuclear Education Conference Opens in Hungary
2 May 2008 | Nuclear scientists, educators and experts from over thirty countries are expected to take part in a conference on nuclear education and training in engineering science and technology.
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Screw Worm Outbreak in Yemen
30 April 2008 | An outbreak of the insidious ´screw worm´ fly in Yemen, is threatening livelihoods, in a country where rearing livestock is a traditional way of life.
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Earthquake Lessons for Nuclear Safety
30 April 2008 | At a time when more countries eye the nuclear energy option, safety experts are taking long, hard looks at standards related to a plant´s ability to withstand seismic events. In June, they meet in Japan, as part of follow-up steps to share experience from earthquakes affecting nuclear plants there and in other countries.
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The Greening of Kenya´s Drylands
29 April 2008 | Hot and barren, Kenya´s dry lands have long been unfit for agriculture, at best merely a grazing area for wild animals and livestock.
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Geneva Talks Pave Way to 2010 NPT Review
28 April 2008 | In Geneva at the Palais des Nations nearly 190 States party to the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) are convening for the second of three preparatory meetings (PrepCom) for the 2010 NPT Review Conference.
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Nuclear Convention Wraps Fortnight of Global Safety Review
25 April 2008 | The Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) concluded its two-week review and discussion of safety performance of nuclear power plants around the world.
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At Chernobyl, Global Support for Recovery Moves to Next Phase
25 April 2008 | Twenty-two years after the world´s most serious nuclear accident, work by the international community and the IAEA continues apace to assist Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
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Albania: Rising Expectations Drive Growing Health Care Needs
21 April 2008 | Once locked in decades of isolation, Albania is seeing new horizons in the fight against poverty.
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Berlin Hosts Gathering on Worldwide Nuclear Fuel Trade
17 April 2008 | At the invitation of the governments of Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, representatives from over thirty countries are taking part in an international conference entitled Nuclear Fuel Supply: Challenges and Opportunities.
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Vision for Future Gets Closer
16 April 2008 | A background report entitled 20/20 Vision for the Future, describing the current work of the IAEA and suggesting future priorities in the timeframe up to the year 2020 and beyond, has been circulated to members of a high-level panel of experts tasked with providing recommendations on the future of the IAEA.
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EC Infuses Serbian Nuclear Relic Cleanup with Critical Donation
15 April 2008 | A global effort to remove dangerous spent fuel and decommission a Soviet-designed Serbian reactor on the outskirts of Belgrade has cleared the second of three major funding hurdles.
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