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24 February 2020
Managing the Ever-Increasing Demand for Cancer Services in the Developing World
Cancer is not just a major health issue for people but also a growing development challenge with severe consequences on national well-being and government health budgets. Read more →
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21 February 2020
Countries Move Towards Low Enriched Uranium to Fuel their Research Reactors
Almost 3500 kg of high enriched uranium (HEU) has been removed from research reactor sites worldwide over the last few decades as part of global efforts supported by the IAEA. Read more →
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20 February 2020
IAEA Support in the Caribbean Region
In the Caribbean region, nuclear techniques are helping address problems in food and agriculture, water and the environment, health and nutrition, industrial applications, energy planning and radiation safety. Read more →
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19 February 2020
Isotope Tool to Help Fight Childhood Obesity Now in Use in Southern and Eastern Europe
Public health professionals from nine countries in Southern and Eastern Europe are equipped to use a stable isotope method to assess body composition following a four-year project to strengthen efforts to reduce childhood overweight and obesity, with IAEA support. Read more →
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19 February 2020
IAEA Concludes Long Term Operational Safety Review of Romania’s Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today completed a review of long term operational safety at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Romania. Read more →
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