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1 December 2021
Director General Congratulates Fellowship Laureates and France’s Work in Education on Nuclear
Virtual education, energy, climate change, preserving antiquities, training the next generation of nuclear scientists: these are just some of the many endeavours carried out in the nuclear field in and around Paris. Read more →
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1 December 2021
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellows Attend IAEA School on Nuclear Security
Until two years ago, Geraldyne Ule Duque could not imagine she would get to learn about nuclear security at the IAEA in Vienna. Last month she did just that. Read more →
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30 November 2021
Isotopic Techniques Help Save Panama’s Cocoa Exports
As import regulations of the European Union changed in 2019, Panama’s cocoa exports came under threat: exporters had to prove that the amount of cadmium in their products was below the EU’s legal threshold of 0.8 milligram per kilogram. Isotopic techniques can help identify the source and movement of the metal and thereby help farmers prevent contamination in the fruit – increasing food safety and restoring exports. Read more →
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30 November 2021
Nuclear Sector is Capitalizing on Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence, ITU-IAEA Events Hear
Artificial intelligence offers enormous potential to accelerate technological development in nuclear fields from science to energy to medicine, and the sector is making good progress in seizing on those opportunities, according to speakers in webinars organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with the IAEA. Read more →
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29 November 2021
French President, IAEA Director General Discuss the Role of Nuclear Energy, Iran’s Nuclear Programme and Ramping up Fight against Cancer
France is supportive of the IAEA’s work in monitoring and verifying Iran’s nuclear programme and of its efforts to maintain a continuity of knowledge with respect to the Tehran’s nuclear activities, President Emmanuel Macron told IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in Paris today. Read more →
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29 November 2021
How Well Do You Know Nuclear Law? A New IAEA Webinar Series will Help You
Last year, the IAEA organized its first series of webinars on nuclear law for experts from around the world, attracting more than 2500 viewers from over 100 countries. Given the strong demand, a new series was launched last month, targeting nuclear professionals and lawyers interested in this specialized field. Read more →
Latest info on COVID-19 from Austrian and Viennese authorities
Update as of 22 November: Vienna-based IAEA staff are advised to work from home. For more, click here.
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13 – 17 Dec 2021
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on the Safe and Secure Transport of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
28 Mar – 1 Apr 2022
Vienna, Austria
2022 Conference of the Parties to the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
25 – 28 Apr 2022
Beijing, China
International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles (FR22)
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