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News Story
26 October 2020
Germany To Remain Key IAEA Member After Nuclear Power Exit, Director General Grossi Says
Germany is demonstrating continued strong support for the IAEA’s mission to foster global peace and development even as the country is shutting down its nuclear power plants, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said after meeting Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and other senior German officials in Berlin today. Read more →
Press Release
26 October 2020
IAEA Director General Grossi Warns about Health Impact of Delayed Cancer Care During Pandemic
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warned today that the global COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting key health services to diagnose and treat chronic conditions such as cancer and heart disease, potentially putting many lives at risk, particularly in unprepared and underequipped low-income countries. Read more →
News Story
23 October 2020
How to Improve the Protection of Patients Undergoing Frequent Medical Imaging
Progress made to reduce radiation-related risks – while maintaining the benefits – for patients who need frequent medical imaging was discussed at a virtual meeting held by the IAEA this week. Read more →
Video
23 October 2020
IAEA Director General Grossi on Upcoming Trip to Germany
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will make an official visit to Germany next week to meet senior government officials and take part in the World Health Summit. Read more →
Bulletin Article
22 October 2020
Small Reactors, Great Potential
Hearing the words ‘nuclear power’ usually conjures up images of huge power plants and cooling towers, but with small modular reactors (SMRs) and microreactors (MRs) starting to become a reality, the face and reach of nuclear power is changing. Read more →
Latest info on COVID-19 from Austrian and Viennese authorities
Update as of 1 July: Vienna-based IAEA staff are now working from the VIC. For more, click here.
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19 – 30 Oct 2020
Vienna, Austria
(Virtual Event) International Conference on the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in Industry
9 – 20 Nov 2020
Vienna, Austria
(Virtual event) International Conference on Radiation Safety: Improving Radiation Protection in Practice
19 – 23 Apr 2021
Vienna, Austria
Second International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2021)
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