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2 November 2022
Safeguards Symposium Considers the History of Nuclear Verification
At the 14th Symposium on International Safeguards, underway this week at IAEA headquarters in Vienna, participants have been reflecting on experience gained and lessons learned over the course of six decades of implementation of nuclear safeguards; to verify that States are honouring their international legal obligations to use nuclear material and technology only for peaceful purposes. Read more →
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2 November 2022
IAEA Book on Nuclear Law Now Available in Six Languages
The IAEA’s first ever book by global thought leaders on nuclear law, Nuclear Law: The Global Debate, is now available in five languages – Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish – in addition to its original English version which was published in April this year. Read more →
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1 November 2022
IAEA/FAO Emergency Support to Help Flood-Hit Pakistan with Soil Fertility and Animal Diseases
Unusually heavy monsoon rains and rapidly melting glaciers following a severe heat wave this year has led to historic flooding in Pakistan. In August, the country’s government declared a state of emergency and by the end of that month a third of the country was underwater. Read more →
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31 October 2022
Update 122 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
A landmine explosion cut the main power supply connection to one of the reactors of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), in the latest incident underlining the fragile nuclear safety and security situation at the facility during the current military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today. Read more →
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31 October 2022
Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future – Symposium on International Safeguards Begins
More than 600 stakeholders in support of IAEA safeguards – diplomats, officials from State regulatory authorities, the research and development community, industry and civil society – are meeting this week in Vienna for the 14th Symposium on International Safeguards. Read more →
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28 October 2022
IAEA’s Grossi Makes Appeal for Nuclear Power as Ministerial Ends Amid Dire UN Climate Report
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi made a global appeal to advance the benefits of clean and reliable nuclear energy as the International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power concluded in Washington today, amid a dire new Read more →
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31 Oct – 4 Nov 2022
Vienna, Austria
Symposium on International Safeguards: Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future
28 Nov – 2 Dec 2022
Vienna, Austria
Fifth International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management
13 – 16 Dec 2022
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Integrated Medical Imaging in Cardiovascular Diseases (IMIC-2022)
17 – 21 Apr 2023
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Trends in Radiopharmaceuticals (ISTR-2023)
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