About the IAEA
The IAEA is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field and seeks to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
Institutional and personal support are crucial for gender equality to be seen as the norm, especially in scientific fields that remain male-dominated, panellists agreed at an IAEA virtual discussion to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March. Read more →
Following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on 11 March 2011, the IAEA set out to review and strengthen nuclear safety globally, drawing on lessons learned from the accident. Read more →
Less than an hour. That’s the time it took the earthquake-triggered tsunami of 2011 to reach Japan’s eastern shoreline. Read more →
New WHO/IAEA guidance on the procurement of radiotherapy equipment could improve access to this life-saving cancer treatment option that is still lacking in many parts of the world. Read more →
Scaling up access to nuclear medicine and medical imaging services would avert nearly 2.5 million cancer deaths worldwide by 2030 and yield global lifetime productivity gains of USD 1.41 trillion – a net return of over USD 200 per USD 1 invested, a new study co-authored by the IAEA shows. Read more →
Update as of 5 Mar.: Most of Vienna-based IAEA staff are working remotely until 21 March. For more, click here.
The IAEA is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field and seeks to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.