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News Story
5 August 2021
How Do Nuclear Techniques Contribute to Measuring and Adapting to Climate Change?
Nuclear and isotopic techniques can help us to better understand the world we live in. Read more →
News Story
4 August 2021
How Nuclear Technologies Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture: New Publication
Many of us know that agriculture is a big contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. But did you know that a lot of these emissions are a result of fertilizer overuse, which can actually be tackled? Read more →
News Story
3 August 2021
New IAEA Guidance in Emergency Preparedness and Response
How do you create a national strategy to protect people in a nuclear or radiological emergency based on lessons learned, scientific evidence and good practices? A new IAEA publication, Considerations in the Development of a Protection Strategy for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency provides the concepts and practical considerations needed to build that protection strategy. Read more →
News Story
2 August 2021
What is Nuclear Energy? The Science of Nuclear Power
Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons. Read more →
Press Release
30 July 2021
Japanese Data on Marine Samples Near Fukushima Accurate and Reliable, IAEA Report Concludes
Japanese laboratories monitoring radionuclides in seawater, marine sediment and fish near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) produce reliable data, demonstrating a continued high level of accuracy and competence, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report released today, covering the 2017-20 time period. Read more →
Latest info on COVID-19 from Austrian and Viennese authorities
Update as of 30 June: Vienna-based IAEA staff are working from the VIC as of 1 July. For more, click here.
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30 Aug – 3 Sep 2021
Beijing, China
International Conference on Operational Safety of Nuclear Power Plants
11 – 15 Oct 2021
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on the Development of Preparedness for National and International Emergency Response (EPR2021)
1 – 5 Nov 2021
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management: Solutions for a Sustainable Future
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