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News Story
22 March 2023
Groundwater: How Scientists Study its Pollution and Sustainability?
Groundwater accounts for around 30 per cent of the world’s freshwater, making it an important resource for addressing current global issues, such as world population growth, agricultural intensification and increased water use in different sectors like oil and gas extraction and mining, apparel and textile manufacturing and livestock farming. Read more →
Press Release
22 March 2023
Update 151 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The last remaining back up 330 kilovolt (kV) power line at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), damaged since 1 March, remains disconnected and under repair, again highlighting the fragility of nuclear safety and security at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant (NPP), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. Read more →
Podcast
21 March 2023
Nuclear Explained – What is Isotope Hydrology?
Water is critical for human development and environmental and economic sustainability. Isotopic techniques are used to help assess the quantity, quality and sustainability of this precious resource. Read more →
News Story
20 March 2023
How to Control Insect Pests Using Radiation
The use of radiation can help in the regulation or management of pests — known as pest control — effectively preventing insect-related risks to human and animal health, the ecosystems and food security (including crop and livestock production). Methods using radiation for pest control include the sterile insect technique (SIT), inherited sterility and biological control. Read more →
Bulletin Article
17 March 2023
What is Climate Change, and How Does Nuclear Help Measure and Monitor It?
From melting glaciers and shrinking lakes to destroyed harvests and increased health risks, the impacts of climate change are visible and tangible. Read more →
News Story
16 March 2023
IAEA and FAO Launch ‘Seeds in Space’ Youth Comic Book Competition
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a comic book competition inviting 14 to 18 year olds to submit artwork that tells the story of ‘seeds in space’. Read more →
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Events
20 – 31 Mar 2023
Vienna, Austria
Joint Eighth and Ninth Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety
17 – 21 Apr 2023
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Trends in Radiopharmaceuticals (ISTR-2023)
8 – 12 May 2023
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (URAM-2023)
19 – 23 Jun 2023
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Computer Security in the Nuclear World: Security for Safety
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