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Press Release
5 March 2021
New WHO/IAEA Publication Provides Guidance on Radiotherapy Equipment to Fight Cancer
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 →
Press Release
4 March 2021
Investment in Medical Imaging Scans Could Avert Millions of Cancer Deaths Globally, Report Co-Sponsored by the IAEA Shows
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 →
Bulletin Article
3 March 2021
Ensuring the Safety of Nuclear Installations: Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident reinforced the importance of having adequate national and international safety standards and guidelines in place so that nuclear power and technology remain safe and continue to provide reliable low carbon energy globally. Read more →
News Story
2 March 2021
Turn Challenges into Opportunities, says Debbie Gilley, an IAEA Radiation Protection Specialist
In 1987 when Debbie Gilley started working as a safety inspector of healthcare facilities for the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control, which is responsible for the US state’s radiological safety programme, she was one of only three women out of the 40 professional staff members at the organization. Read more →
Video
1 March 2021
IAEA Board of Governors, March 2021
The IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has briefed representatives of Member States this week on nuclear safeguards issues in Iran and around the world and ways the Agency is using nuclear science to battle COVID-19. Read more →
Latest info on COVID-19 from Austrian and Viennese authorities
Update as of 5 Mar.: Most of Vienna-based IAEA staff are working remotely until 21 March. For more, click here.
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Events
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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