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Press Release
28 November 2024
Update 262 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine’s three operating nuclear power plants (NPPs) reduced their electricity generation this morning following renewed attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure that further endangered nuclear safety during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. Read more →
Press Release
28 November 2024
IAEA Concludes a Long Term Operation Safety Review at the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ Borssele Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today completed a review of long term operational safety of the Borssele Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Read more →
Photo Essay
27 November 2024
Do You Know How Nuclear Technology Impacts Our Lives?
Discover how nuclear science is shaping a safer, healthier, and more sustainable world. From enhancing cancer care and food safety to protecting ecosystems and improving water management, nuclear techniques are driving innovative solutions to global challenges. Read more →
Press Release
27 November 2024
IAEA and Anglo American Launch Research Project Under Atoms4Food Partnership
The IAEA and Anglo American announced a new partnership for a research project to fight soil salinization, under the joint FAO and IAEA Atoms4Food initiative that aims to address growing hunger around the world. Read more →
News Story
26 November 2024
Ministerial Declaration Adopted on Importance of Nuclear Science for Addressing Global Challenges
IAEA Member States have adopted a declaration recognizing the important role of nuclear science, technology and applications in addressing current and evolving global challenges. The declaration was unanimously adopted at the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications and the Technical Cooperation Programme in Vienna this morning. Read more →
Video
26 November 2024
VIDEO: How the IAEA and Nuclear Techniques Support a Sustainable Future
Nuclear science and technology play a significant role in improving the lives and well-being of people worldwide, especially in the fields of health, food and agriculture and the environment. Read more →
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7 – 11 Apr 2025
Vienna, Austria
Third International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2025)
26 – 30 May 2025
Vienna, Austria
IAEA International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes
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IAEA Delivers Ambulances to Ukrainian Nuclear Sites
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