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Bulletin Article
18 August 2022
Establishing Ionizing Radiation Facilities in the Philippines and Beyond
Cancer is the Philippines’ second biggest killer, according to the 2020 Global Cancer Observatory, as the country suffers almost 100 000 cancer related deaths per year. Read more →
News Story
17 August 2022
SMR Platform: New Web Portal Facilitates Technical Support
Countries looking to accelerate SMR deployment with the help of the IAEA’s Platform on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and their Applications—launched one year ago to provide support on all aspects of SMR development, deployment, licensing and oversight—can take their first step through a new online portal to access all IAEA services as well as the latest information related to this emerging nuclear power technology. Read more →
News Story
16 August 2022
IAEA Workshop Spotlights Cultural Heritage Management with Nuclear Science
Alexandria may be named after its famous founder, but cities have lined Egypt’s northern coast long before Alexander the Great’s armies conquered. Read more →
News Story
15 August 2022
IAEA Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre Nears Completion
One year after a ceremony to break ground for an international nuclear security training centre at the IAEA’s facility in Seibersdorf, near Vienna, a near-complete building is now visible. Read more →
Press Release
12 August 2022
Update 91 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about new shelling in the area of the country’s Zaporizhzya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), further underlining major nuclear safety and security risks at Europe’s largest such facility, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →
News Story
12 August 2022
International Youth Day: New IAEA Nuclear Science and Technology Student Competition for Asia
Sustainable development needs the energy, skills and drive of young people, and the focus of this year’s International Youth Day, observed annually on 12 August, is building and promoting greater intergenerational solidarity. Read more →
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22 – 26 Aug 2022
Vienna, Austria
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