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20 March 2019
Vietnamese Authorities Control Spread of African Swine Fever with the Use of Nuclear-derived Techniques
The pork industry in Viet Nam has escaped the recent wave of African Swine Fever (ASF) and other animal diseases hitting Southeast Asia thanks to quick action by researchers at the National Centre for Veterinary Diagnosis (NCVD). Read more →
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19 March 2019
IAEA Supports a Revival of Cuba's Food Irradiation Services
Cuba’s fruit exports are set to increase with the reinstatement of former food irradiation capacities on the island. Read more →
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18 March 2019
Robotics Challenge Winning Design Helps Speed up Spent Fuel Verification
An unmanned surface vehicle (USV), designed by a group of Hungarian engineers, is the winner of the IAEA Robotics Challenge, launched in 2017. Read more →
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15 March 2019
IAEA Concludes Long Term Operational Safety Review at Mexico's Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today completed a review of long term operational safety at the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Mexico. Read more →
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15 March 2019
Using Nuclear Science to Improve Animal Breeding
Animals, so important for food security – they provide us with milk, with eggs, with meat. Read more →
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20 – 24 May 2019
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Isotope Hydrology - Advancing the Understanding of Water Cycle Processes
18 – 21 Jun 2019
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Standards, Applications and Quality Assurance in Medical Radiation Dosimetry (IDOS-2019)
24 – 28 Jun 2019
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on the Management of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors 2019
28 Oct – 1 Nov 2019
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Trends in Radiopharmaceuticals (ISTR-2019)
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