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21 January 2022
New IAEA Report Presents Global Overview of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management
As a growing number of countries use nuclear technology to generate electricity and radioactive material for many other purposes, there is significant progress in the safe and effective management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel arising from these activities, including the development of deep geological repositories (DGRs), an IAEA report has found. Read more →
Bulletin Article
20 January 2022
Defending Against Zoonoses Through Food Safety
Since consumers cannot always see, taste or smell the threat of contaminated food, food safety laboratories around the world serve as a line of defence to prevent and halt the spread of harmful agents of diseases. Read more →
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19 January 2022
IAEA Completes First Review of a Nuclear Higher Education Degree Programme
The IAEA has completed its first curriculum review of a university degree programme with a nuclear specialization. Read more →
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18 January 2022
IAEA Publication Guides Nations on Assessing Nuclear Security Threats
With the expansion of nuclear and radioactive materials in use worldwide, the potential for malicious use of these materials is a growing concern. Read more →
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17 January 2022
Deadline Extended: Call for Papers on Managing Land and Water for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Interested contributors have until 28 February 2022 to submit abstracts for the IAEA’s International Symposium on Managing Land and Water for Climate-Smart Agriculture, to be held from 25 to 29 July 2022 at IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Read more →
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14 January 2022
IAEA Publishes Free e-Book on Nuclear Law
The IAEA’s first ever book by global thought leaders on nuclear law has just been published in e-book format, providing free access to a compilation of essays on this highly specialized legal field. Read more →
Latest info on COVID-19 from Austrian and Viennese authorities
Update as of 22 November: Vienna-based IAEA staff are advised to work from home. For more, click here.
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28 Mar – 1 Apr 2022
Vienna, Austria
2022 Conference of the Parties to the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
19 – 22 Apr 2022
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles (FR22)
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