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16 September 2019
General Conference Day 1 Highlights
At the start of the plenary session on the first day of the IAEA’s 63rd General Conference, Alicia Buenrostro Massieu of Mexico was elected by acclamation as President of the Conference. Read more →
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16 September 2019
New IAEA Laboratory Building Named after Late Director General Yukiya Amano
The IAEA General Conference unanimously adopted a resolution today to name a new facility built under the Renovation of the Nuclear Applications Laboratories (ReNuAL) project “The Yukiya Amano Laboratories”, after late IAEA Director General Amano, who had led the IAEA between December 2009 and July this year. Read more →
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16 September 2019
INSAG Forum Discusses Safety-Security Interface Developments and Challenges
At a forum organized by the International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG) held alongside the IAEA’s 63rd General Conference today, experts discussed progress related to the interface between nuclear safety and security, referring to measures and requirements in each field that could potentially impact one another. Read more →
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16 September 2019
Four Countries Join Treaties to Strengthen Nuclear Safety and Security
Multilateral treaties under IAEA auspices cover a range of subjects, particularly in strengthening nuclear safety and security globally. Read more →
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16 September 2019
IAEA and ASEAN Strengthen Cooperation in Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications, and Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards
The use of nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes is to become more widespread in Southeast Asia, following the signature of Practical Arrangements between the IAEA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the margins of the IAEA’s General Conference today. Read more →
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28 Oct – 1 Nov 2019
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Trends in Radiopharmaceuticals (ISTR-2019)
4 – 7 Nov 2019
The Hague, Netherlands
International Conference on Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems: Working Together to Enhance Cooperation
25 – 29 Nov 2019
Buenos Aires, Argentina
International Conference on Research Reactors: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities to Ensure Effectiveness and Sustainability
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