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Bulletin Article
31 May 2021
Emergency communication
In a nuclear emergency, the communicator’s role is almost as crucial as that of the first responder. Providing clear, accurate information amid the alarm and dread that emergencies provoke — when every second counts — can save lives. Read more →
Bulletin Article
28 May 2021
Safety in Fusion
While nuclear fission derives energy from splitting atomic nuclei, nuclear fusion does so by joining them, releasing energy in the process. Though both atomic reactions produce energy by modifying atoms, their fundamental differences have broad implications for safety. Read more →
Press Release
28 May 2021
IAEA Completes Nuclear Security Advisory Mission in Niger
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today completed a nuclear security advisory mission in Niger, which was carried out at the request of its Government. Read more →
News Story
27 May 2021
Managing Nuclear Knowledge with Semantic Technologies
The past decade has seen vast technological improvements in collecting, managing, understanding, presenting, sharing and using knowledge gained from data and information all over the world. Read more →
News Story
26 May 2021
Improving Safety of Ageing Nuclear Power Plants in Lockdown
Had you spoken to Robert Krivanek a year ago about where he’d be this spring, he may have asked you to reach him in Asco, Spain. A senior IAEA nuclear safety officer, he planned to conduct a safety review of the Spanish village’s two-gigawatt nuclear power plant, and help its operators meet the requirements to extend the operating lifetime of the plant’s two reactors. But Spain isn’t where you’ll find him today. Read more →
Latest info on COVID-19 from Austrian and Viennese authorities
Update as of 17 May: Most of Vienna-based IAEA staff are working remotely until 30 June. For more, click here.
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28 Jun – 2 Jul 2021
Vienna, Austria
(Virtual Event) International Symposium on Sustainable Animal Production and Health - Current Status and Way Forward
30 Aug – 3 Sep 2021
Beijing, China
International Conference on Operational Safety of Nuclear Power Plants
1 – 5 Nov 2021
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management: Solutions for a Sustainable Future
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