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Bulletin Article
27 January 2022
The Resilience and Safety of Nuclear Power in the Face of Extreme Events
Nuclear power plants are built to last. Read more →
News Story
26 January 2022
Over 60 Scientific Manuscripts by the IAEA Available in New Online Repository
Although many major research institutions and organizations have developed preprint repositories, the IAEA is one of the first international organizations to have launched its own. Read more →
Video
25 January 2022
Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS): From Cosmic Rays to Soil Moisture
This video explains how the galactic cosmic ray can be utilized for monitoring landscape soil moisture to improve agricultural water-management. Read more →
Press Release
24 January 2022
IAEA to Support Peru in Battling Oil Spill, Director General Grossi Says
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will send experts and sophisticated monitoring equipment to help Peru assess and limit the environmental damage from a major oil spill in its coastal waters, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told the Foreign Minister of the South American nation today. Read more →
News Story
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 →
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.
Update on Meetings
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Events
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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