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17 May 2022
What You Need to Know About Ion Beams
Whether it is determining the origin of pollutants, characterizing contaminants in food, imaging individual biological cells or putting a date to historical objects, scientists use ion beams to help give us answers. But what are ion beams and how are they used? Read more →
Press Release
17 May 2022
Update 76 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans to send its next nuclear safety, security and safeguards mission to Ukraine’s Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the coming weeks, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →
News Story
16 May 2022
IAEA Helps Caribbean Countries Bolster Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security
Many of the small island nations of the Caribbean are new to the use of radioactive sources. Read more →
News Story
13 May 2022
IAEA Presents Nuclear Solutions for Plastic Pollution and Carbon Dioxide Removal at UN Forum
At the intersection of science, technology and sustainable development, the IAEA supports countries in their efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more →
Press Release
13 May 2022
IAEA Mission Sees Safety Commitment by France’s Civaux Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of France’s Civaux Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) had strengthened operational safety by addressing the findings of an IAEA review which took place in 2019. Read more →
News Story
12 May 2022
Nuclear Explained: New Podcast Episode on Nuclear Reactors
The past, present and future of nuclear reactors and nuclear power is discussed in the latest episode of Nuclear Explained – the IAEA’s podcast launched at the end of last year. Read more →
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20 – 24 Jun 2022
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources – Accomplishments and Future Endeavours
25 – 29 Jul 2022
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Managing Land and Water for Climate-Smart Agriculture
22 – 26 Aug 2022
Vienna, Austria
Second International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2022)
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