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15 October 2019
IAEA Board Members Hold New Straw Poll on Director General Candidates
The IAEA Board of Governors today conducted another straw poll on the candidates that have been nominated for the post of Director General, as part of informal consultations related to the appointment process. Read more →
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15 October 2019
A Bird's Eye View of Safety at Multi-Unit Nuclear Power Plants: IAEA Develops Safety Assessment Methodology
Experts assessing the safety of a nuclear power plant (NPP) with multiple reactors must look at the site from a bird’s eye view, carefully considering how an accident damaging one element of a plant could impact the entire site. Read more →
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14 October 2019
IAEA Launches Student Competition for Innovative IT Projects Supporting Education in Nuclear Technology
The IAEA is organizing an international student competition inviting secondary school students aged between 14-18 to design and develop an original project on the use of digital technologies to support education in nuclear technology and its role in addressing climate change. Read more →
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11 October 2019
IAEA Climate Conference Ends with Call for Major Nuclear Role
As global carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise sharply despite increasing use of renewables, the nuclear power industry is looking to lessons from its past success as well as innovations on the horizon in a bid to cut construction times and costs and accelerate the global transition to low carbon energy. Read more →
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10 October 2019
IAEA Board Members Hold Straw Poll on Director General Candidates
As part of ongoing informal consultations related to the appointment process, the IAEA Board of Governors today conducted a straw poll on the four candidates that have been nominated for the post of Director General. 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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IAEA Scientific Forum 2019 - Cancer Control
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