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28 December 2018
Conserve Every Drop, Isotope Hydrology Techniques Improves Kuwait's Water Management Techniques
Arid countries like Kuwait are increasingly focussing on techniques using stable isotopes to assess their ground water resources and meet the challenge to manage the fresh water resources in a sustainable way for their growing populations. Read more →
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27 December 2018
IAEA Reviews Viet Nam's Infrastructure for a Research Reactor, Delivers Review Report to Nigeria
As part of its preparations for a new multipurpose research reactor, Viet Nam hosted an IAEA Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review for Research Reactors (INIR-RR) mission to identify improvements needed for a successful and sustainable development of the project. Read more →
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24 December 2018
Hunting for Viruses in Sierra Leone with the Help of Nuclear Technology
It sleeps upside down, comes to life at night and can carry Ebola. What is it? A bat. After suffering from a devastating Ebola outbreak in 2014, veterinary scientists in Sierra Leone are training their peers from around Africa to catch, sample and diagnose — using nuclear-derived techniques — potentially virus-transmitting bats. Read more →
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21 December 2018
Sharing Lessons Learned from Peer Review Services to Enhance Nuclear Safety: IAEA Workshops Conclude
Improving the dissemination of good practices identified during peer review services will contribute to the effectiveness of national nuclear and radiation safety infrastructure. Read more →
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21 December 2018
IAEA Holds Milestone Training on Managing Radiation Dosimetry Laboratories
For patients, the public and workers exposed to radiation, measuring their dose is paramount. To promote standardization worldwide, more than 100 specialists from 65 countries gathered at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this week for the largest-ever training course on establishing and managing laboratories that provide calibrations for dosimeters—the devices that are used to measure and detect radiation. Read more →
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20 – 24 May 2019
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Isotope Hydrology - Advancing the Understanding of Water Cycle Processes
18 – 21 Jun 2019
Vienna, Austria
International Symposium on Standards, Applications and Quality Assurance in Medical Radiation Dosimetry (IDOS-2019)
24 – 28 Jun 2019
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on the Management of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors 2019
7 – 11 Oct 2019
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Nuclear Power
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