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22 October 2021
IAEA's Grossi Explores Cooperation with World Bank, IDB on Health and Climate Change
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with the heads of the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday to discuss joining forces to combat cancer and to address climate change and other areas critical for sustainable development. Read more →
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21 October 2021
Now Available: IAEA Guidance on Computer Security for Nuclear Security
The IAEA recently issued its first implementing guide to comprehensively address computer security – Nuclear Security Series (NSS) No. 42-G Computer Security for Nuclear Security – to support experts worldwide in implementing computer security measures to strengthen their national nuclear security regimes. Read more →
Bulletin Article
21 October 2021
Ceaseless vigilance
The alert came just before sunrise in Vienna on 11 March 2011. The on-call emergency response manager reviewed the seismic report that opened on his laptop screen. Within minutes, staff trained in specialized response roles were called into the IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC). Read more →
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20 October 2021
Call for Abstracts: Joint OECD/NEA - IAEA International Symposium on Probabilistic Safety Assessment for Reactors of Singular Designs
Are you interested in submitting an abstract for the Joint OECD/NEA – IAEA International Symposium on Probabilistic Safety Assessment for Reactors of Singular Designs, to be held in Liverpool, the United Kingdom, from 23 to 25 February 2022? Read more →
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20 October 2021
Director General of Nuklear Malaysia: Committed to Nuclear Science and Helping Others
With support and guidance, all countries can reap the benefits of peaceful nuclear applications, and there is no better example of that than Malaysia. Read more →
Latest info on COVID-19 from Austrian and Viennese authorities
Update as of 30 June: Vienna-based IAEA staff are working from the VIC as of 1 July. For more, click here.
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1 – 5 Nov 2021
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management: Solutions for a Sustainable Future
13 – 17 Dec 2021
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on the Safe and Secure Transport of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
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