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22 August 2025
Update 310 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The sustained presence of the IAEA at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant has been essential to our ongoing efforts to reduce the risk of a nuclear accident amid the conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said, as the IAEA approaches three years of continuous presence at the site. Read more →
Featured Story
22 August 2025
Bouchra Boustani - From Industry to Nuclear Security
Hailing from a small coastal town of Mohammedia near Casablanca in Morocco, Bouchra’s love for mathematics and physics was encouraged by a family that prized intellectual curiosity. Read more →
Bulletin Article
20 August 2025
How Data Collection Led to Malawi’s First Public Radiotherapy Centre
The IAEA’s Rays of Hope initiative is helping countries such as Malawi to tackle an increasing cancer burden by widening access to cancer care. Read more →
News Story
19 August 2025
Madagascar Shows Commitment to Improving Cancer Care, with Focus on Women’s Health
An international review has found that Madagascar has laid strong foundations for cancer control, expanding cervical cancer services, maintaining a health workforce and ensuring collaboration between health and radiation safety authorities. Read more →
News Story
18 August 2025
Recycling Radioactive Sources for Cancer Care: IAEA Initiative Continues to Deliver
An IAEA project to transfer disused radium sources for use in cancer treatment has now conducted nearly a dozen international transfers. Read more →
News Story
15 August 2025
Career Development Initiative for Women in Nuclear Concludes for 2025
Women working in the nuclear field visited Canada last week as part of an IAEA initiative to boost their career development. During the third and final visit of the 2025 IAEA Lise Meitner Programme, participants took part in a two-week training focused on research reactors. Read more →
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