About the IAEA
The IAEA is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field and seeks to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more.
Latest news
News Story
22 September 2023
The week ahead: IAEA hosts General Conference
Representatives from the IAEA’s 177 Member States will convene from 25–29 September for the 67th IAEA General Conference at the Agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Read more →
News Story
22 September 2023
IAEA Chief Grossi Attends UNGA, Engages with Private Sector on Cancer Care and Future of Fusion
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi signed agreements with two health sector companies to help provide cancer care to those who lack it and saw first-hand how fusion energy is generating significant private sector excitement, during a week-long visit to the United States highlighting the pivotal role of nuclear science and technology in tackling pressing global challenges. Read more →
Press Release
22 September 2023
Update 184 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has completed drilling of ten groundwater wells, bringing the plant close to having a longer-term solution for the provision of cooling water to the shutdown reactors after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in June, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →
Statement
22 September 2023
MIT Rose Lecture: The IAEA at the Crossroads of History
Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors by IAEA Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi. Read more →
News Story
22 September 2023
Updates from the General Conference: IAEA’s Key Initiatives
The IAEA is at the forefront of transferring nuclear science and technology to countries to improve the lives of millions of people around the world. “The IAEA is a formidable institution that deals with issues of war and peace, of human health, of energy, food and water – fundamental concerns of all human beings,” said Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General. Read more →
Press Release
22 September 2023
IAEA Sampling of Second Batch of ALPS Treated Water Corroborates Japan’s Measurements
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) independent sampling and analysis of the second batch of ALPS treated water prepared for discharge from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) confirms the tritium level reported by Japan. Read more →
Director General
Latest meeting
Quick links
Events
16 – 21 Oct 2023
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
29th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference
27 Nov – 1 Dec 2023
Dead Sea, Jordan
International Conference on Research Reactors: Achievements, Experience and the Way to a Sustainable Future
1 – 5 Jul 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management and Human Resources Development: Challenges and Opportunities
Publications
Latest video
Video
IAEA Reports on Fukushima Daiichi ALPS Treated Water Release
Latest photo essay
Photo Essay