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.
Kairat Umarov and Tim Watts serve as Co-Presidents of the International Conference on Nuclear Security: Shaping the Future (ICONS 2024), a key event for the nuclear security community around the world. They discuss the conference's significance, nuclear security's role in sustainable development and strategies for addressing emerging risks and technologies. Read more →
Countries embrace nuclear power for low-carbon energy, driving advanced deep geological repository programmes. Led by pioneers like Canada and Finland, collaboration with the IAEA helps to ensure safe nuclear material management for a cleaner energy future. Read more →
Watch IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and nuclear science communicator Alfredo García (Operador Nuclear) unpack the expansive role of nuclear technology in our world today. From driving clean energy initiatives to advancing medical treatments, they explore how nuclear energy sparks solutions for pressing global issues. Read more →
What if the high level nuclear waste generated by nuclear power plants could fuel a circular economy in the energy sector? Fast neutron reactors operating in a closed fuel cycle could make that happen. Read more →
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is continuing to monitor observance of the five concrete principles aimed at protecting Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) during the military conflict, where nuclear safety and security remain precarious, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →
"We are hearing every day about the problems facing the environment, and I wanted to learn more and be more involved. That’s the good thing about science in general; when you know something, you can learn how to apply it in other ways. You can adapt." Read more →
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.