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20 December 2024
IAEA Year in Review 2024
The IAEA had another eventful year in 2024, expanding its work to support peace and development even further out into the world. Read more →
News Story
20 December 2024
Eswatini Finalizes Funding Framework for its First Public Radiotherapy Centre
Eswatini is taking tangible steps to prepare for its first public radiotherapy centre to enable cancer patients to be treated in-country, according to a team of international experts. Read more →
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19 December 2024
VIDEO: The IAEA’s Achievements in 2024
2024 has been a year of delivery and innovation. From Antarctica to Ukraine, from cancer care to tackling the world’s growing hunger, the IAEA successfully continued its mission to bring the benefits of the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology to the world. Read more →
Press Release
18 December 2024
Update 267 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team is in Ukraine this week to assess the nuclear safety impact of recent attacks on its increasingly fragile energy infrastructure, travelling to seven electrical substations on which the country’s nuclear power plants (NPPs) depend to safely generate electricity, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →
News Story
18 December 2024
IAEA Profile: Be Open to Possibilities – Lisa Stevens
“I want every country to have a cancer plan and more people to know about the cancer work that the IAEA does," says Lisa Stevens reflecting on her work at the IAEA. Read more →
News Story
17 December 2024
New IAEA Publication on the Security of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material in Transport
A new IAEA publication on the security of nuclear and other radioactive material in transport has been released. Read more →
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7 – 11 Apr 2025
Vienna, Austria
Third International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2025)
26 – 30 May 2025
Vienna, Austria
IAEA International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes
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