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5 May 2025
Nuclear Desalination: A Sustainable Solution for Water Security in the Arab Region
Nuclear desalination is offering countries in the Arab region and beyond a clean alternative to energy-hungry traditional desalination. Read more →
News Story
5 May 2025
Call for Abstracts Deadline Extended: International Conference on Emergency Preparedness and Response
Interested contributors have until 19 May 2025 to submit abstracts for the IAEA's International Conference on Emergency Preparedness and Response. Read more →
News Story
2 May 2025
Call for Abstracts Deadline Extended: Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine — X Ray Vision
Interested contributors have until 30 May 2025 to submit abstracts for scientific posters for the IAEA’s International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine — X Ray Vision. Read more →
News Story
30 April 2025
Family Driven: Enhancing Global Standards of Radiation Protection of Patients
Chadia Rizk learned the importance of radiation in medicine in her 20s when her father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that affects the immune system. Read more →
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30 April 2025
Update 289 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukrainian engineers and construction workers are carrying out temporary repairs of the Chornobyl site’s New Safe Confinement (NSC) that was severely damaged in a drone attack earlier this year, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today. Read more →
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30 April 2025
IAEA Kicks Off 2025 Cooperation with G20 under South African Presidency
For the second year in a row, the IAEA has been invited to collaborate with the G20 on work related to nuclear power. The cooperation resumed under the presidency of South Africa at meetings this week in Cape Town, kicking off with a side event on the role of nuclear energy in clean energy transitions. Read more →
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