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
Press Release
23 May 2025
IAEA Finds Commitment to Operational Safety at Borssele Nuclear Power Plant in the Netherlands
An IAEA team of experts said the operator of the Borssele Nuclear Power Plant in the Kingdom of the Netherlands demonstrates a commitment to its operational safety. The team encouraged the plant to continue its operational safety improvement initiatives. Read more →
Press Release
23 May 2025
IAEA Concludes Long Term Operation Safety Review of Slovenia’s Krško Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts yesterday completed a review of long term operational safety of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Slovenia. Read more →
News Story
23 May 2025
Director General in Lombardy to Advance Nuclear Science and Technology
The IAEA Director General has been in the Lombardy region of Italy this week to launch partnerships for energy, cancer care, agriculture and the environment, as the country continues to explore nuclear energy as a power source. Read more →
Press Release
21 May 2025
Update 292 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) heard bursts of gunfire this morning, coinciding with a purported drone attack on the site’s training centre, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Read more →
News Story
21 May 2025
From Protests to Partnership: Interview with Gerben Dijksterhuis, Mayor of Borsele, Kingdom of the Netherlands
The world’s first major gathering of representatives of communities hosting nuclear facilities will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 26 to 30 May 2025 at the IAEA’s International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes. Read more →
Featured Story
20 May 2025
IAEA Profile: A Passion For Measurement
On World Metrology Day, the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention, we celebrate metrologist Zakithi Msimang, who works in the IAEA’s Dosimetry Laboratory, ensuring cancer patients around the world get the correct dose of radiotherapy. Read more →
Director General
Latest meeting
Quick links
Events
26 – 30 May 2025
Vienna, Austria
IAEA International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes
Publications
Latest video
Video
Ocean Acidification: How Nuclear Techniques Could Provide Solutions
Latest photo essay
Photo Essay