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.
In the run up to World Youth Skills Day, young science-enthusiasts came to the IAEA to share their ideas for cultivating a future nuclear workforce with the right skills to meet global challenges. Read more →
The latest application cycle of the IAEA’s flagship programme to bring more women into the nuclear field is now open. Read more →
The city that is home to most staff of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Enerhodar, has continued to suffer temporary power cuts, water shortages and nearby forest fires following reports of military activities in the area, adding to the many challenges facing plant personnel during the armed conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today. Read more →
Scientists at the IAEA are helping local researchers in Cuba find dangerous biotoxins in marine algae that can lead to outbreaks of contaminated seafood. Read more →
IAEA experts confirmed on Tuesday that the tritium concentration in seawater samples taken from a popular beach destination in the city of Minamisoma in the Fukushima Prefecture is far below Japan’s operational limit. Read more →
Experts in the fight against plastic pollution are meeting this week to develop an international network of high-tech laboratories that can monitor marine microplastics, and examine other progress made under the IAEA’s NUTEC Plastics initiative. 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.