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Government ministers and other high-level representatives from more than 130 countries adopted a declaration at a major International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference today to enhance global nuclear security and counter the threat of nuclear terrorism and other malicious acts. Read more →
Over 57 ministers and more than 2000 experts from over 130 countries and 35 international organizations are meeting at IAEA headquarters this week to reaffirm their common commitment for strengthening nuclear security globally. Read more →
Senegal has increased its readiness to address nuclear security threats, due in part to the country’s Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan (INSSP). Developed in collaboration with the IAEA, this plan is one of the ways Senegalese authorities are working to establish an effective and sustainable nuclear security regime. Read more →
Nuclear and other radioactive material is hardest to protect when it is transported from point A to point B — more than half of the incidents of theft of radioactive material reported to the IAEA between 1993 and 2019 occurred while it was in transport. Read more →
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi welcomed the fact that countries are making increasing use of the Agency’s services to help guard against nuclear terrorism and pledged to build on the great political impetus seen in international cooperation in nuclear security in recent years. Read more →