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8 July 2024

International Experts Gather to Advance Monitoring of Marine Microplastic Pollution

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 →

Bulletin Article

5 July 2024

Planning Human Resources for Research Reactor Programmes

The IAEA supports countries developing a human resource management (HRM) strategy for research reactor programmes through modelling tools, educational resources, publications and peer review services. Read more →

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4 July 2024

IAEA Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre

The IAEA Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre (NSTDC) helps strengthen countries’ abilities to tackle nuclear terrorism. The establishment of the NSTDC supports countries in addressing unique challenges and implementing complex projects in nuclear security that require specialized technical infrastructure, through training, research and development. Read more →

Press Release

3 July 2024

Update 236 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed by the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) that several drones struck locations in the vicinity of the site today, injuring workers and causing forest fires. These repeated drone attacks are a threat to nuclear safety and people’s lives and must stop, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Read more →

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2 July 2024

IAEA Reviews Uranium Exploration Plan Amid Uganda’s Journey to Domestic Nuclear Power

An IAEA-led team of international experts in Uganda has concluded the Agency’s inaugural review of a uranium production cycle. Performed at the request of the Ugandan government, the mission assessed the East African country’s capabilities to develop their uranium exploration programme and eventually mine uranium for a domestic nuclear power programme. Read more →

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1 July 2024

IAEA Commits €13.7 Million in Support to Small Island Developing States

The IAEA announced it will commit €13.7 million to support Small Island Developing States at the United Nations 4th International Conference on SIDS in May 2024. Read more →

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