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Press Release
3 April 2025
Update 284 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has delivered a new ambulance and other medical equipment to help Ukraine provide adequate health care for the personnel operating its nuclear power plants (NPPs) in challenging conditions during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →
Featured Story
2 April 2025
Behind the Scenes of a Cancer Control ImPACT Review Mission
The IAEA, together with its partners the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, carried out an imPACT Review in Mozambique last year, supporting the country in efforts to improve comprehensive cancer control. Read more →
Bulletin Article
1 April 2025
The IAEA’s Successful Field Trial: A Promising Breakthrough in Combating Fusarium Wilt in Bananas
The Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture is developing a sustainable solution to the Fusarium wilt threat to help protect banana cultivation across the globe. Read more →
Press Release
28 March 2025
Update 283 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) visited the site’s diesel storage tanks today and saw no signs of damage or spillage there, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Read more →
Featured Story
28 March 2025
Revolutionizing Plastic Recycling Through Irradiation
Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste this weekend, find out how radiation technology can be applied to tackle the global crisis of plastic pollution. Read more →
Press Release
27 March 2025
Update 282 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team has this week been observing operational tests of diesel generators at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) as part of ongoing efforts to help prevent a nuclear accident during the military conflict in Ukraine, where the off-site power situation remains challenging, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Read more →
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7 – 11 Apr 2025
Vienna, Austria
Third International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2025)
26 – 30 May 2025
Vienna, Austria
IAEA International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes
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Ocean Acidification: How Nuclear Techniques Could Provide Solutions
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