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17 October 2024
International Conference on Small Modular Reactors Next Week
More than 1000 participants from nearly 100 countries are set to attend the first IAEA International Conference on Small Modular Reactors and their Applications, from 21 to 25 October at the Agency’s headquarters in Vienna. Read more →
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16 October 2024
World Food Day 2024: DG Highlights Joint IAEA and FAO Atoms4Food Initiative to Reduce Global Hunger
Speaking on World Food Day at the opening session of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum in Rome, Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, marked the day with Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization. The Director General highlighted the IAEA and FAO’s long-standing partnership and the importance of their joint Atoms4Food initiative. Read more →
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15 October 2024
2023 IAEA Annual Report Presented to the UN General Assembly
The 2023 IAEA Annual Report is now available to read online, in all the official UN languages. Read more →
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15 October 2024
IAEA Initiates First Practical Steps of Additional Measures at Sea Near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
The IAEA initiated today the first practical steps of additional measures at sea near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Read more →
News Story
14 October 2024
What Is Blue Carbon?
The IAEA works with scientists all over the world to study Blue Carbon, the organic carbon that is captured and stored by the ocean in vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests, saltmarshes or seagrass meadows. Read more →
News Story
11 October 2024
From Preparedness to Resilience: The Role of the IAEA in Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response
Ahead of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October, we look at the role played by the IAEA’s unique Incident and Emergency Centre in preparing and responding to potential nuclear or radiological emergencies. Read more →
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21 – 25 Oct 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Small Modular Reactors and their Applications
11 – 15 Nov 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Research Reactors: Achievements, Experience and the Way to a Sustainable Future
26 – 28 Nov 2024
Vienna, Austria
Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications and the Technical Cooperation Programme
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