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News Story
17 January 2025
IAEA Director General Visits Panama to Strengthen Cooperation through Rays of Hope and Atoms4Food
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visits Panama to strengthen cooperation on cancer care, food security and water resource management through Rays of Hope and Atoms4Food. Read more →
Press Release
17 January 2025
Update 270 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Rivne nuclear power plant had to temporarily reduce its power output Wednesday, amid heightened military activity near all of Ukraine’s nuclear power plant sites in recent days, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →
Bulletin Article
16 January 2025
Despite Climate Extremes, Bangladesh Improves Harvests to Feed a Growing Population
With the goal of adapting food production to climate change, the IAEA has been collaborating with Bangladesh to develop high quality, high yield crop varieties resistant to extreme conditions. Read more →
Bulletin Article
15 January 2025
The IAEA’s Atoms4NetZero Initiative Helps Countries to Leverage the Power of Nuclear for Net Zero
The IAEA’s Atoms4NetZero initiative helps countries to make science-based decisions about the full potential of nuclear energy in order to prepare for the transition towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Read more →
Video
14 January 2025
Revealing Malta's Cultural Heritage
The IAEA is supporting experts from Heritage Malta in the use of x-ray technology to understand and preserve valuable ancient artefacts without damaging them. Read more →
Press Release
13 January 2025
Warner Bros. Discovery Launches In Partnership With IAEA: ‘Good To Know’, First Nuclear Science Films On Discovery Channel
‘Good To Know’, a new educational videos series explaining how nuclear science can help solve global issues, is being launched today on Discovery Channel, as part of a new partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The films will air in over 30 countries, reaching 44 million households across the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region. 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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