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28 January 2025
IAEA Board of Governors Elects New Chairperson for 2025
In a special meeting today the IAEA Board of Governors elected Ambassador Matilda Aku Alomatu Osei-Agyeman of Ghana as its Chairperson for 2025. Read more →
Bulletin Article
27 January 2025
Large Reactors Poised to Lead the Nuclear Power Expansion as Small Modular Reactors Advance
Scaling up nuclear power to the level needed to achieve net zero is a significant and multifaceted undertaking, and while many reactor types may play a role, large reactors are set to lead the way. Read more →
News Story
24 January 2025
Nuclear Energy in the Clean Energy Transition
As the world marks the International Day of Clean Energy in 2025, global momentum behind nuclear energy continues to build, with the clean power source set to generate record levels of electricity in the year ahead. Read more →
News Story
24 January 2025
IAEA Work Central at World Economic Forum in Davos
The work of the IAEA was “at the centre” of debates at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos this week, as the Director General joined global leaders to discuss pressing challenges. Read more →
Press Release
23 January 2025
Update 271 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has heard frequent explosions from outside the site over the past week, further underlining persistent dangers to nuclear safety and security during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →
Bulletin Article
22 January 2025
A Day at the Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre
The IAEA's training centre is dedicated to helping countries strengthen their nuclear security regimes, and offers practical hands-on training in areas ranging from the physical protection of nuclear facilities and materials to nuclear forensics and computer security. 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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