Update 309 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The IAEA team at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) yesterday observed smoke while in the plant’s administrative building where its office is located, following reports of fire near the cooling towers, Director General Rafael Mariano Gro... Continue reading
Advances in Nuclear Medicine Mean Patient Protection Needs Strengthening
Radiation protection measures for patients will need rapid updating to keep pace with exciting new developments in nuclear medicine, according to experts at a recent IAEA meeting on the topic. Continue reading
Lancio del primo satellite MetOp-SG e di Sentinel-5A
Segnando l'inizio di una nuova era nel monitoraggio meteorologico e climatico dall'orbita polare, il primo di una nuova serie di satelliti, MetOp Seconda Generazione, è stato messo in orbita a bordo di un razzo Ariane 6 dal centro spaziale europeo ... Continue reading
Lancio del primo satellite MetOp-SG e di Sentinel-5A
Press Release N° 47–2025
Segnando l'inizio di una nuova era nel monitoraggio meteorologico e climatico dall'orbita polare, il primo di una nuova serie di satelliti, MetOp Seconda Generazione, è stato messo in orbita a bordo di un razzo Ariane ... Continue reading
Winners, Finalists and Honourable Mentions of the 2025 NuclearPop! Art Contest
As part of the first ever IAEA International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes, artists were invited to participate in a NuclearPop! art contest. Continue reading
New Gamma Irradiator Helps Protect Blue Mountain Coffee and Address Threats to Crop Yields and Public Health in Jamaica
Jamaica has established a new mutation breeding programme to counter the harmful effect of a coffee leaf rust, a fungal disease that has ravaged coffee plants across the Caribbean since an initial outbreak in 2012, hamstringing production. Continue reading
IAEA Launches New Outlook on Nuclear Power for Development in Africa at G20
IAEA-Group of Twenty cooperation broke new ground with the release of a new publication examining the potential for nuclear power in Africa. Continue reading
Sri Lanka Makes Strides in Prevention and Care of Cervical Cancer
An international review has found that Sri Lanka has made strides in cancer control in the past five years, boosting vaccination against the human papillomavirus and cervical cancer screening, and expanding access to treatment services and palliative c... Continue reading