The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is dispatching a first batch of equipment to more than 40 countries to enable them to use a nuclear-derived technique to rapidly detect the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Continue reading →

Non-medical human imaging is the use of radiation to screen people for purposes other than medical diagnosis, medical treatment or biomedical research. Ensuring its safe use is the focus of the recently issued IAEA Safety Guide on this subject. Continue reading →

You cannot be “too prepared” for a nuclear or radiological emergency. That is why emergency exercise scenarios should include challenging, high risk, low probability events. Continue reading →

What is real time RT-PCR? How does it work with the coronavirus?  And what does it have to do with nuclear technology? Here’s a handy overview of the technique, how it works and a few refresher details on viruses and genetics. Continue reading →

No downtime: more than 2.5 billion people are in lockdown in over 50 countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and if you are one of them, you may want to consider the IAEA’s offering of online courses on nuclear related subjects, from basic to advanced. Continue reading →

How can we combat climate change while ensuring sustainable economic development? Continue reading →

Interested participants have until 30 April 2020 to submit an abstract for a paper or poster presentation at the International Forum on Enhancing a Sustainable Nuclear Supply Chain, organized by the IAEA and the European Atomic Forum (FORATOM) in Helsi... Continue reading →

How can the International Atomic Energy Agency continue to deter the spread of nuclear weapons during a global pandemic? Continue reading →