Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand recently joined the IAEA’s International Radiation Monitoring System (IRMIS), bringing the total number of participating countries to 48. Continue reading →

As the IAEA supports efforts to accelerate the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity around the world, China is an indispensable partner in this endeavour, said Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, at the start of a wee... Continue reading →

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost all external power for several hours this morning, underlining the extremely precarious nuclear safety and security situation at the facility and the urgent need to protect it and prevent an accide... Continue reading →

As scores of nuclear reactors and other nuclear facilities approach the end of their operational life around the world, decommissioning them safely and efficiently is expected to be a growth sector in the coming decades. Continue reading →

A location near the town of Enerhodar – home to most staff of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) – reportedly came under artillery fire this morning in the latest incident indicating an increasingly tense military situation in the area, ... Continue reading →

Obesity is caused by an energy intake that exceeds energy expenditure. Continue reading →

Good nutrition is essential for good health and well-being. Nuclear techniques, including stable isotope techniques, play an important role in the development, monitoring and impact of interventions against malnutrition. Continue reading →

The German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen was the first person to discover the potential use of X-rays for imaging in 1895, when he created the radiograph, an image produced by X-rays instead of light. Continue reading →