Muon Imaging: How Cosmic Rays Help Us See Inside Pyramids and Volcanoes
Last month, Egyptian officials revealed the first footage of a hidden corridor inside the 4 500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, located on the outskirts of Cairo. Nine metres long and two metres wide, the mysterious corridor was first detected in 2016 ... Continue reading
Update 153 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The dependence of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on a single still functioning power line for the external electricity it needs poses a major risk to nuclear safety and security amid signs of continued military activity in the southe... Continue reading
Fiji Works with IAEA, IARC and WHO to Develop Road Map for its First Radiotherapy Facility
Fiji has taken a key step towards the establishment of the country’s first radiotherapy facility, after a team from the IAEA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) visited the country to conduct ... Continue reading
IAEA Reviews Progress of Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development
Kazakhstan has made progress in implementing the recommendations of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear infrastructure review mission, a team of IAEA and international experts said today. Continue reading
Upcoming IAEA Conference on Computer Security: Addressing Security for Safety
The growing range and number of cyber threats means that there is no single facility immune to cyber-attacks. In the case of nuclear installations and radiological facilities, computer-controlled systems are extensively used to support their core funct... Continue reading
Combined Water-Saving and Nuclear Techniques Help Improve Farmers’ Productivity and Income in Namibia
Namibia is one of the driest countries in Africa. It is home to the world’s oldest desert, the Namib, as well as the Kalahari Desert, whose name derives from the Tswana word for “great thirst”. Continue reading
IAEA Issues New Report on Safety of Japan’s Plan to Discharge ALPS Treated Water from Fukushima Daiichi Site
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force reviewing the safety of Japan’s plan to discharge ALPS treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) into the sea released a new report tod Continue reading
New United Arab Emirates Member State Support Programme to Aid Nuclear Verification
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the IAEA have established a new Member State Support Programme (MSSP) to aid the IAEA’s nuclear verification mission, an activity commonly known as safeguards. Continue reading

