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IAEA Sees Commitment to Operational Safety at Netherlands’ Borssele Nuclear Power Plant, Encourages Continued Improvement

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of the Netherlands’ Borssele nuclear power plant (NPP) is committed to ensuring operational safety and reliability of the plant, for example with its ageing management progr... Continue reading

IAEA’s Network for Response and Assistance for Nuclear Emergencies Grows Beyond 40 Countries

The IAEA’s Response and Assistance Network (RANET), a group of states offering international assistance to countries responding to nuclear and radiological emergencies, has grown to 41 countries after Italy registered this week. Continue reading

SMRs, AUKUS, Ukraine and Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station in IAEA Grossi’s Visit to UK

As the IAEA supports global efforts to tackle climate change and stop the spread of nuclear weapons, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is an indispensable partner to the Agency. Continue reading

Cancer, Pandemics and Emergency Response: IAEA Highlights Nuclear Role in Health Care at WHO Meeting

From the urgent need to close the cancer treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries, to better prevention against disease outbreaks and effective health care emergency response, collaboration between the IAEA and the World Health Organization (W... Continue reading

World Cancer Day: IAEA Marks One Year of Rays of Hope

Enabling people to access quality radiotherapy treatment and diagnostic medical imaging services are crucial steps in the fight against cancer, a disease estimated to cause up to 16 million deaths and 30 million new cases in the next two decades. Continue reading

IAEA Mission Sees Enhanced Safety at Research Reactor in Czech Republic, Encourages Continued Improvement

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the Czech Republic had enhanced safety programmes and procedures at the country’s first, and largest, research reactor, through implementation of the recommendations of a previous IAEA m... Continue reading

Update 145 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

The main reservoir forming part of the Dnipro river, which provides cooling water for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), has seen a recent reduction in water levels, in another indication of how the current conflict in the country is af... Continue reading

Nuclear Explained – Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Technologies to Fight Against Cancer

What does nuclear and radiation have to do in the fight against cancer? In this episode, experts explain the key role of radiation-based technologies in comprehensive cancer control. Continue reading