International efforts to strengthen nuclear safety and security, as well as ways of promoting IAEA legal instruments, capacity building and eLearning initiatives in this field, were among the main topics discussed during the Ninth Global Nuclear Safety... Continue reading →

Government ministers and officials from several countries in Africa discussed the potential of nuclear power in supporting sustainable development and the transition to clean and reliable energy as the IAEA released a new publication on climate change ... Continue reading →

Today, at an event on the sidelines of the IAEA General Conference, participants received a demonstration of the new safeguards field verifiable passive seal – an upgrade to an important tool in verifying that nuclear material is kept in peaceful use. Continue reading →

During the plenary session of the General Conference, 51 delegations delivered statements, which are available here. Continue reading →

Changes in the world’s weather patterns are having serious impacts on lives and livelihoods across the globe. In the summer of 2022, some of the world’s mightiest rivers, such as the Colorado, Loire, Po, Rhine and Yangtze, saw significant drops in wate... Continue reading →

Representatives from the IAEA’s 175 Member States will convene from 26 to 30 September for the 66th IAEA General Conference at the Agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Continue reading →

Nuclear energy has an important part to play in addressing both the energy and climate crises, and public acceptability for the technology is improving, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) on Th... Continue reading →

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi unveiled the IAEA’s United Nations Energy Compact today, as the Agency joined more than 200 governments and organizations to date in announcing voluntary commitments of action towards achieving clean and affordabl... Continue reading →