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World Wetlands Day: Isotopic Techniques Help Protect Threatened Ecosystem

In 2020 wildfires destroyed approximately 30 per cent of the Pantanal, South America’s largest wetland spreading across Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. Continue reading

Digital Tools, Virtual Reality and Robots to Help in Accelerating Dismantling of Retired Nuclear Facilities, IAEA Survey Shows

Operators and authorities in more and more countries are moving to immediately dismantle their retired nuclear facilities, and emerging digital technologies coupled with greater usage of robots and drones are offering significant potential for more eff... Continue reading

IAEA Chief Steps Up Drive to Strengthen Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, is seeking to convince more countries to join the majority of states in giving Agency inspectors wider access to locations and information as part of a push to further bo... Continue reading

Continued Collaboration Key to Tackling Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Malnutrition – IAEA Addresses WHO Meeting

Continued collaboration between the IAEA and the World Health Organization (WHO) is essential to support low- and middle- income countries in tackling non-communicable diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, as well as in combatting malnutr... Continue reading

Over 60 Scientific Manuscripts by the IAEA Available in New Online Repository

Although many major research institutions and organizations have developed preprint repositories, the IAEA is one of the first international organizations to have launched its own. Continue reading

Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor (CRNS): From Cosmic Rays to Soil Moisture

This video explains how the galactic cosmic ray can be utilized for monitoring landscape soil moisture to improve agricultural water-management. Continue reading

IAEA to Support Peru in Battling Oil Spill, Director General Grossi Says

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will send experts and sophisticated monitoring equipment to help Peru assess and limit the environmental damage from a major oil spill in its coastal waters, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told the ... Continue reading

New IAEA Report Presents Global Overview of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management

As a growing number of countries use nuclear technology to generate electricity and radioactive material for many other purposes, there is significant progress in the safe and effective management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel arising fro... Continue reading