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Nuclear Science Helps to Adapt to Climate Change, COP26 Participants Hear

More intensive droughts and floods. Re-occurring wildfires. Dangerous pest and crop diseases. Continue reading

Key Role for Nuclear Power in Climate Change Urged by Youth Activists at COP26 Event

Youth activists called for a significant role for nuclear power in partnership with renewables as part of global efforts to achieve net zero emissions. At an IAEA event today at the UN climate summit, where the discussion took place Director General Ra... Continue reading

IAEA Experts to Collect Seawater, Marine Sediment and Fish Samples near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts will visit Japan next week to collect samples of seawater, marine sediment and fishery products from coastal waters in Fukushima Prefecture. Continue reading

Countries Detail Nuclear Power Climate Change Plans in COP26 Event with IAEA Director General

Government ministers and industry leaders from Brazil, Ghana, Russia and the United States spelled out their plans for using nuclear energy to help slash emissions to net zero and achieve sustainable development in a wide-ranging conversation at the UN... Continue reading

Behind the Scenes at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) – Glasgow, United Kingdom

What are Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)?

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 300 MW(e) per unit, which is about one-third of the generating capacity of traditional nuclear power reactors. Continue reading

Waste Management Key for Low Carbon Energy Future, IAEA Director General Says During Visit to UK’s Main Decommissioning Site

Well-planned decommissioning of nuclear facilities and effective waste management are necessary for the sustainability of nuclear energy, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today at the Sellafield site, home to the world’s first commercia... Continue reading

Meet the Winners of the IAEA’s Nuclear Safety Essay Competition

Six students and early career professionals, below the age of 30, have been selected as the winners of the IAEA’s nuclear safety essay contest and will participate in the Special Panel – Youth and the Nuclear Industry on 10 November 2021, during the IA... Continue reading