Nuclear Desalination: A Sustainable Solution for Water Security in the Arab Region
Nuclear desalination is offering countries in the Arab region and beyond a clean alternative to energy-hungry traditional desalination. Continue reading
Family Driven: Enhancing Global Standards of Radiation Protection of Patients
Chadia Rizk learned the importance of radiation in medicine in her 20s when her father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that affects the immune system. Continue reading
Update 289 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukrainian engineers and construction workers are carrying out temporary repairs of the Chornobyl site’s New Safe Confinement (NSC) that was severely damaged in a drone attack earlier this year, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the Internationa... Continue reading
IAEA Kicks Off 2025 Cooperation with G20 under South African Presidency
For the second year in a row, the IAEA has been invited to collaborate with the G20 on work related to nuclear power. The cooperation resumed under the presidency of South Africa at meetings this week in Cape Town, kicking off with a side event on the ... Continue reading
UN Security Council Media Stakeout on Non-proliferation
Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France and Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the IAEA speak to the media on non-proliferation and nuclear weapons at a stakeout after a private meeting of the UN Security Council on ... Continue reading
NUTEC Plastics Initiative Helps Protect Biodiversity in the Galapagos
To address the growing threat of marine microplastic pollution in the Galapagos Islands, the IAEA’s Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution initiative has partnered with Ecuador’s Oceanographic Institute of the Navy and Polytechnic School ... Continue reading
IAEA Director General Grossi Discusses Global Non-proliferation, Nuclear Safety Issues with Senior US Officials in Washington DC
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met high-level officials from the U.S. administration to discuss important current issues related to non-proliferation and nuclear safety worldwide, during a visit to Washington DC where he also spoke to the ... Continue reading
Update 288 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
IAEA experts based at Ukraine’s ZNPP were required to stay indoors yesterday morning after hearing loud bursts of gunfire from near the main administrative building where their office is located, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Continue reading