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IAEA Team Visits Japan to Begin Implementing Project to Monitor and Review Water Release at Fukushima Daiichi

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials are in Japan this week to officially launch a multi-year review of the planned treated water release at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. It is the Agency’s first mission as part of its rev... Continue reading

NUTEC Plastics: Ministers from Countries in Africa Discuss Nuclear Solutions to Address Plastic Pollution

The coastlines of Africa stretch across 30 000 km and are host to heavy industry, sprawling peri-urban settlements, in addition to tourism and shipping activities, all of which contribute to the growing challenge of marine plastic pollution in the region. Continue reading

IAEA Pre-COP26 Event Showcases Young Nuclear Experts Driving Innovation for Climate Change

Showcasing the power of youth in forging nuclear energy innovations to mitigate climate change, the IAEA kicked off a series of events on 1 September held in connection with the Pre-COP26 climate meeting to be hosted by Italy later this month, the fina... Continue reading

IAEA Supports Lebanon in Assessing Integrity of Buildings Impacted in Last Year’s Beirut Blast

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts is in Lebanon this week to help strengthen its capability to examine the integrity of buildings impacted in last year’s port explosion in Beirut. The team is training national authorities and... Continue reading

Standards for Safe and Secure Use of Nuclear Technology: IAEA and ISO Reaffirm Collaboration

The IAEA and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have today reaffirmed their commitment to continue working together in the development of international standards that ensure nuclear technology, which provides indispensable benefit... Continue reading

Call for Papers: International Conference on Accelerators for Research and Sustainable Development

Interested contributors have until 1 October 2021 to submit abstracts for the IAEA’s first ever International Conference on Accelerators for Research and Sustainable Development: From Good Practices Towards Socioeconomic Impact, to be held from 23 to 2... Continue reading

Nuclear Technique Provides Data to Define Four Phases of Metabolism in ‘Landmark’ Study

A nuclear technique and its resulting collective data have dispelled longstanding beliefs about metabolism – the chemical processes the body uses to produce energy. Continue reading

Roundtable Highlights Nuclear Solutions to Address Plastic Pollution in North, Central, South America and the Caribbean

Plastic pollution is an issue that transcends national boundaries, as one of today’s most pressing global environmental challenges directly threatening sustainable development. Continue reading