The Future of Atoms: Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear Applications
Held virtually today on the sidelines of the 64th IAEA General Conference, the first ever IAEA meeting discussing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for nuclear applications showcased the ways in which AI-based approaches in nuclear science can be... Continue reading
IAEA INPRO: 20 Years of Enhancing Nuclear Energy Sustainability
The IAEA today marked 20 years of the IAEA International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO), with participants at a virtual side event on the margins of the 64th IAEA General Conference. Continue reading
Q&A: Public Opinion of Nuclear and Why it Matters to the Clean Energy Transition
Nuclear power has a major role to play in the clean energy transition, but for decades, its use has been a divisive topic among the public. Continue reading
IAEA Mission Assists Lebanon with Technical Expertise and Equipment after Beirut Blast
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts is in Beirut this week to support emergency response efforts in the Lebanese capital following last month’s explosion in its port area. Continue reading
IAEA Director General Steps Up Efforts to Strengthen Safeguards Implementation
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, has called on those countries which still have an old-style nuclear safeguards agreement to agree to stricter verification measures as part of efforts to further strength... Continue reading
COVID-19 Response Remains Top IAEA Priority, Director General Says
The IAEA has shipped more than 1260 consignments of equipment and supplies for detection and diagnosis of the COVID-19 virus to 123 countries in the largest operation in the Agency’s history, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told the IAEA Board o... Continue reading
Call for Papers: International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles
Interested contributors have until 30 September 2020 to submit abstracts for the International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles: Sustainable Clean Energy for the Future (FR21), planned to be held in Beijing, China, from 10 to 13 May ... Continue reading
A Major Step Forward in Establishing Boron Neutron Capture Therapy as a Routine Cancer Therapy Option
Standardization and well planned clinical trials will still be necessary to establish Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), a non-invasive therapeutic technique, for treating invasive malignant tumours, as a routine therapy option, but recent advances ... Continue reading

