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Seafood Contamination Detected with Nuclear Techniques

Scientists at the IAEA are helping local researchers in Cuba find dangerous biotoxins in marine algae that can lead to outbreaks of contaminated seafood.  Continue reading

IAEA Confirms Tritium Level in Seawater from Kitaizumi Beach Far Below Japan’s Limit

IAEA experts confirmed on Tuesday that the tritium concentration in seawater samples taken from a popular beach destination in the city of Minamisoma in the Fukushima Prefecture is far below Japan’s operational limit. Continue reading

International Experts Gather to Advance Monitoring of Marine Microplastic Pollution

Experts in the fight against plastic pollution are meeting this week to develop an international network of high-tech laboratories that can monitor marine microplastics, and examine other progress made under the IAEA’s NUTEC Plastics initiative. Continue reading

IAEA Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre

The IAEA Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre (NSTDC) helps strengthen countries’ abilities to tackle nuclear terrorism. The establishment of the NSTDC supports countries in addressing unique challenges and implementing complex projects i... Continue reading

Update 236 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed by the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) that several drones struck locations in the vicinity of the site today, injuring workers and causing forest fires. These repeated drone attac... Continue reading

IAEA Reviews Uranium Exploration Plan Amid Uganda’s Journey to Domestic Nuclear Power

An IAEA-led team of international experts in Uganda has concluded the Agency’s inaugural review of a uranium production cycle. Performed at the request of the Ugandan government, the mission assessed the East African country’s capabilities to develop t... Continue reading

IAEA Commits €13.7 Million in Support to Small Island Developing States

The IAEA announced it will commit €13.7 million to support Small Island Developing States at the United Nations 4th International Conference on SIDS in May 2024. Continue reading

Tritium Level in Seventh Batch of ALPS Treated Water Far Below Japan’s Operational Limit, IAEA Confirms

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have confirmed that the tritium concentration in the seventh batch of diluted ALPS treated water, which the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began discharging today, is far below Japan’s operational... Continue reading