Increasing access to electricity and powering economies while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions are central goals of many governments, and advanced nuclear power reactor designs, including small modular reactors (SMRs), can play a crucial role in mee... Continue reading →

The vast majority of IAEA staff are working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown, promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. We asked them how it was going. Continue reading →

The IAEA has developed guidelines to help nuclear medicine departments adapt operating procedures to minimize the risk of COVID-19 infections among patients, staff and the public. Continue reading →

The production of radioisotopes used in medicine has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic, but hospitals could face shortages due to bottlenecks in transport and distribution. Continue reading →

Advances in radiotherapy technology are making cancer treatment more powerful, more precise and easier to deliver. Continue reading →

Currently, all 442 nuclear power reactors worldwide are in operation. They continue to provide 10 percent of the world’s electricity and around one-third of its low-carbon electricity. Continue reading →

Nuclear-derived techniques have been well established as an important diagnostic tool to rapidly and reliably identify many diseases spreading from animals to humans, such as Ebola Virus Disease, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, Middle East Respirato... Continue reading →

Over 4000 people worldwide have attended webinars hosted by the IAEA on infection protection control: how nuclear medicine and radiotherapy departments can operate as safely as possible during the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →