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Isotope Tool to Help Fight Childhood Obesity Now in Use in Southern and Eastern Europe

Public health professionals from nine countries in Southern and Eastern Europe are equipped to use a stable isotope method to assess body composition following a four-year project to strengthen efforts to reduce childhood overweight and obesity, with I... Continue reading

IAEA Concludes Long Term Operational Safety Review of Romania’s Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today completed a review of long term operational safety at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Romania. Continue reading

Fighting Two Major Cassava Diseases in Burundi with Nuclear Technology

When Burundian cassava farmers split open the plant’s starchy root, they’re hoping to find white flesh that resembles coconut meat. Continue reading

IAEA Safety Mission Sees Significant Progress at Finland’s Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant, Encourages Continued Improvement

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of Finland’s Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has strengthened operational safety in many areas, such as severe accident management and emergency preparedness, since a prev... Continue reading

Registration Open: IAEA Offers Laboratories to Test their Capacity for the Isotopic Analysis of Water

Analysing the source of water is the first step in the development of effective strategies to ensure its availability in the long run and protect water quality. Continue reading

IAEA Highlights Unique Contributions for Sustainable Development at International Scientific Forum

IAEA experts highlighted the essential role of the Agency in moving nuclear science and technology out of the laboratory and into the field in response to development needs of countries around the world Continue reading

International Conference on Nuclear Security

Protecting nuclear material from terrorists and criminal groups is on the global agenda, with over 130 countries coming together to strengthen their nuclear security commitments. Continue reading

IAEA Database Shows Continued Incidents of Trafficking and Loss of Control of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last year received notifications of nearly 190 incidents of nuclear and other radioactive material being out of regulatory control, including some cases of trafficking and other criminal activities. Continue reading