To promote the practical use of nuclear techniques worldwide, the IAEA collaborates with designated institutions around the world. Continue reading →

Bananas may be the world’s favourite fruit, but plantations worldwide are increasingly under threat from a new fungus, which destroys banana plants threatening farmers’ livelihoods and the industry. Continue reading →

Small Island Developing States, often referred to as SIDS, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how the IAEA can help in these areas were the main topics of discussion during IAEA Acting Director General Cornel Feruta’s visit to New Yor... Continue reading →

The IAEA will now have access to a new container for the transport of disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRS), thanks to a contribution from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA). Continue reading →

The 63rd IAEA General Conference concluded yesterday (see this article summarizing the resolutions), but several scheduled Conference side events and other activities took place today. Continue reading →

The 63rd annual IAEA General Conference concluded yesterday with resolutions adopted affirming the importance of the Agency’s role in facilitating the development and use of nuclear science and technology for peace, health and prosperity throughout the... Continue reading →

At an event on the sidelines of the IAEA General Conference today, the Passive Gamma Emission Tomography (PGET) system was presented to delegates. Continue reading →

Ensuring that countries, particularly those with nascent nuclear power programmes, have the tools to meet and sustain capacities to ensure safe operation of nuclear facilities was at the heart of the discussion during the tenth plenary meeting of the R... Continue reading →