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Cherenkov Radiation in 60 seconds

Did you know that some particles move faster than light in a medium like water? Continue reading

Under One Roof: Russia’s Integrated Strategy for Spent Fuel Management

A one-stop-shop for spent fuel management is one way to describe Russia’s Mining and Chemical Complex (MCC) near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Continue reading

Nuclear Techniques for Better Nutrition

Malnutrition is a major global health problem, and poor diet has been linked to a range of chronic diseases. Continue reading

Making the Grade: IAEA Tests How Well Laboratories Analyse Water

Excellent, good, questionable or unacceptable: how good is your water chemistry analysis? Continue reading

Spent Fuel Management: Four Decades of Research

The nuclear power plant construction boom of the 1960s and 1970s held the promise of a new energy era and at the same time brought about a new challenge: dealing with the spent fuel discharged by the plants. Could this fuel be recycled? Could it be dis... Continue reading

Focusing on Theranostics: IAEA to Hold its First Virtual International Conference

Health professionals interested in theranostics – a patient-centred and personalized form of care – are invited to register for the IAEA’s first virtual conference, which will take place on 4 and 5 September 2019. Continue reading

Designation of an Acting Director General

As a consequence of the recent passing away of Director General Yukiya Amano, and in order to ensure the orderly and smooth functioning of the Agency, the Board of Governors has decided to designate Mr Cornel Feruta as acting Director General, until a ... Continue reading

IAEA Member States Pay Tribute to Late Director General Yukiya Amano

During a Board of Governors meeting held today, IAEA Member States paid their respects to Director General Yukiya Amano, who passed away last week. Continue reading