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Crime Fighting and Forensics with Accelerators: IAEA/ICTP Workshop Concludes

Whether it’s for solving a crime or preventing one, high energy particles can be used to help uncover forensic evidence that other methods alone may miss or aren’t able to detect. Continue reading

Morocco Sets up Pest Surveillance Network in Preparation for the Suppression of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly

The cultivation and export of citrus plays a significant role in Morocco’s economy: it employs more than 13 000 farmers and farm workers and produces exports of US $300 million per year. Continue reading

IAEA Reviews Canada’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Framework

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts today concluded an 11-day mission to review Canada’s Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) framework for nuclear and radiological emergencies. Continue reading

Keeping Radiotherapy Safe and Effective: Q&A with Leading Dosimetry Expert

Radiation is key to the fight against cancer, helping to save countless lives worldwide. But too little radiation can mean ineffective treatment, while too much can cause harm. That’s where dosimetry comes in. Continue reading

Wider Implementation of IAEA Code of Conduct to Enhance Safety and Security: Review Meeting Concludes

By intensifying the implementation of the IAEA Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources and its supplementary Guidance documents, countries are strengthening  radiation safety and nuclear security not only domestically, but als... Continue reading

Important for Iran to Implement its JCPOA Commitments, IAEA Director General Says

It is essential that Iran fully implements its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano told the Agency’s Board of Governors today. Continue reading

World Oceans Day: A Look into Colombia’s Seas with Nuclear Technology

Oceans are life. They contain half of the oxygen we breathe and much of the protein that we consume. Continue reading

New IAEA Linear Accelerator Facility to Provide Dosimetry Support to Countries Worldwide

The IAEA marked the opening of a new linear accelerator (linac) facility at its laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria today. Continue reading