IAEA Safety Mission Sees Significant Progress at Romania’s Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant, Encourages Continued Improvement
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of Romania’s Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) demonstrated strengthened operational safety by addressing the findings of an initial IAEA review in 2016. Continue reading
IAEA Mission Says Estonia Has Strengthened its Regulatory Framework, Sees Areas for Further Enhancement
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Estonia has strengthened its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety since 2016. Continue reading
Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology Get Major Uplift in Bangladesh
Over 500 more patients a year will now be able to get vital medical examines thanks to a new nuclear imaging machine now up and running in Bangladesh through IAEA support. Continue reading
Women in the Nuclear Field Share their Stories at International Women’s Day Event
Accomplished women working in nuclear disciplines spoke about their personal experiences of building a career in the nuclear field at an event organized by the IAEA to mark International Women’s Day. Continue reading
ARTEMIS
Experts from 41 countries are in Vienna for a workshop on the IAEA's ARTEMIS peer review. The service provides expert advice on radioactive waste and spent fuel management, decommissioning and remediation. Continue reading
IAEA Installs New Radiotherapy Equipment to Help Countries Fight Cancer
The IAEA has received a new medical linear accelerator and the equipment used for radiotherapy is being installed at its Seibersdorf laboratories. It will greatly enhance the Agency’s capacity to support the application of this technology to the benefi... Continue reading
E-learning Tool Helps Boost Medical Physics Expertise in Asia and the Pacific
There is a shortage of medical physicists in Asia and the Pacific. In efforts to fill this expertise gap, several countries in the region are now using an IAEA-developed e-learning tool called AMPLE, or the Advanced Medical Physics Learning Environment. Continue reading
IAEA Ready to Undertake Verification and Monitoring in North Korea
The IAEA has continued to monitor activities around North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre, but cannot confirm the nature and purpose of the activities because it does not have access on the ground, Director General Yukiya Amano told... Continue reading

