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IAEA Mission Assesses Mexico’s Cancer Control Capacities and Helps Identify Priorities

Mexico’s health system would benefit from a comprehensive cancer control plan to address countrywide needs, and a steering committee composed of key cancer control stakeholders to develop and support its implementation. Continue reading

Better Together: IAEA Conference on Security of Radioactive Material Links Prevention and Detection

Work to secure radioactive material under regulatory control, and to detect such material out of regulatory control is the focus of the International Conference on the Security of Radioactive Material: the Way Forward for Prevention and Detection, taki... Continue reading

IAEA Signs Agreement with Consortium of 11 Japanese Institutions to Support Training in Nuclear Medicine

The IAEA signed an agreement this week with 11 Japanese universities and other institutions to strengthen human resources development in the field of nuclear medicine around the world. Continue reading

IAEA Reviews Cuba’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Framework

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded a 10-day mission to review Cuba’s preparedness and response framework for nuclear and radiological emergencies. Continue reading

Scientists Develop New ‘Climate Proof’ Crops with Help of Nuclear Technology

New rice and green bean plants are now being rolled out to help farmers grow more of these staple foods despite higher temperatures caused by climate change. Continue reading

IAEA Mission Sees Safety Commitment by Russia’s Rosenergoatom, Encourages Continued Improvement

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Russia’s Rosenergoatom demonstrated a commitment to nuclear safety, while also identifying areas for potential further improvement. Continue reading

Ministers Adopt Declaration at IAEA Conference Underscoring Growing Importance of Nuclear Science and Technology

Nuclear science and technology have the potential to help countries meet a wide variety of socio-economic and human development needs, states a declaration adopted today by over 60 Ministers and other high-level Government representatives during a majo... Continue reading

IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology Begins

The importance of nuclear science and technology in addressing development challenges is the focus of an IAEA Ministerial Conference that started in Vienna today. Continue reading