Around 175 000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year. With early diagnosis and treatment, up to 80% of them can be cured. The IAEA supports Member States by training staff in the comprehensive care of children with cancer.  Continue reading →

A new IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP) will focus on a benchmark analysis of one of the passive safety demonstration tests performed at the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF), a 400 MW (Th) sodium cooled nuclear test reactor owned by the US Departme... Continue reading →

When managing water resources, one of the fundamental activities is assessing the flows in-and-out of specific freshwater sources (for any particular source, the net of these flows is known as its ‘water balance’). Continue reading →

The IAEA and Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MOE) held the fourth expert meeting in November 2017 on remediation efforts in off-site areas affected by the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Continue reading →

Experts discussed the impact of unconscious bias in the workplace and society at a panel discussion organized by the IAEA to mark International Women’s Day. The discussion, attended by over 150 staff and Member States representatives, centred on how we can build a more inclusive culture by addressing unconscious bias, which comes from social stereotypes, attitudes, opinions and stigma about groups of people, including women. Continue reading →

In Argentina, like in many parts of the world, water is at risk of over-exploitation and contamination. To protect it, scientists are studying its most invisible details with the help of nuclear technology and the support of the IAEA. Continue reading →

Iran is implementing its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano told the Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors on Monday. Continue reading →

To assist Member States in the training of qualified nuclear professionals, the IAEA, in cooperation with the University of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, launched the first Regional Training Course in the Middle East on Pressurized Water Reactors. Continue reading →