Regulatory experts from FORO and the IAEA work to create a standardized inspection manual for nuclear research reactors. Continue reading →

An agreement signed today in Vienna will enable students from Kenya, Tanzania, Tunisia and South Africa to access a research reactor in Morocco for the purpose of nuclear education and training. Researchers from other African countries are expected to ... Continue reading →

Applicants wishing to present a paper at the 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference have until 12 March to submit their contributions. The conference will be held in Ahmedabad, India from 22 to 27 October 2018. Continue reading →

Farmer El Haj Abdeslam and his three helpers spent years fighting soil erosion that swept away their crops’ fertile ground, taking their incomes with it. Now Abdeslam and many Moroccan farmers like him are saving their soil and their source of food and money using soil-conservation methods selected with the help of nuclear science. Continue reading →

At a global conference focused on the role of affordable and clean energy in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the IAEA highlighted its energy modelling and planning tools. These tools, already used by over 135 countries and 20 international organizations, enable experts to plan a country’s energy future – which may or may not include nuclear power. Continue reading →

For the 200th time, an IAEA Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) team has arrived at a nuclear power plant – this time in Almaraz, Spain – to review practices important to safety. Continue reading →

An update on the progress of the United Nations (UN) Joint Global Programme on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control was presented at the tenth meeting of the UN Interagency Task Force on Noncommunicable Disease (UNIATF). The meeting, in which 17 diff... Continue reading →

The IAEA has launched a new coordinated research project aimed at improving Member States' fast reactor simulation analytical capabilities, international validation, and qualification of codes currently employed in the field of fast reactor neutronics. Continue reading →