The UAE started building the first unit of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in 2012 and currently has four units under construction. We sat down with Ambassador Hamad Alkaabi, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the IAEA, to talk about his country’s nuclear power programme. Continue reading →

يكرّم جدار جديد للجهات المانحة، أُزيل الستار عنه اليوم، الجهات التي ساهمت في تجديد مختبرات التطبيقات النووية التابعة للوكالة، وهو المشروع المعروف باسم "مشروع التجديد" ReNuAL (باللغة الإنكليزية)، وهو مشروع بدأ في عام ٢٠١٤ وجمع حتى اليوم أكثر من ٣٠ مليون يورو في مساهمات خارجة عن الميزانية. Continue reading →

Farmers have teamed up with scientists to find new ways to produce more food, improve the quality of their farmland and earn more money. With the help of nuclear techniques, they now have a method for producing high quality livestock and more crops whi... Continue reading →

Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture last month selected an improved soybean variety developed using nuclear techniques as the basis for its national self-sufficiency plan, which aims to increase food security in the country. Continue reading →

Global research on the effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) on the ocean will get a boost as the US Government announced a further $433,000 to support the IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC). Continue reading →

A five-year long clinical trial conducted in seven low and middle-income countries has confirmed the safety and effectiveness of combining high doses of internal radiation therapy (Brachytherapy) with pelvic external beam radiation therapy in treating ... Continue reading →

Indonesia's third largest city has just won the title of ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City. The use of nuclear techniques to monitor air pollution have contributed to the achievement, city official have said. Continue reading →

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano emphasized the IAEA's role in strengthening global nuclear safety and security, as well as the importance of nuclear science for development, when he spoke at the 20th Edoardo Amaldi Conference in Rome on Monday. Continue reading →