Bouchra Boustani – From Industry to Nuclear Security
Hailing from a small coastal town of Mohammedia near Casablanca in Morocco, Bouchra’s love for mathematics and physics was encouraged by a family that prized intellectual curiosity. Continue reading
Madagascar Shows Commitment to Improving Cancer Care, with Focus on Women’s Health
An international review has found that Madagascar has laid strong foundations for cancer control, expanding cervical cancer services, maintaining a health workforce and ensuring collaboration between health and radiation safety authorities. Continue reading
Recycling Radioactive Sources for Cancer Care: IAEA Initiative Continues to Deliver
An IAEA project to transfer disused radium sources for use in cancer treatment has now conducted nearly a dozen international transfers. Continue reading
Career Development Initiative for Women in Nuclear Concludes for 2025
Women working in the nuclear field visited Canada last week as part of an IAEA initiative to boost their career development. During the third and final visit of the 2025 IAEA Lise Meitner Programme, participants took part in a two-week training focus... Continue reading
Update 309 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The IAEA team at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) yesterday observed smoke while in the plant’s administrative building where its office is located, following reports of fire near the cooling towers, Director General Rafael Mariano Gro... Continue reading
Advances in Nuclear Medicine Mean Patient Protection Needs Strengthening
Radiation protection measures for patients will need rapid updating to keep pace with exciting new developments in nuclear medicine, according to experts at a recent IAEA meeting on the topic. Continue reading
Winners, Finalists and Honourable Mentions of the 2025 NuclearPop! Art Contest
As part of the first ever IAEA International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes, artists were invited to participate in a NuclearPop! art contest. Continue reading
New Gamma Irradiator Helps Protect Blue Mountain Coffee and Address Threats to Crop Yields and Public Health in Jamaica
Jamaica has established a new mutation breeding programme to counter the harmful effect of a coffee leaf rust, a fungal disease that has ravaged coffee plants across the Caribbean since an initial outbreak in 2012, hamstringing production. Continue reading