IAEA Reviews Uranium Exploration Plan Amid Uganda’s Journey to Domestic Nuclear Power
An IAEA-led team of international experts in Uganda has concluded the Agency’s inaugural review of a uranium production cycle. Performed at the request of the Ugandan government, the mission assessed the East African country’s capabilities to develop t... Continue reading
IAEA Commits €13.7 Million in Support to Small Island Developing States
The IAEA announced it will commit €13.7 million to support Small Island Developing States at the United Nations 4th International Conference on SIDS in May 2024. Continue reading
Tritium Level in Seventh Batch of ALPS Treated Water Far Below Japan’s Operational Limit, IAEA Confirms
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have confirmed that the tritium concentration in the seventh batch of diluted ALPS treated water, which the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began discharging today, is far below Japan’s operational... Continue reading
Update 235 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed by the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) that an external radiation monitoring station was destroyed by shelling and fire this week, further reducing the effectiveness of its off-sit... Continue reading
IAEA DG Grossi to World Bank: Global Consensus Calls for Nuclear Expansion, This Needs Financial Support
Speaking with members of the World Bank Group Executive Board in Washington, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi shared the IAEA’s perspective on nuclear energy. Continue reading
IAEA and OPEC Fund to Strengthen Cooperation in Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications for Sustainable Development
The IAEA and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) have formally agreed to strengthen joint efforts to tackle the world’s growing health, food and climate development challenges with nuclear science and technology under a new Practica... Continue reading
Elevating Standards: How Accreditation has Enhanced Food Safety Laboratory Services in Africa
Zimbabwe’s Central Veterinary Laboratory and Uganda’s Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratories have attained accreditation to the international standard for testing and calibration in laboratories with the support of the IAEA and the United Na... Continue reading
Three New Cancer Institutes Become Rays of Hope Anchor Centres in Latin America, Europe and Africa
Three medical institutes – including the first-ever from Latin America – have joined the IAEA’s flagship cancer initiative as Rays of Hope Anchor Centres, bringing the current total to nine such centres around the globe. Continue reading