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Latest Developments in Food Irradiation Help to Make Food Safer and Easier to Trade Worldwide

As the International Symposium on Food Safety and Control wraps up today at the IAEA's Vienna headquarters, we look at the latest developments in food irradiation that are helping to make food safer. Continue reading

Update 230 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with senior Russian officials this week as part of the continuing efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help prevent a nuclear accident at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP... Continue reading

New Member State The Gambia Lays Foundations to Safely Introduce Public Radiotherapy for Cancer Control

The Republic of The Gambia is making significant progress in laying the foundations for comprehensive cancer control, a team of experts from the IAEA, the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer has found. Continue reading

Food Safety: Costa Rica’s Growing Export

Ensuring food safety is crucial for protecting public health and facilitating trade in food products. For the past decade, the IAEA has supported Costa Rica in using nuclear techniques to detect food contaminants. Continue reading

IAEA Conference Shapes the Future of Nuclear Security – ICONS 2024

From protecting digital systems from cyber attacks to making sure that nuclear technology cannot get misused, nuclear security is more than about preventing nuclear terrorism. Continue reading

IAEA and FAO Symposium to Discuss Food Safety and Control

The International Symposium on Food Safety and Control will bring together nearly 500 participants from 112 countries, uniting efforts to safeguard the food supply chain and strengthen its defence against threats to food security. Continue reading

Collaboration on Nuclear Security Knows No Borders

International security and governance experts have agreed on the importance of closer international collaboration in the field of nuclear security, at a high level event on the sidelines of the ongoing ICONS conference. Continue reading

Update 229 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) temporarily lost the connection to its sole remaining 750 kilovolt (kV) off-site power line this afternoon due to a reported short-circuit, leaving it reliant on a single back-up line for more than thre... Continue reading