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Study Reveals Potential of Seaweed Farms as Carbon Storage Solution

New research shows seaweed farms store carbon as effectively as natural coastal ecosystems, broadening marine carbon removal methods. Continue reading

Update 290 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has once again lost the connection to its only remaining back-up power line, underlining the continued fragility of the electrical grid during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Gros... Continue reading

Avoiding Cosmic Rays: Monaco’s Underground Laboratory

Natural radiation from space can interfere with measuring radioactivity in scientific samples. The IAEA built an underground lab to minimize this interference and allow precise measurements. Continue reading

Nuclear Desalination: A Sustainable Solution for Water Security in the Arab Region

Nuclear desalination is offering countries in the Arab region and beyond a clean alternative to energy-hungry traditional desalination. Continue reading

Family Driven: Enhancing Global Standards of Radiation Protection of Patients

Chadia Rizk learned the importance of radiation in medicine in her 20s when her father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that affects the immune system. Continue reading

Update 289 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

Ukrainian engineers and construction workers are carrying out temporary repairs of the Chornobyl site’s New Safe Confinement (NSC) that was severely damaged in a drone attack earlier this year, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the Internationa... Continue reading

IAEA Kicks Off 2025 Cooperation with G20 under South African Presidency

For the second year in a row, the IAEA has been invited to collaborate with the G20 on work related to nuclear power. The cooperation resumed under the presidency of South Africa at meetings this week in Cape Town, kicking off with a side event on the ... Continue reading

UN Security Council Media Stakeout on Non-proliferation

Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France and Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the IAEA speak to the media on non-proliferation and nuclear weapons at a stakeout after a private meeting of the UN Security Council on ... Continue reading