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IAEA and FAO Announce Winners of Seeds in Space Comic Book Contest

More than 70 young artists around the world submitted designs for the Seeds in Space Comic Book Contest held by the IAEA and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aimed at inspiring the next generation of experts in Continue reading

Update 179 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was reconnected to its only remaining main 750 kilovolt (kV) power line on 10 August at approximately 19:00 local time after it had been disconnected at 16:13. It was the second outage of this power lin... Continue reading

New IAEA Service Conducts First Mission for Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources Technical Centres

Sealed radioactive sources are the key component in thousands of devices used worldwide in industry, medicine and agriculture. Continue reading

40 Years of OSART: Improving Nuclear Power Plant Safety Worldwide

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Operational Safety Review Team (OSART): one of the most important safety peer review services offered by the IAEA to its Member States. Continue reading

New Publication: Interfaces and Synergies Between Nuclear Security and Safety

The nexus between nuclear safety and nuclear security is an aspect that underpins the IAEA’s work and assistance offered to countries around the world. Continue reading

IAEA Missions Highlight Potential of Research Reactors for Innovative Nuclear Energy Solutions

Research reactors are contributing to the development of innovative nuclear energy solutions, such as research into nuclear fission and fusion material. Continue reading

IAEA Mission Says Lithuania’s Siting Plans for Deep Geological Disposal for Radioactive Waste are Safe, Sees Areas for Improvement

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission said that Lithuania’s process to select a site for the country’s first deep geological repository (DGR) for spent nuclear fuel and long-lived radioactive waste is in line with international safety st... Continue reading

IAEA Profile: How A Love of Physics Led to an International Career

Growing up in small town in the Punjab in India, Dipti never anticipated that she might end up working for an international organization such as the IAEA in Vienna. Continue reading