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News Story
16 May 2024
What Is Food Fraud, and How Can Nuclear Science Detect It?
Food fraud can be defined as any intentional action, taken to deceive customers about the quality and content of the food products for financial gain. The selling of fake food around the world has become a highly lucrative illegal activity. Read more →
Press Release
16 May 2024
Update 228 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
A new team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today, crossing the frontline to reach the site as part of the IAEA’s indispensable mission to help prevent a nuclear accident during the armed conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Read more →
News Story
15 May 2024
Nuclear security through the eyes of the Co-Presidents of ICONS 2024
Kairat Umarov and Tim Watts serve as Co-Presidents of the International Conference on Nuclear Security: Shaping the Future (ICONS 2024), a key event for the nuclear security community around the world. They discuss the conference's significance, nuclear security's role in sustainable development and strategies for addressing emerging risks and technologies. Read more →
Bulletin Article
14 May 2024
Verifying Spent Nuclear Fuel in Deep Geological Repositories
Countries embrace nuclear power for low-carbon energy, driving advanced deep geological repository programmes. Led by pioneers like Canada and Finland, collaboration with the IAEA helps to ensure safe nuclear material management for a cleaner energy future. Read more →
Video
13 May 2024
In Conversation: IAEA Director General Explores Nuclear Science with Communicator Operador Nuclear
Watch IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and nuclear science communicator Alfredo García (Operador Nuclear) unpack the expansive role of nuclear technology in our world today. From driving clean energy initiatives to advancing medical treatments, they explore how nuclear energy sparks solutions for pressing global issues. Read more →
Bulletin Article
10 May 2024
When Nuclear Waste is an Asset, not a Burden
What if the high level nuclear waste generated by nuclear power plants could fuel a circular economy in the energy sector? Fast neutron reactors operating in a closed fuel cycle could make that happen. Read more →
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1 – 5 Jul 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management and Human Resources Development: Challenges and Opportunities
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