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21 May 2024
IAEA Conference Focusses on Strengthening and Sustaining Nuclear Security Amid Emerging Threats
Over 130 countries meet at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this week to strengthen nuclear security efforts to counter the threat of nuclear terrorism and other malicious acts in the face of emerging risks. Read more →
News Story
21 May 2024
New National Cancer Centre in Mauritius to Deliver Advanced Nuclear Medicine in the Country and Region
Mauritius inaugurated its new National Cancer Centre in Solferino, marking the culmination of close to a decade of IAEA support to advance nuclear medicine in the country which will house all oncology services under one roof, including nuclear medicine. Read more →
Statement
20 May 2024
Statement by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on the Occasion of the International Conference on Nuclear Security 2024
Statement by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on the occasion of the International Conference on Nuclear Security 2024 (ICONS 2024) Read more →
Press Release
20 May 2024
IAEA Database on Trafficking of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material Records 4243 Incidents Since 1993
A total of 4243 incidents of illegal or unauthorized activities involving nuclear and other radioactive material have been reported in the IAEA Incident and Trafficking Database (ITDB) since 1993, according to a new factsheet released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today. Read more →
Press Release
20 May 2024
Tritium Level in Sixth Batch of ALPS Treated Water Far Below Japan's Operational Limit, IAEA Confirms
The tritium concentration in the sixth batch of diluted ALPS treated water, which the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began discharging on 17 May, is far below Japan’s operational limit, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have confirmed. Read more →
News Story
17 May 2024
International Community Meets to Discuss the Future of Nuclear Security
Over 2000 Ministers, high-ranking officials, experts and delegates from all over the world will convene at the IAEA hosted, International Conference on Nuclear Security: Shaping the Future (ICONS 2024), next week in Vienna. Read more →
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11 – 15 Nov 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Research Reactors: Achievements, Experience and the Way to a Sustainable Future
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