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4 June 2024
Long Night of Research 2024
On Friday, 24 May at 17:00, the Vienna International Centre opened its doors to welcome enthusiasts of all ages for the Long Night of Research, an Austria-wide event promoting science and research. Read more →
News Story
3 June 2024
IAEA Director General Briefs Board of Governors on Ukraine, Iran, Atoms4Food, Rays of Hope and More
In his opening statement to the IAEA’s Board of Governors today, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi spoke of how the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) came under direct attack in April for the first time in one and a half years, describing the “precarious and very fragile situation” at the plant. Read more →
News Story
31 May 2024
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. Read more →
Press Release
30 May 2024
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). Read more →
News Story
29 May 2024
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. Read more →
Video
28 May 2024
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. 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
11 – 15 Nov 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Research Reactors: Achievements, Experience and the Way to a Sustainable Future
7 – 11 Apr 2025
Vienna, Austria
Third International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2025)
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Food Safety: Costa Rica’s Growing Export
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