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20 September 2024
IAEA’s General Conference 2024 - The Week in a Nutshell
Nearly 3000 participants took part in the IAEA’s 68th General Conference in Vienna this week, with an additional 8700 people joining online. Watch the IAEA’s video news summary of the week. Read more →
News Story
20 September 2024
Week in Review: 68th General Conference
The 68th annual IAEA General Conference is coming to a close, with final discussions around possible resolutions likely to last into the evening. Read more →
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20 September 2024
IAEA Director General's Statement on the Announcement of an Agreement Between China and Japan
Statement on the announcement of an agreement between China and Japan by IAEA Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi. Read more →
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19 September 2024
68th IAEA General Conference: Day 4 Highlights
Eleven countries have been elected to serve on the new 35-member IAEA Board of Governors for the 2024–2025 period. A Senior Safety and Security Regulators Meeting also took place today. Read more →
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19 September 2024
New Members Elected to IAEA Board of Governors
Eleven countries have been newly elected to serve on the 35-member IAEA Board of Governors for the 2024–2025 period. The election took place on Thursday, 19 September, at the plenary session of the 68th IAEA General Conference. Read more →
Press Release
19 September 2024
Update 250 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi this week informed the annual Member States gathering of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about its expanding efforts to help prevent a nuclear accident during the military conflict in Ukraine, saying the IAEA had deployed more than 140 support and assistance missions to the country over the past two years. Read more →
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21 – 25 Oct 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Small Modular Reactors and their Applications
11 – 15 Nov 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Research Reactors: Achievements, Experience and the Way to a Sustainable Future
26 – 28 Nov 2024
Vienna, Austria
Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications and the Technical Cooperation Programme
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