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26 September 2024
IAEA Assistance Helps Liberia Avert Radiological Emergency
Liberia has moved to fast track its accession to nuclear safety treaties, after IAEA experts helped prevent a radiological incident from shutting down the country’s main hospital. Read more →
Press Release
26 September 2024
Tritium Level in Ninth Batch of ALPS Treated Water Far Below Japan's Operational Limit, IAEA Confirms
IAEA experts have confirmed that the tritium concentration in the ninth batch of diluted ALPS treated water, which the Tokyo Electric Power Company began discharging today, is far below Japan’s operational limit. Read more →
Press Release
24 September 2024
IAEA, Honduras and Japan join forces to strengthen Cancer Care Access through Rays of Hope
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Government of Honduras and the Government of Japan have joined forces to expand radiotherapy services and improve cancer care in the Republic of Honduras under the IAEA’s flagship Rays of Hope initiative. Read more →
News Story
24 September 2024
IAEA Profile: Fuelling Success – Gloria Kwong’s Path to Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation
“I want to contribute to narrowing the energy equity gap to ensure more people can access affordable, sustainable and clean energy,” says Gloria Kwong reflecting on her work at the IAEA. Read more →
Statement
23 September 2024
The IAEA’s Vital Support of Development and International Security
Statement at the Summit of the Future by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. Read more →
News Story
23 September 2024
IAEA Board of Governors Elects New Chairperson for 2024-2025
The IAEA Board of Governors elected Ambassador Philbert Abaka Johnson as the Chairperson of the IAEA’s Board of Governors for 2024–2025. 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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