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25 June 2024
Elevating Standards: How Accreditation has Enhanced Food Safety Laboratory Services in Africa
Zimbabwe’s Central Veterinary Laboratory and Uganda’s Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratories have attained accreditation to the international standard for testing and calibration in laboratories with the support of the IAEA and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Read more →
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24 June 2024
Three New Cancer Institutes Become Rays of Hope Anchor Centres in Latin America, Europe and Africa
Three medical institutes – including the first-ever from Latin America – have joined the IAEA’s flagship cancer initiative as Rays of Hope Anchor Centres, bringing the current total to nine such centres around the globe. Read more →
Press Release
23 June 2024
Update 234 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The city where most staff of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) live was left without electricity for 16 hours over the weekend after a second sub-station in the area sustained damage and was taken out of operation, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today. Read more →
Press Release
21 June 2024
Update 233 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
A recent Swiss-hosted “Summit on Peace in Ukraine” has highlighted wide international recognition of the crucial role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in preventing a nuclear accident during the conflict in Ukraine, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →
News Story
21 June 2024
Director General: "Brazil Needs Nuclear and Nuclear Needs Brazil"
The IAEA Director General has highlighted the importance of Brazil for the global nuclear sector, during a trip to advance the country’s use of nuclear technologies to meet its development goals. Read more →
News Story
20 June 2024
How Are Universal Ionizing Radiation Symbols Used Around the World?
The ionizing radiation symbol, featuring three curved blades emanating from a central point, has been used since 1946 to warn workers, scientists and the public of the presence of radioactive material. Since then, the distinctive trefoil has become an internationally recognized symbol. 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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