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28 September 2022
New Seals to Verify the Use of Nuclear Material and Technology Demonstrated at IAEA General Conference
Today, at an event on the sidelines of the IAEA General Conference, participants received a demonstration of the new safeguards field verifiable passive seal – an upgrade to an important tool in verifying that nuclear material is kept in peaceful use. Read more →
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27 September 2022
General Conference: Day 2 Highlights
During the plenary session of the General Conference, 51 delegations delivered statements, which are available here. Read more →
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27 September 2022
How Nuclear Science Helps Increase Water Security in a Changing World
Changes in the world’s weather patterns are having serious impacts on lives and livelihoods across the globe. In the summer of 2022, some of the world’s mightiest rivers, such as the Colorado, Loire, Po, Rhine and Yangtze, saw significant drops in water levels, in some areas shrinking to thin trickles as a result of severe climate-driven droughts. Read more →
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27 September 2022
IAEA Platform on SMRs and their Applications: GC Event Examines Progress and Outlook
One year after the launch of the IAEA Platform on Small Modular Reactors (SMR) and their Applications, experts from the IAEA and around the world came together at an event during the 66th IAEA General Conference to assess its achievements and outlook in supporting SMR development, deployment, licensing and oversight worldwide. Read more →
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27 September 2022
Update 106 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
he site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was hit by new shelling and explosions this week, breaking windows in one of its turbine halls and once again underlining the urgent need to establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the plant, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today. Read more →
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27 September 2022
Bringing More Women to Nuclear – Human Resource Strategies for Gender Equality in Nuclear Organizations
Increasing the number of women pursuing careers in nuclear fields and building human resource strategies to create inclusive talent development in nuclear organizations were the key topics under the spotlight at a panel discussion held today alongside the 66th IAEA General Conference. Read more →
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26 – 28 Oct 2022
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IAEA International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century
31 Oct – 4 Nov 2022
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