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News Story
17 December 2020
Call for New Private Partnerships, Building on 2018 Success
The IAEA has published on the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) portal an updated list of laboratory equipment it needs to continue support its Member States in the use of nuclear applications. Read more →
Bulletin Article
16 December 2020
Raising the Bar
To ensure the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technology in any country, whether in the medical, agricultural or industrial fields, an effective and comprehensive national legal framework is critical. Read more →
News Story
15 December 2020
Where Can You Find Industrial Irradiation Facilities? Visit a New Online Database
The IAEA has recently published its updated Database on Industrial Irradiation Facilities (DIIF), featuring an interactive map with information on nearly 300 gamma irradiators and electron accelerators from around the world. Read more →
Bulletin Article
14 December 2020
Ten Years of the IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI). Read more →
Statement
11 December 2020
STUK Provides IAEA Details of Event at Olkiluoto, Says Radiation Status at Plant at Normal Levels, No Danger to Public Safety or the Environment
The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) today informed the IAEA that the cause of Thursday’s event at Unit 2 of the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant was a malfunction in the purification system for the reactor cooling water. Read more →
Latest info on COVID-19 from Austrian and Viennese authorities
Update as of 17 Nov.: Most of Vienna-based IAEA staff are working remotely until 6 December. For more, click here.
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Events
19 – 23 Apr 2021
Vienna, Austria
Second International Conference on Applications of Radiation Science and Technology (ICARST-2021)
10 – 13 May 2021
Beijing, China
International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles (FR21)
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