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News Story
7 June 2024
Sterile Insect Technique Used to Supress Mosquito Disease Vectors in Florida
Sterile mosquitoes are being used to suppress mosquitoes that have become resistant to insecticide in Fort Myers, Florida in the United States of America. Read more →
Press Release
6 June 2024
Update 231 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The challenging nuclear safety and security situation in Ukraine was in the spotlight again this week at the International Atomic Energy Agency, with its Board of Governors discussing recent developments detailed in a new IAEA report and Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi meeting the country’s energy minister. Read more →
Press Release
6 June 2024
IAEA Mission Concludes Site and External Events Design Review for Nuclear Power Plant in Sri Lanka
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a seven-day safety review of Sri Lanka’s selection process to identify potential sites to build its first nuclear power plant. Read more →
Video
5 June 2024
World Environment Day: Drought Resilience in Kenya
World Environment Day 2024 focuses on land restoration, halting desertification and building drought resilience – areas where the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is already making a significant difference. This short film examines the case study of Kenya and the farmers and scientists working on drought resilience there. Read more →
Photo Essay
4 June 2024
Long Night of Research 2024 Sees Most Attendees So Far
The Vienna International Centre welcomed over 2,300 people to the recent Long Night of Research - an Austria-wide event promoting science to people of all ages. This year's successful night saw the most VIC attendees so far, who enjoyed interactive displays at 19 different exhibits. Read more →
News Story
3 June 2024
IAEA Director General Briefs Board of Governors on Ukraine, Iran, Atoms4Food, Rays of Hope and More
In his opening statement to the IAEA’s Board of Governors today, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi spoke of how the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) came under direct attack in April for the first time in one and a half years, describing the “precarious and very fragile situation” at the plant. Read more →
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Events
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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World Environment Day: Drought Resilience in Kenya
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