| Apr 24, 2012 |
Enhancing Global Emergency Preparedness and Response Framework
Delegates of competent authorities are pushing for measures that will further strengthen global emergency preparedness and response framework.
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| Apr 12, 2012 |
Breakthrough in Nanostructure Research Honoured with ICTP Award
Brazilian Scientist Ado Jorio is awarded the ICTP Prize for his ground-breaking work in single, nano-scale structures called ‘nanotubes’.
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| Dec 29, 2011 |
2011 in Review: Nuclear Safety Issues Take Centre Stage
The nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan on 11 March, and the ensuing concerns on nuclear safety issues dominated the global nuclear agenda for much of 2011. Here are some of this year’s news highlights as reflected in the pages of IAEA.org.
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| Dec 22, 2011 |
Support for IAEA’s Initiative Against Cancer Continues in 2011
Since its inception, the IAEA’s Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) has been devoted to forging partnerships with organizations and Member States working to fight cancer.
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| Dec 21, 2011 |
Using Nuclear Technologies to Fight Avian Influenza
The application of nuclear techniques for diagnosis and for pinpointing migratory habits of birds is contributing significantly to the worldwide battle against avian influenza.
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| Sep 23, 2011 |
Water Experts Call for Intensified Cooperation to Tackle Water Crisis
The IAEA’s Scientific Forum, Water Matters, held from 20 to 21 September 2011 in Vienna, gathered experts from around the world to discuss solutions to the water crisis, and to highlight the importance of nuclear techniques in managing water sustainably.
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| Sep 16, 2011 |
Sustainable Development of Coastal Waters
Five years is but an instant in the course of centuries recorded by the science of ocean sediment core sampling.
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| Sep 16, 2011 |
Treasure Maps
The IAEA’s water experts have published a unique series, the Atlas of Isotope Hydrology, including volumes devoted to regions of Africa, the Americas, as well as Asia and the Pacific, and the first national Atlas that profiles Morocco.
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| Sep 16, 2011 |
In Focus: Water
The IAEA helps tackle some of the earth’s most pressing water challenges by applying nuclear techniques in the fields of water resource assessment, agricultural water management and marine pollution control.
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| Mar 31, 2011 |
IAEA Daily Press Review – 31 March 2011
Fukushima Nuclear Accident Update
Please note that upcoming updates on the Fukushima nuclear accident will be posted on our website www.iaea.org and on the IAEA Facebook account.
Japan nuclear watchdog: radiation may be leaking continuously into sea The consistently high levels of radiation found in the sea outside Japan’s tsunami-damaged nuclear plant complex may mean [...]
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| Mar 15, 2011 |
IAEA Update on Japan Earthquake
Regular updates on the nuclear situation in Japan – as received from the competent authorities.
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| Dec 09, 2010 |
Water, Atoms and Life
Water is an essential resource that underpins life on earth, a vital resource for all known forms of life.
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| Jul 09, 2010 |
IAEA Receives Austrian Knowledge Management Award
On 24 June 2010, the IAEAs Nuclear Knowledge Management programme received the The Column of
Knowledge award for 2010 from Knowledge Management Austria.
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| May 15, 2009 |
Ten Years of Progress in Environmental Remediation
Experts are meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, at an IAEA-led international conference to
debate the achievements and new challenges that emerged over the last 10 years in the field of
environmental remediation.
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| May 15, 2009 |
Selection of New Director General
The Chairperson of the Board of Governors Ms. Taous Feroukhi has scheduled an informal
meeting of the Board at which the five candidates for the post of Director General of the IAEA
will each make a presentation of their candidature.
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| May 08, 2009 |
Nuclear Security Fund Receives Financial Support
Australia announced today a contribution of $250 000 (A$450 000)to strengthen nuclear
security in Southeast Asia through the IAEA s Nuclear Security Fund initiative.
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| May 07, 2009 |
Protecting Wheat Harvests from Destruction
Scientists are accelerating research into new varieties of wheat to identify those
resistant to an aggressive fungus that is destroying harvests in African and Middle Eastern
countries.
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| May 07, 2009 |
Annual Safeguards Report Circulated to IAEA Board
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei has circulated a report on the Agencys
implementation of nuclear safeguards in 2008 to the Agencys Board of Governors, the
35-member policymaking body.
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| May 06, 2009 |
Safe Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste
Parties to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of
Radioactive Waste Management are meeting for two weeks in May to review national reports
describing how their obligations under the Joint Convention are being implemented
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| May 05, 2009 |
Bipartisan Group of Leaders Voices Strong Support for IAEA
A bipartisan organization of distinguished leaders in the United States has voiced strong
support for the IAEAs work for safe, secure and peaceful nuclear development.
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