How can we provide a reliable supply of energy far out to sea, or on an island, or in a coastal community? The typical answer is by using fossil-fuelled generators. But as efforts to decarbonize ...

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi’s remarks on the 40th anniversary of the accident at Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

The International Conference on Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems (RegCon2026) opened today, bringing together regulators and other stakeholders from around the world to explore how ...

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Fusion is among the most environmentally friendly sources of energy. There are no CO 2 or other harmful atmospheric emissions from the fusion process, which means that fusion does not contribute to ...

The IAEA has emergency contact points worldwide that can use various channels to communicate with the Agency through its Incident and Emergency Centre. The Unified System for Information Exchange in ...

The field of nuclear technology is developing continuously. The amount of nuclear material and the number of nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards are growing steadily. Since 2010, 15 new ...

Irradiation can be used to induce mutations in plants with the goal to produce varieties that display improved product quality, have higher yields and yield stability, greater resilience to climate ...

The present report deals with the concept of defence in depth in nuclear and radiation safety, discussing its objectives, strategy, implementation and future development. The report is intended for ...

A resource for reactor physicists and engineers and students of nuclear power engineering, this publication provides a comprehensive summary of the thermophysical properties data needed in nuclear ...

Ensuring food safety has become an increasing concern for the health of consumers, strengthening of food security and promotion of international trade. Using nuclear techniques, the IAEA assists ...

There are no known radiological effects of exposure to naturally occurring uranium however exposure to products of U-235 fission can cause cancers.