A space walk can be fun, as this image of NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shows. But it’s also hard on an astronaut’s body with little protection against the constant exposure to space radiation that could lead to future health problems.…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today released its annual outlook for nuclear power in the coming decades, revising up its global growth projections for a third straight year. In both its high and low case scenarios, the IAEA now…
Today is World Environment Day, the international day calling for collective, transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect, and restore our planet. For too long human activities have over extracted from and polluted natural environments, and the consequences have…
The Oconee Nuclear Station in South Carolina, USA. (Photo: Duke Energy) The IAEA has released the 2022 edition of Country Nuclear Power Profiles (CNPP), marking more than two decades since the launch of the Agency’s comprehensive guide on the status and development…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxlTwoTguKU Nuclear power has many features that support energy security. According to the world's top independent energy analysts, the International Energy Agency: “Nuclear energy can help make the energy sector's journey away from unabated fossil fuels faster and more secure.”…
The deadline for interested contributors to submit abstracts for the Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, Decommissioning, and Environmental Protection and Remediation 2023, to be hosted in Vienna, Austria, from 6 to 10 November 2023, has been extended to…
The short course on nuclear law was attended by students from different academic disciplines at Khalifa University in the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: Khalifa University) IAEA legal experts have delivered the Agency’s first-ever short introductory course on nuclear law for…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gitYHzV6_20&ab_channel=IAEAvideo The IAEA has finished its independent assessment of Japan’s plans to release the treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi presented the report to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo…
