The protection of people, society and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation is at the heart of the Department for Nuclear Safety and Security’s work. Whether the cause is an ...

The Additional Protocol is not a stand-alone agreement, but rather a protocol to a safeguards agreement that provides additional tools for verification. In particular, it significantly increases the ...

The 2024 edition of Climate Change and Nuclear Power delves into the dynamics of financing nuclear projects to unlock much needed nuclear energy capacity as ambitious climate targets draw nearer. We ...

This Department is responsible for formulating and delivering the IAEA’s development mandate. The Agency’s technical cooperation with Member States aims to promote tangible socioeconomic impacts, ...

The Fukushima Daiichi Accident consists of a Report by the IAEA Director General and five technical volumes. It is the result of an extensive international collaborative effort involving five working ...

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Cherenkov radiation is a form of energy that we can perceive as a blue glow emitted when the electrically charged particles that compose atoms (i.e. electrons and protons) are moving at speeds faster ...

In his opening statement to the IAEAs Board of Governors today, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said Iran’s nuclear programme remained at the centre of IAEA efforts. Mr Grossi said he had been ...

Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element, which has the atomic number of 92 and corresponds to the chemical symbol U in the periodic table. It belongs to a special group of elements called ...

If you have ever had a PET scan at a hospital or heard about radiation treatment for cancer or brain tumours, there's a good chance a cyclotron was involved. But what is a cyclotron and how is it used ...

Achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is a daunting challenge, and will require a significant expansion of clean energy sources, including nuclear power. In the short term, the bulk of nuclear ...