Japanese laboratories working for the country’s government, and tested by the IAEA, have produced reliable data on the level of radionuclides in seawater, sediment and fish samples collected near Fukushima, according to a report released last month.
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Teachers have reached almost 10 000 students in four Asian countries through a guidebook designed to bring nuclear science and technology closer to young adults.
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Ensuring radiation safety is key to harnessing the many benefits of nuclear and radiation technologies, said Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, in his keynote address today at the 14th Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Following the entry into force of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) today, the international community must focus on its implementation, said IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano.
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Breastfeeding studies often focus on the benefits to the child, but as research in the field progresses, findings suggest there is also a link between breastfeeding and a reduced risk of breast and ovarian cancer, among other benefits to the mother.
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Improving the security of sealed radioactive sources used in health care, industry and research remains a key issue for Member States given that close to 3000 incidents of theft, loss and unauthorized possession and activites of radioactive material were reported between 1995 and 2015.
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IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano today met with Iranian Vice-President and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has helped repair Libya’s only operational radiotherapy machine after a long outage, enabling it to resume essential cancer care for hundreds of patients every month.
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