Nuclear Technology
U.S. Grant Helps Optimize Nuclear Technique to Reduce Disease-Transmitting Mosquito Populations
An improved cost-effective mass-rearing cage being loaded with a sausage containing blood to feed adult female mosquitoes. (Photo: Thomas Wallner/FAO/IAEA Insect Pest Control Laboratory) Using a nuclear technique applied at a large scale against agricultural pests...
There is Risk of Nuclear War Due to Deterioration of Global Stability – Russian Deputy FM
Moscow previously warned that the US was jeopardising global security by withdrawing from strategic accords or refusing to extend them, as the world is left without a single document regulating the sphere of nuclear armaments. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei...
Iran says will return to nuclear deal if it receives $15bn within months
Iran's deputy foreign minister has said the country will return to its nuclear deal commitments if it receives $15 billion in oil sales over a four months period. Seyed Abbas Araghchi travelled to Paris on Monday for talks with French officials about an economic plan...
IAEA Advises Bangladesh on Potential Use of Nuclear Technique to Fight Dengue Mosquitoes
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have helped Bangladesh assess the current dengue outbreak in the country and draw up a plan to test a nuclear technique to suppress the mosquitoes spreading the disease....
China’s nuclear power development maintains high-level safety: white paper
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's nuclear power development has been safe and efficient in terms of nuclear technology use, nuclear material control, public health and environment protection, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information...
Nigeria: Group Urges Govt to Reconsider Nuclear Energy Plan After Russia Accident
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has warned that Nigeria's decision to build nuclear power plants to augment the poor power situation in the country will result in mishaps similar to the Arkhangelsk region explosion in Russia...
Nigerian research reactor operator committed to safety
The operator of the Nigerian Research Reactor-1, known as NIRR-1, has shown a high commitment to safety following the conversion of the reactor core to use low-enriched uranium as fuel instead of high-enriched uranium, according to the International Atomic Energy...
Strengthening International Standards for Nuclear Safety: IAEA Safety Publications Restructured
Achieving high levels of safety in the many areas in which countries use nuclear technologies requires a robust and comprehensive international safety framework. The IAEA this year completed a structural revision that has further strengthened the IAEA safety...
Russia’s nuclear-powered doomsday missile, explained
A doomsday weapon promoted by Russian president Vladimir Putin lost some of its sheen after seven people were killed during a test accident last week. The incident represents the most serious release of radiation since the 2011 Fukushima incident, and the Russian...
IAEA Launches Revamped Nuclear Communicator’s Toolbox
An updated version of the IAEA’s Nuclear Communicator's Toolbox is now available. The toolbox, an online resource designed for technical staff as well as communication professionals, provides information on core principles and methodological approaches for effectively...
