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Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA

To celebrate International Women’s Day #IWD2024 the IAEA is gathering together hundreds of women from its Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship and Lise Meitner Programmes to share ideas, and strengthen their communication and leadership skills. Representatives of the nuclear industry will also be on hand in Vienna to discuss further career opportunities with this expanding cohort of science professionals. Gender inequality remains an everyday reality for the world’s women and girls and currently women make up only a fifth of the nuclear work force. #WomenInScience #NuclearNeedsWomen

Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA

Bianca Muñiz is a three times cancer survivor, who was first diagnosed at the age of 11. Her survival story is testament to her resilience, and the power of early detection and advanced treatments in cancer care. Her words are a call for action, to end the inequities in cancer care around the globe.

Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA

The IAEA Director General and his team have visited Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant for the fourth time since the start of the conflict. They were there to assess the status of current power and cooling systems essential for the safety of the plant, and the levels of qualified staff, among others.

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Too many preventable cancer deaths are occurring in developing countries. The IAEA’s Rays of Hope initiative is working to change this by bringing access to cancer care where it is needed most. Two years since the initiative began, this video summarizes some of its impact.

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Nuclear energy’s contribution to net zero is gaining momentum, and advocates are adding their voices to highlight the role nuclear technology can play in the battle against climate change. This year will see the first ever Nuclear Energy Summit, hosted jointly by the IAEA and Belgium, on 21 March 2024. Co-chaired by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, it will be the highest-level meeting to date exclusively focused on the topic of nuclear energy. 

Thanks to:

• Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General
• Alexander De Croo, Belgian Prime Minister
• Kaylee Cunningham, Nuclear Engineering PhD Student MIT Dr
• Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
• Professor Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, WMO
• Agnès Pannier-Runacher, French Energy Minister
• Lucia Ortega, Isotope Hydrologist
• Andreas Baumgartner, Radiation Technician
• Isabelle Boemeke, Nuclear Energy Influencer ‘Isodope’ Ia Aanstoot, Climate Activist
• Princy Mthombeni, Energy Activist

Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA

Ocean acidification, a consequence of climate change caused by the ocean’s absorption of carbon dioxide (CO₂), is threatening the environment. Because of its global scale, addressing ocean acidification comes with its own challenges. The IAEA’s Environment Laboratories in Monaco overcome these challenges by utilizing nuclear and isotopic techniques to better understand the environmental and economic impacts of ocean acidification. With the help of these nuclear techniques, scientists can research potential solutions to this global issue.

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Is there microplastic pollution in Antarctica? Research has shown microplastics – plastic particles below five mm in diameter – are already present in Antarctica. This week IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi travelled to the continent together with the President of Argentina, Javier Milei to launch a new project to better understand the scope of the problem. IAEA scientific experts from its Marine Environment Laboratories in Monaco will remain in Antarctica to collect samples for later analysis under the IAEA’s NUTEC Plastics initiative. NUTEC Plastics (NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution) builds on the IAEA’s efforts to deal with plastic pollution through recycling using radiation technology and marine monitoring using isotopic tracing techniques. 

Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA

Adopting nuclear energy can help countries meet their climate goals, encourage young people to study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and drive gender empowerment.  The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s first nuclear power plant will soon enable the country to meet future energy needs while also contributing to UAE’s plans to reduce carbon emissions.

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A first-of-its-kind nuclear energy summit will be held next year, it was announced at COP28 today. Leaders from around the world will gather in Brussels in March 2024 to highlight the role of nuclear energy in addressing the global challenges to reduce the use of fossil fuels, enhance energy security and boost economic development.

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The IAEA has arrived at COP28.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to emphasize the role that nuclear science has in helping to combat climate change. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will make a statement on 1 December, together with more than 40 nations, about the significant impact that nuclear energy can have in the global transition to net zero.

The IAEA will host and participate in around 50 events from 30 November to 12 December, and will be running the Atoms4Climate pavilion for a second year. The pavilion will feature several events on four areas of climate change: energy, food, oceans and water.