Botswana Ratifies Key Nuclear Security Amendment
Botswana’s ratification today of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) brings the Amendment a step closer to entry into force.
The Energy of the Future: The Status of Nuclear Fusion Research and the Role of the IAEA
Scientists are becoming increasingly excited about the prospects that within the foreseeable future a reactor can replicate the sun’s energy source on Earth through scientific and technological innovation of a scale previously unimagined.
Atoms in Industry: The IAEA Scientific Forum Opens
Cutting-edge industrial technologies underpin the success of strong economies, in developed and developing countries alike. Nuclear science and technology, in particular, can make a major contribution to economic growth,?and have an important role to play in support of sustainable development, said IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the opening of the 2015 Scientific Forum today.
Construction of New IAEA Laboratories to Start
Preparation for the construction of new IAEA nuclear science laboratories near the Austrian town of Seibersdorf has started, Director General Yukiya Amano announced yesterday. The Insect Pest Control Laboratory will be the first of two nuclear applications (NA) laboratory buildings s scheduled for construction under the Renovation of the Nuclear Applications Laboratories (ReNuAL) project. IAEA laboratories have operated on the site since 1962.
Enhancing Effective Nuclear Verification: Upgrading IAEA Safeguards Capabilities
The number of nuclear facilities and materials subject to verification under IAEA safeguards continues to increase and, with a static budget, improvements in productivity and efficiency are key to maintaining the quality and credibility of verification efforts. Making better use of modern technology is one of the important ways to achieve this goal.