Finance-focused COP29 meeting begins, push for nuclear continues

As COP29 kicked off November 11, industry advocates worldwide are hoping to draw attention and increase buy-in to the need for more nuclear capacity.
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As COP29 kicked off November 11, industry advocates worldwide are hoping to draw attention and increase buy-in to the need for more nuclear capacity.
IAEA research project to develop hazard detection for edible insects
This week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced a new coordinated research project (CRP) to improve understanding of the safety of edible insects and other novel foods and to use...

Undeclared uranium hitches a ride on cobalt exports from Congo, study says
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Princeton University have published a study in Nature Communications that calls attention to a blind spot in nuclear nonproliferation:...
IAEA scientists help rainbow trout farmers in Latin America
The trout population in the western hemisphere is getting stronger through the application of nuclear science.The International Atomic Energy Agency, as part of a technical cooperation...

Serbian officials lay out nuclear energy timeline
Serbia reached a significant milestone in 2024 when its National Assembly overturned a moratorium on nuclear power plants that had been in place for 35 years, a ban imposed when the country...

World Bank and IAEA partnership at one year
The International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Bank Group (WBG) recently provided an update on their partnership’s progress at the one-year mark. That partnership, entered into only...
NEA: “Transformative scenario” is needed to reach COP28 goal by 2050
In 2023, more than 20 countries at the World Climate Action Summit of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) set the goal of tripling...
IAEA’s Grossi joins seawater sampling at Fukushima Daiichi
International cooperation in the monitoring of radiation levels in seawater near the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continues. Scientists from China, South Korea, and...

IAEA releases interactive tool on global spent nuclear fuel
“But what about the waste?” Whether pronuclear, on the fence, or opposed, this common refrain still applies: Spent nuclear fuel is a challenge that needs action on clear solutions. Now,...

Nuclear methods for screwworm eradication
Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced the launch of a coordinated research project focused on a nuclear technique that can tackle the reemergence of New World screwworm...

IAEA seeks research proposals to develop smart biomaterials for health care
The International Atomic Energy Agency is seeking research proposals for a new initiative launched by its Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications called Smart Biomaterials for Next...
