In 2024, 147 incidents of illegal or unauthorized activities involving nuclear and other radioactive material were reported to the Incident and Trafficking Database, a number aligned with the historical average.

Two weeks after it was hit by a drone, Ukrainian firefighters are still trying to extinguish smouldering fires within the large structure built over the reactor destroyed in the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear accident, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the IAEA -The International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) said today.

Radiopharmaceuticals are used in nuclear medicine worldwide. Their applications range from imaging of many different organs, such as brain, heart, kidney and bone, to the treatment of cancer and hyperthyroidism.

Dibuleng Mohlakwana and her team are introducing innovative tools and techniques to improve how the IAEA shares, organizes and makes its collection of nuclear information accessible.

The IAEA is helping countries address climate change adaptation by applying nuclear techniques for plant breeding, animal production, food safety, health and insect pest control.