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Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi opened the 67th International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference by saying that opinion polls show the "tide is turning" on public attitudes to nuclear energy, but countries "still need to engage stakeholders openly and proactively" in their nuclear power programmes.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 26 September 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grossi-urges-vocal-backing-of-nuclear-as-IAEA-gath
The IAEA is addressing some of today’s biggest global challenges, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told delegates at the opening of the Agency’s 66th annual General Conference which ran from 26-30 September.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 06 October 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-increases-its-projections-for-nuclear-power-growth-10062251
Participants in a programme launched by the IAEA during the COVID-19 pandemic have agreed to step up joint efforts to fight the monkeypox and Lassa fever viruses using nuclear science.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 10 June 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-science-to-help-tackle-monkeypox,-Lassa-fe
The eighth European Union-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Senior Officials Meeting discussed opportunities to deepen cooperation in a range of areas, including collaboration on the development and deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs).
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ukraine,-climate,-SMRs-EU-and-IAEA-nuclear-talks
In a statement to the 65th regular session of the agency’s general conference, which is taking place in Vienna this week, Mr Grossi said nuclear can help with climate-smart agriculture, sustainable land-water use, and the environment.
He said the agency’s latest forecast envisages a doubling of the present levels of nuclear-generated electricity production capacity by 2050 in the high case scenario. This relies on both lifetime extensions of existing plants and about 550 GW of new build.
According to the agency’s low case scenario, however, a lack of willingness to embrace nuclear energy would curtail capacity growth, causing the world to fall well short of doing what is necessary to avoid a climate catastrophe.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/nuclear-is-and-must-be-part-of-solution-to-climate-change-9-1-2021