The iia participated in the IAEA Technical Meeting on Exploring Emerging Applications of Radiation Technology, held on 10-14 November 2025. The objective of the meeting was to assist the IAEA in its strategic planning for the coming years including the direction of its radiation technology...
The Technical Cooperation Programme of the IAEA has launched a new project (RLA1021) to encourage the use of phytosanitary irradiation in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Despite the large potential of the region to export fresh produce, only Mexico and to a lesser extent...
IAEA and Aerial have renewed their partnership by re-designating Aerial as a Collaborating Centre of IAEA , among 50 leading structures in the world, including only 3 in France, for a new period of 5 years This re-designation recognizes the expertise and excellence of Aerial's...
IAEA Annual General Conferences always include scientific or technical events which are often dedicated to applications of isotopes and radiation. This year the theme of the virtual 65th IAEA General Conference Event is "Atoms for Heritage". Case studies where nuclear techniques play a prominent role in...
The fourth and final Research Coordination Meeting (RCM) of an IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP) on the Development of Electron Beam and X-ray Applications for Food Irradiation (DEXAFI) was held from 7 to 14 April 2021 as a virtual meeting. This CRP involved 14 participating...
News from the IAEA highlights the increasing use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment to support international trade in fresh fruit and vegetables. The article also references the role of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), joint FAO/IAEA programs and the International Plant Protection Convention...
The IAEA report on a study published in the journal Science Robotics which tested the use of a drone to release sterile mosquitoes as part of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) – a form of insect birth control that has been used successfully for decades...
