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‘Very alarming’ conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, IAEA chief warns |

·August 12, 2022·2 min read

“These military actions near such a large nuclear facility could lead to very serious consequences,” Mr. Grossi said at the meeting requested by Russia, which was marked by resounding calls to allow the Agency’s technical experts to visit the area amid mounting safety concerns. IAEA has been in frequent contact...

Nuclear technology helps Mexico eradicate invasive insect pest |

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·August 7, 2022·2 min read

In cooperation with IAEA and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), scientists there was able to use a UN-developed nuclear-based sterile insect technique (SIT) to eradicate the medfly, more commonly known as the fruit fly. Threatening farmers’ livelihoods The Colima outbreak, detected in April 2021 in the country’s largest port,...

From Hiroshima, UN chief calls for global nuclear disarmament |

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·August 6, 2022·2 min read

“Nuclear weapons are nonsense. Three-quarters of a century later, we must ask what we’ve learned from the mushroom cloud that swelled above this city in 1945”, he urged during the solemn event at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park attended by dozens of people, including hibakusha, young peace activists, Japan’s Prime Minister...

Humanity’s just one misunderstanding away from ‘nuclear annihilation’ warns UN chief |

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·August 2, 2022·4 min read

The UN chief was speaking at the opening of the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which runs through 26 August. Mr. Guterres highlighted some of the current challenges to global peace and security, with the world under greater stress due...