IAEA 69th Conference: Nuclear Science Events

The IAEA Director General will be joined by member country representatives for the official inauguration of the IAEA's Transportable E-Beam System. The facility treats liquids, solids and gases, helping to tackle environmental issues such as wastewater, sludge, chemicals and greenhouse gases treatment. It will also help improve industrial processes such as plastic upcycling and vaccine production. The system will be a cornerstone of the IAEA's assistance to member countries in building capacity and in bridging gaps to address the need for cost-effective and accessible e-beam technology ("ebeams4Development").

The system will enable experts to conduct activities that support NUTEC Plastics, Atoms4Food, ZODIAC, Atoms4Climate, Atoms4Heritage and the possibilities for loaning the system to member countries for dedicated experiments and demonstrations.

This event will be held on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, from 9.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. at A Building, -3 level, by the 40-feet intermodal shipping container.

Two years into its establishment, the IAEA Anchor Centre network now unites 12 leading regional institutions advancing cancer care through education and training. This event will showcase virtual reality (VR) innovations in radiation medicine education and patient care, featuring inter alia a presentation on the IAEA's VR-based training tools. The event will conclude with an Anchor Centre signing ceremony highlighting the continuing growth of the global network.

This event will be held on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, from 11.30 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. in Conference Room CR4, C Building, seventh floor.

This side event will highlight the IAEA's education, hands-on training and technical services efforts through its nuclear applications laboratories. These laboratories provide hands-on training in areas such as health, food and agriculture and environmental monitoring. The session will also present the newly developed training catalogue - a comprehensive resource consolidating 61 specialized courses offered at the Austria-based laboratories. Designed to improve access, coordination, and visibility, the catalogue supports member countries to leverage nuclear science for sustainable development and addresses the growing demand for practical expertise in peaceful nuclear technologies.

This event will be held on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, from 1.00 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. at ESPACE M0E, M Building, ground floor.

In recognition of 2025 as the International Year of Glacier Preservation, this event will showcase the diverse of the IAEA in assisting member countries in understanding the impacts of glacier retreat on freshwater sustainability. The event will feature case studies from Central Asia, Europe and South America.

This event will be held on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, from 4.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. in Conference Room CR4, C Building, seventh floor.

This side event will present the Texas A&M/IAEA innovative partnership to develop irradiated vaccines, which maintain structural integrity and elicit better immune response. The IAEA has spearheaded research and development on the application of irradiated vaccines for more than 25 pathogens. Knowledge on the development of irradiated vaccines and sustainable approaches will be shared, and challenges related to animal diseases for which available vaccines are limited or have reduced efficacy will be discussed.

This event will be held on Thursday, 18 September 2025, from 1.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. in Conference Room CR3, C Building, seventh floor.

Visitors to the IAEA's Isotope Hydrology Laboratory in the VIC will be shown laboratory facilities that support member countries in the application of nuclear and nuclear-related techniques for the isotopic analysis of water samples. This tour will include the tritium and noble gas facilities for age dating groundwater and the laser lab where stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopes are analysed to provide information about the hydrological cycle.