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Cuba already works closely with the IAEA through the CEAC. This new centre will strengthen collaboration and study, using nuclear and isotopic techniques, marine-coastal ecosystems, harmful algal blooms, ocean acidification and carbon sequestration in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

The advance of AI and its need for large data centres brings with it a serious energy problem for companies. For this reason, Google has reached an agreement with Kairos Power to build seven Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) by 2030.

Microsoft has signed its largest power purchase agreement to date with Constellation Energy to reactivate the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, which has been shut down since 2019. The reason is to supply the 835 MW of carbon-free electricity for 20 years to power its artificial intelligence data centres.

Holtec International has requested the reactivation of the Palisades nuclear power plant after being closed in 2022 and after 51 years of operation. The regulatory body is expected to make a decision in August 2025.

La sede del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA) ha celebrado del 8 al 12 de julio en Viena la reunión “Advancing the Global Monitoring of Marine Plastic Pollution under the IAEA NUTEC Plastics Initiative”, que ha contado con la participación de representantes de 63 países, entre ellos Foro Nuclear.

Carlo Rubbia, winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the W and Z bosons and Director General of CERN from 1989 to 1993, may revolutionize nuclear fission with a new type of reactor that would reduce 80% of radioactive waste.

The great challenges of making nuclear fusion a reality have led not only to the well-known ITER project but also to other reactors that are also investigating different areas of nuclear fusion, such as the JET reactor.

Nuclear technology plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Over the past sixty years, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has developed strong technical expertise and experience in providing nuclear medicine and radiotherapy technology to developing countries.

Betavolt Technology, a Chinese company specializing in the manufacture of semiconductors, batteries, and new materials, has announced that it has developed a battery that runs on nuclear power.

From 30 November to 12 December 2023, the 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), where, by signing a joint declaration, 22 countries from four continents have committed themselves to triple the installed nuclear power by 2050.

With the aim of bringing science closer to society, CERN has inaugurated the Science Gateway, a set of tubular facilities, inspired by the great accelerator, comprising five exhibition areas, laboratories, and an auditorium, adapted for all ages from 5 years upwards, and which will be able to cater for the 500,000 visitors a year.

Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) will be able to reduce the time to reach the Red Planet, thus also reducing the complexity of the mission and the risk to the crew. It will also be twice as efficient as conventional chemical rockets, which means it requires much less propellant.