Tag Archives | Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC)

Preparations begin for Atomic Energy Conference in Baghdad

By John Lee. Preparatory scientific work has begun in Baghdad for the 17th Arab Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, scheduled to be held in Iraq in 2026. The scientific preparatory committee has started its meetings in cooperation between the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and the Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA). The […]

Work starts on Iraq's Sub-Critical Nuclear Laboratory

By John Lee. Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Chairman of the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC), Dr. Naim Al-Aboudi, has laid the foundation stone for the Ministry's Sub-Critical System and Central Laboratories project. A subcritical nuclear system is a nuclear fission setup where the chain reaction cannot sustain itself. Speaking at the […]

Will China help Iraq revive Nuclear Aspirations?

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will China help Iraq revive nuclear aspirations? Amid rising regional tensions over the nuclear program of neighbouring Iran, the head of Iraq's Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) has announced a highly symbolic and strategic […]

Iraq close to agreement with China on Nuclear Training Reactor

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, who also heads the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC), has announced that three sites within the Tuwaitha complex southeast of Baghdad are now confirmed to be free of radioactive contamination. Speaking at a press conference, Dr. Al-Aboudi said the cleared sites […]