IAEA Chief Grossi to Head Assistance Mission to Ukraine’s Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Next Week
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, will head an expert mission to Ukraine’s Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) next week to step up efforts to help prevent the danger of a nuclear accident dur... Continue reading
Protecting Brazil’s Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Using Isotopic Techniques
As a red tide event stretched across more than 200 km of Rio de Janeiro’s coastline late last year, lasting more than eight weeks, it coloured the clear blue waters a dark, reddish brown, which drove away bathers on the Arraial do Cabo coast. In the hi... Continue reading
Update 59 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that staff rotation at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was now “taking place regularly and according to plan”, three weeks after Russian forces withdrew from the site, Directo... Continue reading
Update 58 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that the general situation in the area around the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) “remained difficult” due to destroyed bridges and demining activities and that the national regul... Continue reading
Update 57 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that direct communications between the national regulator and the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) had been restored, more than a month after such contact was lost when Russian for... Continue reading
Towards Enhancing the Sustainability of Nuclear Energy: Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles Starts
It’s time to focus again on fast reactors: an innovative technology that extracts much more energy from uranium and recycles nuclear waste over and over again, helping to preserve natural resources while reducing the environmental impact of waste, said... Continue reading
Towards a Just Energy Transition: Nuclear Power Boasts Best Paid Jobs in Clean Energy Sector
The move to clean energy will generate more jobs than are lost with the transition away from fossil fuels and the highest paid ones will continue to be in nuclear power, which provides significant and sustainable employment benefiting local and regiona... Continue reading
IAEA’s Regulatory Review in Slovenia Finds Mature Safety Framework, Suggests Actions for Improved Performance
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission found that Slovenia is continuously working to further strengthen its mature nuclear and radiation safety framework, including by holding emergency exercises with cyber security scenarios. Continue reading

