IAEA Head Travels to Ukraine to Start Delivery of Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, is in Ukraine for talks with senior government officials on the IAEA’s planned delivery of urgent technical assistance to ensure the safety and security of the count... Continue reading
Parties to the Amendment to the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material Convene for the First Time
Nearly six years since entry into force of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM), the IAEA is hosting the first conference to review its implementation and its adequacy. Continue reading
Update 35 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that a nuclear research facility in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv had suffered additional damage when it came under renewed fire a few days ago, but its small amount of nuclear ma... Continue reading
Update 34 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that it still did not know when the next staff rotation at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) might take place, almost a week after the most recent turnover of technical personnel at... Continue reading
Update 33 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency is closely monitoring the situation in a Ukrainian city where many people live who work at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) after the country’s nuclear regulator today informed the IAEA it had been seized b... Continue reading
Update 32 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that there had been no rotation of technical staff at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) since 21 March and it did not know when it might next take place, Director General Rafael... Continue reading
IAEA Task Force Sees Progress in Japan’s Regulatory Preparations for Planned Water Discharge from Fukushima Daiichi Site
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force reviewing the safety of Japan’s planned discharge of treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station (NPS) has this week conducted a mission in the country on the regulatory a... Continue reading
Update 31 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that Russian forces were shelling Ukrainian checkpoints in the city of Slavutych where many people working at the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) live, putting them at risk... Continue reading

