Experts assessing the safety of a nuclear power plant (NPP) with multiple reactors must look at the site from a bird’s eye view, carefully considering how an accident damaging one element of a plant could impact the entire site. Continue reading →

The IAEA is organizing an international student competition inviting secondary school students aged between 14-18 to design and develop an original project on the use of digital technologies to support education in nuclear technology and its role in ad... Continue reading →

As global carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise sharply despite increasing use of renewables, the nuclear power industry is looking to lessons from its past success as well as innovations on the horizon in a bid to cut construction times and costs ... Continue reading →

As part of ongoing informal consultations related to the appointment process, the IAEA Board of Governors today conducted a straw poll on the four candidates that have been nominated for the post of Director General. Continue reading →

Nuclear energy is an integral part of the world’s clean energy future and will require committed and highly skilled young professionals to reach its full potential. That was a key message heard at an event held on the margins of the International Confe... Continue reading →

China’s initiatives to address climate change with nuclear power, including through the development of innovative reactor technologies, were the focus of an event held on the sidelines of the International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of N... Continue reading →

An IAEA team of experts said Germany is continuing to manage its radioactive waste and spent fuel in a safe and responsible manner. Continue reading →

Hundreds of climate and energy experts are meeting in Vienna to discuss ways that nuclear power can help us reach global climate goals.  Continue reading →