To help countries better prepare for natural disasters, the IAEA has recently increased its services in non-destructive testing by opening a new training centre and by issuing guidelines aimed at building capacity in this life saving technique. Continue reading →

Long term management of spent fuel and radioactive waste is being discussed this week at the Eighth Review Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. Continue reading →

The IAEA and Niger have signed an agreement, backed by World Bank funding, to improve water security in the country. Continue reading →

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has been to Niger this week for high-level meetings with Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine and other senior officials to enhance support for the country through the peaceful uses of nuclear technology for minin... Continue reading →

Ukrainian firefighters have gained full control over the situation at the Chornobyl site following last month’s drone strike that caused extensive damage to the large confinement structure covering the reactor destroyed in the 1986 accident, Director G... Continue reading →

Uranium is the primary fuel for nuclear reactors and its production cycle must be managed carefully, in a safe and secure manner. Continue reading →

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have confirmed that the tritium concentration in the 11th batch of diluted ALPS treated water, which the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began discharging on 12 March, is far below Japan’s operatio... Continue reading →

International interest is increasing in molten salt reactors, because they have the potential to provide large amounts of efficient and cost-effective electricity and produce high-temperature process heat usable for various industrial applications. Continue reading →