New IAEA Climate Adaptation Project Launched at COP28
A new international IAEA technical cooperation project, launched at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28), will catalyze the IAEA’s existing climate adaptation activities in food and water security to harness the already expansive interregional... Continue reading
IAEA Sees Operational Safety Commitment at Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant in Slovakia, Encourages Continued Improvement
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts stated that the operator of Units 3 and 4 of the Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Slovakia has demonstrated a commitment to operational safety. The team also encouraged the operator to c... Continue reading
IAEA Mission Finds Effective Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste in the Netherlands for Current Needs
The Netherlands has established an effective programme for managing its spent fuel and radioactive waste for its current needs, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review mission. Continue reading
COP28: Leaders Announce Nuclear Energy Summit for 2024
A first-of-its-kind nuclear energy summit will be held next year, it was announced at COP28 today. Continue reading
Update 200 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost off-site power overnight and temporarily relied on emergency diesel generators for the electricity it needs to cool its reactors and for other essential nuclear safety and security functions, Direc... Continue reading
IAEA Opens Atoms4Climate Pavilion at COP28 as Global Support for Nuclear Power Grows
The IAEA has opened its Atoms4Climate pavilion at the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) amid a rising wave of international support for scaling up the use of nuclear power to achieve global climate goals by slashing the greenhouse gas emissio... Continue reading
Net Zero “Needs Nuclear Power,” IAEA Says in Landmark Statement Backed by Dozens of Countries at COP28
The world needs nuclear power to fight climate change and action should be taken to expand the use of this clean energy source and help build “a low carbon bridge” to the future, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a landmark statemen... Continue reading
IAEA Statement on Nuclear Power at COP28
Read the full IAEA Statement on Nuclear Power that was delivered by Director General Rafael Mariano Gossi at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai today. Continue reading

