One of the IAEA’s newest Member States, the Republic of Guinea, requested the IAEA’s urgent support to address its growing cancer burden. In response, the IAEA, the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer sent a te... Continue reading →

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to the media after addressing the United Nations Security Council on IAEA activities concerning nuclear safety, security and safeguards in Ukraine. Continue reading →

The nuclear safety and security situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains extremely fragile with “very real” potential dangers of a major accident, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy A... Continue reading →

Statement to United Nations Security Council by IAEA Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi. Continue reading →

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have not yet been given access to the reactor halls of units 1, 2 and 6, hindering their ability to monitor the nuclear safety and security situation... Continue reading →

A new safety report documents how well the existing IAEA safety standards - the cornerstone of global nuclear safety - apply to scores of new reactor designs currently under development around the globe. Continue reading →

Radioactive sources contain radioactive material of a particular radionuclide (an unstable form of an element emitting radiation), which can vary based on the application for which the source was manufactured. Continue reading →

Kenya has made significant progress in the development of the national nuclear infrastructure for the country’s new research reactor programme, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review mission. Continue reading →