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Update 196 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts observed an emergency exercise conducted at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) this week, the latest such drill in the country’s nuclear facilities during the military conflict, Director... Continue reading

IAEA Sees Operational Safety Commitment at Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant in Russia, Encourages Continued Improvement

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said that the operator of the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Russian Federation has shown a commitment to enhancing operational safety. Continue reading

IAEA Director General Briefs Board of Governors: Atoms4Food initiative, Ukraine, Iran, COP28 and Nuclear Energy Summit

In his opening statement to the IAEA’s Board of Governors today, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi spoke of the importance of food security in a world where hunger is on the rise, and in many cases is worsening due to climate change. Continue reading

Update 195 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is transitioning its reactor unit 5 to cold from hot shutdown and intends to determine the cause of boron detected in a cooling circuit, still leaving one of the plant’s six reactors in hot shutdown to ... Continue reading

Floating Nuclear Power Plants: Benefits and Challenges discussed at IAEA Symposium

Experts met at the IAEA's Vienna headquarters to discuss the benefits and challenges of floating nuclear power plants, and role they could play in the fight against climate change.   Continue reading

IAEA Mission Observes Commitment to Safety at Research Reactor in the Philippines, Recommends Further Improvement

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the Philippines is committed to the safe operation of the Philippine Research Reactor-1 (PRR-1) Subcritical Assembly for Training, Education and Research (SATER) facility, following comp... Continue reading

IAEA Concludes Long Term Operational Safety Review at Sweden’s Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts last week completed a review of long term operational safety at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Sweden. Continue reading

Update 194 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

A reactor unit of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) temporarily lost power earlier this week, forcing it to rely on an emergency diesel generator for the electricity it needs for cooling and other vital functions, Director General Rafae... Continue reading