IAEA Conducts Its First Seawater Sampling After Japan’s Discharge of ALPS Treated Water, Finds Tritium Level Below Limit
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) first independent sampling and analysis of seawater near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) since discharges of ALPS treated water started on 24 August confirms that the tritium levels ar... Continue reading
Update 182 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have reported hearing numerous explosions over the past week, in a possible sign of increased military activity in the region that could also p... Continue reading
IAEA Concludes International Physical Protection Advisory Service Mission in Zambia
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) completed today an International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) mission in Zambia. The mission is the 100th IPPAS mission conducted by the IAEA since the programme began in 1995. Continue reading
IAEA Profile: Rola Ghneim Khreis, the IAEA’s First Woman Director of Information Technology
Growing up in a family that prioritized education, Rola Ghneim Khreis was passionate about science and planned to pursue a degree in physics. However, as she looked over the courses offered at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, she noticed a d... Continue reading
IAEA and St. Jude Look to Increase Global Access to Radiotherapy for Children with Cancer
The IAEA, through its Rays of Hope initiative, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, through its Global Alliance, are exploring ways to work together to save children's lives through access to quality radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging. Continue reading
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellows Trained in Nuclear Security
Women from around the world took part in an International School on Nuclear Security at the IAEA in August. It was the fourth time the school had hosted fellows from the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) since the launch of the p... Continue reading
Update 181 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Today marks one year since the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi, visited Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) for the first time and established the IAEA Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhya... Continue reading
IAEA Director General Grossi Sees “Impressive” Work in Sweden on Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel Deep Underground
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi descended deep underground in coastal Sweden this week to study the Nordic nation’s advanced preparations for the safe and secure disposal of its spent nuclear fuel, saying they demonstrated the availability ... Continue reading

