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The Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) lost the connection to its last remaining...
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IAEA re-engages with Syria on nuclear energy
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi had talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a recent visit to Damascus. The Agency said...
Drone attack reported on Zaporizhia NPP as back-up power is restored
In his latest update on the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the plant has regained access to its only...
Russia confirms protection for Zaporizhia NPP
Russia’s State Duma recently held a "government hour" with the participation of Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, during which he discussed conditions at the Zaporizhia...
Zaporizhia NPP still without back-up power as military activity continues
IAEA experts stationed at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) site have continued to hear explosions and other indications of military activity not far away from the facility. Three times...
IAEA reviews long-term safety at Argentina’s Atucha NPP
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) team has completed a review of long term operational safety at unit 1 of Argentina’s Atucha...
IAEA's Grossi meets with Russian President Putin and Rosatom to discuss nuclear safety at Zaporizhia NPP
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has held a series of talks in the southern Russian city of Sochi with President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials, including Rosatom...
Zaporizhia NPP still without back up power
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has been without back-up power for more than 10 days, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in his...
EBRD signs new grant agreement for next phase of Chornobyl project
The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), which administers grant funds from the International Chornobyl Cooperation Account (ICCA), has signed a new agreement...
IAEA call for 'maximum restraint' as explosions rock Ukraine nuclear plant
In his latest update on the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said powerful explosions had...
IAEA monitors staffing at Zaporizhia NPP and investigates drone attacks
In his latest update on the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said IAEA experts are continuing to closely monitor...
Westinghouse applies for UK Generic Design Assessment of its AP300 SMR
US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has formally submitted an application to the UK Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) for approval to enter the General Design...
Swedish regulator approves extended intermediate storage for used fuel
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM - Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten) has approved radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering’s (SKB’s) renewed safety report for...
Orano Med breaks ground for new alpha therapy laboratory
Orano Med (a subsidiary of the Orano Group) has laid the foundation stone for its ATLab (Alpha Therapy Laboratory) in Onnaing, France. This will be Europe's first...
Grossi makes fourth trip to Zaporizhia
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and his team of experts including the Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety & Security, Lydie Evrard, visited the Zaporizhia nuclear...
Japan to review nuclear emergency guidelines following recent earthquake
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) is to review its evacuation guidelines after the earthquake in January that devastated the Noto Peninsula. The 7.6 magnitude quake damaged...
Framatome delivers three steam generators to Cruas-Meysse
Framatome has delivered three replacement steam generators for unit 3 of the Cruas-Meysse NPP in France. The generators, which are each 21 metres long weighing 329 tonnes, were...
Grossi to visit Zaporizhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is travelling to the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) to discuss “important issues and recent developments related...
Russia and Belarus to strengthen nuclear co-operation
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the government of Russia and Belarus on strengthening strategic cooperation in the field of the peaceful uses of atomic...
IAEA mission to the UK sees progress in nuclear and radiation safety
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) follow-up mission said the UK has a strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety and has...