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US Monticello NPP suffers tritium water leak
The authorities in the US state of Minnesota recently announced that the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant near Minneapolis had suffered a radioactive water spill involving more...
IAEA notes strengthened safety measures at Belgium’s BR2 reactor
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment for Research Reactors (INSARR) team said Belgium had strengthened safety at its BR2 research reactor but...
Problems continue at ZNPP and operators’ town of Energodar
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) suffered a complete loss of external power for 11 hours recently, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said...
IAEA experts reach Zaporizhia NPP at fourth attempt
A long-delayed rotation of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has finally taken place on the fourth attempt. IAEA Director General Rafael...
IAEA reports on nuclear safety, security and safeguards in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued a report on Nuclear Safety, Security & Safeguards in Ukraine, covering the period between February 2022 and February 2023....
IAEA monitoring mission blocked from Zaporizhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has appealed for constructive efforts by all involved parties to facilitate this month’s already...
Polish and Canadian regulators strengthen co-operation
The Nuclear regulators of Poland and Canada signed a memorandum extending their existing supervisory cooperation on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency conference...
IAEA reviews safety at Borssele NPP in the Netherlands
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) team has concluded an 18-day mission to the Borssele NPP in the Netherlands. The Borssele NPP, with...
French safety institute to be merged with regulator and CEA
The French government has announced plans to transfer the competences of the Institute for Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety (IRSN - Institut de Radioprotection et de...
Armenia to expand nuclear security cooperation with US
The government of Armenia has approved signing a nuclear safety co-operation agreement with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Under the agreement with the Nuclear...
IAEA’s Grossi holds more talks in Moscow on Zaporozhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi recently held talks with senior Russian officials in Moscow. Discussions focused on ongoing efforts...
IAEA reports enhanced safety at Czech research reactor
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment of Research Reactor (INSARR) team says the Czech Republic has enhanced safety at its main research...
French regulator says safety of EPR1200 is acceptable
At the request of the French Government, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN - Nuclear Safety Authority) has issued an opinion on the safety of EDF’s EPR 1200 pressurised water...
Japan’s Takahama 4 experiences automatic shutdown
Neutron detectors have triggered an automatic shutdown at unit 4 of Kansai Electric Power Co's Takahama NPP in Japan's Fukui Prefecture. The reactor was automatically stopped after...
The Zaporizhia NPP 1984 fire
Russia’s SFERA-Pro History site, which investigates significant and little-known events of Russia’s past, has now published a history of Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP). This includes details of...
IAEA team reviews NPP site evaluation for Uzbekistan
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a five-day mission to Uzbekistan to review safety processes for evaluating the site for its first NPP. The...
IAEA task force reviews Fukushima water discharge plan
The International Atomic Energy (IAEA) Task Force established to monitor Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi NPP has completed its second regulatory...
Grossi spells out challenges in Ukraine
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi had held talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on the extension of IAEA activities in Ukraine.
More IAEA flags raised at Ukrainian NPPs
Teams of nuclear safety and security experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are being stationed at Ukraine’s NPPs and the Chornobyl site this week. Following his...
