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The Times confirms Russian reports of attacks on Zaporizhia NPP
On 19 October 2022 Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Russian army had destroyed a Ukrainian landing force at Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), adding that Kiev had lost more than 90...
US NRC proposes fining Urenco USA
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $70,000 civil penalty for Urenco USA for two violations of agency requirements related to improperly implementing safety...
Grossi talks with Russian leaders in Kaliningrad
Rosatom and International Atomic Energy (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi, have held consultations in Kaliningrad on the situation at the Zaporozhia NPP (ZNPP), in the...
Rolls-Royce SMR progresses through generic design assessment
Rolls-Royce SMR Limited's 470 MWe small modular reactor (SMR) design has completed the first step of the UK's Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process and is expected to complete...
ThorCon to carry out a pre-licensing consultation for a 500 MW demonstration plant in Indonesia
US-based nuclear company ThorCon has signed an agreement with the Indonesia’s Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) to officially start a safety, security, & safeguards...
IAEA's Grossi visits Zaporizhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Grossi has visited the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) at the head of a delegation of 11 people including three inspectors who arrived...
Belgium’s IRE moves to 100% low-enriched uranium
Belgium’s Institute for Radioelements (IRE), a key producer of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and iodine-131 (I-131) widely used in nuclear medicine, has complete conversion of its...
IAEA's Grossi in Ukraine to reassess nuclear safety
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, currently on a visit to Ukraine, said on his Twitter page that he had met with President of...
More leaks shut down Monticello NPP
US power company Xcel Energy has shut down its Monticello NPP after an additional water leak was detected following previous reports about the leak of 400,000 gallons of water...
Japanese high court supports operation of Ikata NPP unit 3
Japan’s Hiroshima High Court high court has rejected a petition by local residents to halt the operation of unit 3 at Shikoku Electric Power Co’s Ikata NPP in Ehime Prefecture,...
NRC begins partial review of NuScale’s SMR
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said staff will begin reviewing most of NuScale Power’s application for standard design approval of the company’s 77 MWe/module small...
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...
