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IAEA Director General to inspect Zaporizhia NPP in the aftermath of crucial dam destruction
“Today the Nova Kakhovka dam was severely damaged leading to a significant reduction in the level of the reservoir used to supply cooling water to the Zaporizhia NPP...
Grossi underlines determination to publicly report any violations at Zaporizhia NPP
In the wake of his address to the UN Security Council on the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano...
IAEA resolves outstanding issues with Iran
Iran has resolved two outstanding inquiries from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) related to the presence of highly enriched uranium (HEU) particles at several sites....
IAEA safety mission reports progress at Belleville NPP
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) team of experts said Électricité de France (EDF) has strengthened operational safety at...
IAEA chief unveils vital guidelines to prevent nuclear accident at Zaporizhia NPP
In an address to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) listed five basic principles needed to prevent a...
Japanese court dismisses public pleas to halt restart of Onagawa NPP
Japan’s Sendai District Court has rejected local residents' calls to prevent restart of unit 2 at Tohoku Electric Power Co’s Onagawa NPP in Miyagi Prefecture. Tohoku Electric Power...
Another radioactive water spillage at Monticello NPP
US power utility Xcel Energy has reported another, smaller, spill of radioactive water at its Monticello NPP in Minneapolis. Workers have been pumping and storing water from the ground...
Tension mounts in run up to UN Security Council meeting on Zaporizhia NPP
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Director General Rafael Grossi will brief the UN Security Council on his proposals for safeguarding Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP)...
Zaporizhia NPP discussed in China
During his recent visit to China, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi discussed the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) with both Chinese...
Polish regulator gives positive opinion on BWRX-300
The president of Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA - Państwowa Agencja Atomistyki) has issued a general opinion that GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular...
Zaporozhia NPP loses external power for several hours
In his latest update on the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the plant had lost all...
Missing seals detected at unit 3 of Finland’s Olkiluoto NPP
According to Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), several cases of signal failures in safety-classified temperature measurements had been detected the EPR reactor at unit 3 of...
Africa seeks to strengthen nuclear safeguards
The African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) has launched a five-year programme, which aims to strengthen nuclear material control measures in Africa. AFCONE said “Uplifting...
Zaporizhia NPP faces increasing pressure
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) still has enough essential staff for its current reduced level of operations, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director...
US National Lab uses virtual reality for radiation training
US company Teletrix has licensed technology developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help with the training of radiological workers and radiological...
Zaporizhia NPP denies reports of plans to evacuate staff
Alexey Yasinsky, Director of Strategic Communications at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) operating organisation told Rossiya 24 TV that staff at the plant were not being evacuated....
Zaporizhia NPP prepares for Ukrainian offensive
In his latest update on the situation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said IAEA...
More military action reported near Zaporizhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts present at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) were again forced to shelter after missile attack warnings, with the sound of continued shelling...
Upgrade at Brookhaven National Lab increases actinium-225 production
Following recent upgrades, the medical isotope facilities at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is now producing actinium-225 (Ac-225) and...
