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IAEA General Conference attracts 2800 participants
The 67th annual IAEA General Conference has adopted resolutions related to nuclear and radiation safety, nuclear security, and strengthening the effectiveness and improving the...
Three US NPP operating licences transferred from Energy Harbor to Vistra
Texas-based electricity and power generation company VistraOps has received approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to take over the operating licences of Energy...
Romanian regulator approves licensing document for NuScale SMR
Romanian nuclear utility SN Nuclearelectrica (SNN) and US-based NuScale Power have welcomed approval by the National Commission for the Control of Nuclear Activities (CNCAN -...
IAEA General Conference: Three more countries commit to safe, secure and peaceful application of nuclear technology
At the annual Treaty Event on the sidelines of the 67th regular session of the IAEA General Conference, three more countries pledged their commitment to nuclear safety, security, and...
Water supply for Zaporizhia nears solution
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has completed drilling ten groundwater wells, bringing the plant closer to having a longer-term solution for the provision of cooling water to the...
IAEA reviews safety at Iranian research reactors
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Safety Assessment for Research Reactors (INSARR) team has concluded an eight-day mission to assess the safety of the...
More wells drilled at Zaporizhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is his latest update, said Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has been drilling more wells at the site as part...
Iran revokes licences of some IAEA inspectors
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has condemned a decision by Iran to withdraw the designation of several experienced Agency...
Leak reported at Japan’s materials test reactor
Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced that a pool of radioactive water had been found in the radiation uncontrolled area of its materials test reactor in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture....
IAEA concludes safety review of Spain’s Ascó NPP
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) team of experts has completed a review of operational safety at the Ascó NPP in Spain. The...
IAEA chief expresses concerns over military activity near Zaporizhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Gross told a press conference during the recent Board of Governors’ meeting that he was very concerned about...
IAEA marks one year at Zaporizhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi noted that a year has passed since he first visited Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) and established the...
Canadian and Ukrainian regulators agree to co-operate
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) to formalise...
New groundwater sources begin to supply Zaporizhia NPP
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 the plant...
Zaporizhia NPP Director discusses conditions at the plant
Yuriy Chernichuk, Director of the Zaporizhia NPP, in a long interview with Russia’s Kommersant, described conditions at the plant and its future prospects. Currently, five of the...
US NRC issues final environmental impact statement for Hermes test reactor
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on Kairos Power’s application for a permit to build a test version of the...
US NRC approves emergency planning rule for SMRs
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) commissioners have voted to approve a final rule for emergency preparedness for small modular reactors (SMRs) and other new technologies....
Tricastin 1 approved for operation beyond 40 years
France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN – Nuclear Safety Authority) has adopted a decision setting the requirements governing the continued operation of unit 1 at the Tricastin NPP...
Relative stability at ZNPP
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its latest update on the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) said the plant had been reconnected to its only remaining main 750 kilovolt (kV) power...