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KHNP develops accident monitoring system for nuclear reactors
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has developed the world's first system designed to prevent accidents in nuclear reactors and similar facilities. The Technical Specification...
Nuward SMR submitted to ASN for pre-licensing assessment
EDF has submitted the Nuward small modular reactor (SMR) to the France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN – Nuclear Safety Authority), marking the start of the pre-licensing process....
Russian Kursk NPP unit closed after drone attack
Unit 4 at Russia’s Kursk NPP was completely disconnected from the grid following a Ukrainian kamikaze drone carrying explosives fell near the station. Kursk NPP comprises four...
Less tension at ZNPP as IAEA site searches continue
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have in recent days continued to inspect parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), without seeing any mines or explosives. They are...
IAEA assesses Canada's nuclear emergency preparedness
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV team has concluded a five-day follow-up mission to review the emergency preparedness and response...
Attack on Zaporizhia NPP may have been averted
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says IAEA experts present at Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) have in recent days and weeks inspected...
IAEA commends Belgium's commitment to safety
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission said the Belgian Government and the national regulatory bodies have demonstrated...
China tests Hualong One containment on world's largest test bed
The China Nuclear Power Engineering (CNPE), part of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) in co-operation with a team from Harbin Institute of Technology, has completed...
No weapons found at Zaporizhia NPP as tension mounts
Despite continued accusations from Ukraine that Russia is planning to “blow up” the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says its experts at the site...
Japan's Kansai Electric to restart Takahama 1
Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company has informed the Fukui prefectural government that it plans to restart unit 1 at its Takahama NPP in late July, followed by unit 2 reactor...
Grossi meets with Russian officials as tension mounts around ZNPP
Following his visit to the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visited Russia’s Kaliningrad for talks with...
Water pumping to resume at Zaporizhia NPP as military tension increases
In his latests update on the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said plant management is planning...
IAEA finds high level of safety in Netherlands
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission said the Government of the Netherlands and the national regulatory bodies...
Iran says no IAEA cameras are operating at its Natanz facility
The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) has rebutted media reports that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Tehran had agreed to reinstall 10 monitoring cameras at...
IAEA’s Grossi returns from Zaporizhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, after returning from talks in Kyiv and at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), provided an update on the IAEA website.
Grossi reports on situation at Zaporizhia NPP
Following a day’s delay, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi final reached the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) on 15 June, accompanying the eighth rotation of the Support &...
Safety analysis confirmed for Poland’s first NPP
The President of Poland's National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA - Panstwowa Agencja Atomistyki) has issued a general opinion on the safety analysis of the Poland’s first planned NPP....
IAEA Director General’s planned visit to Zaporizhia NPP faces delays
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi’s planned visit to the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) is facing delays. Grossi is leading the rotation of...
Grossi reports to IAEA Board on progress in Iran
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has reminded the Agency at a recent Board of Governors’ (BOG’s) meeting that the IAEA has not been able...
