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IAEA says monitoring restored at Chernobyl
Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about continuing operational challenges at the Chernobyl NPP following the Russian occupation of the site between...
IAEA supports nuclear law education at six universities
Hundreds of aspiring professionals will benefit from programmes on nuclear law supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Inna Pletukhina from IAEA’s Office of...
US NRC awards academic grants for nuclear science and engineering
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on 4 May that it had awarded 25 grants to 20 academic institutions, including two minority-serving institutions, in 20 US...
Grossi holds talks with Rosatom in Turkey
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, on 4 May met with Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Russian state nuclear...
Russia refutes CNN report about Chernobyl
On 28 April, Russia sent the IAEA a refutation of disinformation about the irradiation of soldiers at the Chernobyl NPP. The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to...
Zaporozhye NPP operating normally according to AFP
Nearly two months after it was seized by Russian forces, there are few signs of the fighting at the Zaporozhye NPP, AFP reported following a press tour to the plant organised by...
IAEA Director General returns from Ukraine; report issued
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, on 28 April, returning from Ukraine, briefed journalists on his visit to the...
Finnish regulator approves periodic safety review for Loviisa NPP
The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has issued its decision on Fortum Power and Heat Oy's periodic safety review of the Loviisa NPP submitted in 2020, Fortum said...
Boron pumps triggered at OL3
Unit 3 at Finland’s Olkiluoto NPP was shut down on 26 April as part of a test programme, plant owner-operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said. However, the boron pumps...
IAEA’s Grossi delivers assistance to Chernobyl
Nuclear safety, security and safeguards experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are continuing to work at the Chernobyl NPP to deliver equipment, conduct...
Power restored between Chernobyl NPP and Ukraine regulator
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 19 April that direct communications between the national regulator and the Chernobyl NPP had been restored, more than...
IAEA says situation remains unchanged: Energoatom head gives details
Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there had been no significant new developments related to nuclear safety and security over the past 24...
Russia suspended from OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Russian membership of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) was suspended on 11 April following a decision by the OECD’s ruling body. The Russian Federation has been informed...
IAEA’s Grossi plans Chernobyl visit
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 12 April that there had been no significant new developments related to nuclear safety and security over the past...
IAEA Director General visits Ukraine
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi arrived in Ukraine on 29 March for talks with senior government officials on the IAEA’s planned...
IAEA expresses continued concern about Chernobyl staffing
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi continues to closely monitoring the situation in the city of Slavutych a where many people live...
IAEA and Ukrainian regulator provide updates on nuclear facilities
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 16 March that the Zaporozhye NPP (ZNPP) had lost connection to a third power line but that two others remained...
Repairs underway at Ukraine’s nuclear sites
Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that Ukrainian specialist teams had succeeded in repairing a power line needed to resume external electricity supplies to...
Loss of power at Chernobyl not expected to impact essential safety functions: IAEA
The IAEA said it agreed with the Ukrainian regulator that Chernobyl's disconnection from the grid would not have a critical impact on essential safety functions at the site, where...
