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IAEA granted access to Zaporizhia NPP unit 6 reactor hall
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have been granted access to the reactor hall of unit 6 of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) after previously having been denied...
IAEA continues to demand access to Zaporizhia reactor halls
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) have not yet been given access to the reactor halls of units 1, 2 & 6, IAEA Director General...
Oil leak reported at Japan’s Shika NPP following earthquake
In the aftermath of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan on New Year’s day, an oil slick, approximately five metres by 10 metres was observed on the...
Zaporizhia NPP acts to ensure back-up electricity supply
Following discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has taken action to ensure an immediate supply of back-up electricity in case its...
Japanese NPPs not seriously affected by earthquake
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) said no irregularities have been confirmed at NPPs along the Sea of Japan, including five operating reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co’s...
Regulators lift operational ban on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' (Tepco’s) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP in northern Japan's Niigata prefecture has been approved for restart by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA)...
IAEA reports activity at North Korean reactor
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has recalled that in his opening statement to the IAEA Board in November, he reported that IAEA...
Zaporizhia NPP reconnected to back-up power line
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia ZNPP (ZNPP) has been re-connected to its only remaining back-up power line after it was suddenly lost two weeks ago, International Atomic Energy Agency...
Zaporizhia depends on single power line
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has for several days depended on a single power line for the off-site electricity it needs to cool its six reactors and for other essential nuclear...
Sellafield repudiates Guardian articles on cyber attacks and leaks
The Guardian newspaper has recently published two articles about the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA’s) Sellafield site, both of which have been strongly repudiated...
Zaporizhia NPP temporarily loses all off-site power
Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) recently lost all off-site power overnight and had to rely on emergency diesel generators for the electricity needed to cool its reactors and for...
Power restored to Zaporizhia NPP despite increased military action
The main power line supplying electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has been restored after a sudden cut in the connection during the weekend, International Atomic Energy...
IAEA reviews nuclear security in Switzerland
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) follow-up mission has completed a 12-day mission to Switzerland at the request...
Hungary and Romania sign key energy deals
Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Péter Szijjártó, has signed key agreements with Romanian Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja that will allow Hungary to continue to rely...
IAEA monitors maintenance activities at Zaporizhia NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have been informed that 21 natural gas boilers have been installed at the industrial zone nearby the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) as part...
IAEA completes 13th rotation of experts at Zaporizhia NPP
A new team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts has crossed the frontline to replace their colleagues in monitoring nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhia...
IAEA assesses military threats to NPPs in Ukraine and Russia
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have assessed the damage caused recent powerful explosions near Ukraine’s Khmelnitsky NPP (KhNPP), observing 26 broken windows...
UK and Sweden agree to enhance cooperation in nuclear development
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have signed a strategic partnership to expand cooperation. Through the partnership, Sweden and the UK...
Zaporizhia NPP moves second reactor to hot shutdown
In his latest update, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) is transitioning a second reactor to...
