IAEA Press Releases
Update: Tests Confirm No Radioactivity Release to Environment from IAEA Seibersdorf Lab After 3 August Incident
29 August 2008 | Independent analysis has confirmed that there was no release of radioactive material to the environment following an incident at the IAEA´s Seibersdorf Laboratory on 3 August.Read More »
Incident Involving Radioactive Material at IAEA Safeguards Laboratory - No Radioactivity Released to Environment
3 August 2008 | Pressure build-up in a small sealed sample bottle in a storage safe resulted in plutonium contamination of a storage room at about 02:30 today at the IAEA´s Safeguards Analytical Laboratory in Seibersdorf. Read More »
Draft India Safeguards Agreement Circulated to IAEA Board Members
9 July 2008 | At the request of the Government of India, the IAEA Secretariat circulated to Members of the IAEA Board of Governors for their consideration the draft of an Agreement with the Government of India for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities. Read More »
In Quake´s Aftermath, Chinese Sift Through Rubble for Radioactivity
12 June 2008 | In the wake of the strongest and deadliest earthquake to ravage China in decades, the task of searching through wreckage for victims and property proved an onerous one. Read More »
Slovenia Informs IAEA of Reactor Shut-down, But Says No Radiation Was Released to Environment
4 June 2008 | The Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA) informed the IAEA´s Incident & Emergency Centre (IEC) about an "unusual event" at the country´s Krsko Nuclear Power Plant, but said there was no radiation release to the environment. Read More »
X-rays Often Repeated for Patients in Developing Countries
28 May 2008 | Patients in developing countries often need to have X-ray examinations repeated so that doctors have the image quality they need for useful medical diagnosis, the IAEA is learning. Read More »
Statement by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei
25 April 2008 | The IAEA Secretariat was provided with information by the United States on 24 April claiming that the installation destroyed by Israel in Syria last September was a nuclear reactor. Read More »
EC Infuses Serbian Nuclear Relic Cleanup with Critical Donation
15 April 2008 | A global effort to remove dangerous spent fuel and decommission a Soviet-designed Serbian reactor on the outskirts of Belgrade cleared the second of three major funding hurdles. Read More »
Follow-up IAEA Report on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Published
26 February 2008 | A continuing review of the impact of a strong earthquake that led to the shut down of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan is likely to influence approaches to the seismic safety of nuclear power plants worldwide, a report by a second IAEA fact finding mission investigating the event said. Read More »
High-Level Panel of Experts to Recommend Future Course for IAEA
25 February 2008 | A high-level panel of experts, charged by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei with making an assessment of the challenges the IAEA will faceup to the year 2020 and beyond, holds its initial meetings in Vienna 25 - 26 February. Read More »
Latest Iran Safeguards Report Circulated to IAEA Board
22 February 2008 | IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei has circulated a report to the 35-member IAEA Board of Governors regarding Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007) in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Read More »
IAEA Concludes Follow-Up Mission to Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
1 February 2008 | An IAEA follow-up fact-finding mission to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan has concluded from the examination of the plant´s key safety areas that there was no significant damage to safety equipment from a strong earthquake last year. Read More »