3 January 2012 - In a recent Interview, Judith Perera, Editor of McCloskey's Nuclear Business (MNB) asked Thomas Koshy, Head of the IAEA's Nuclear Power Technology Development Section, how the Agency is helping Member States select new reactor technologies that are safe, reliable and able to withstand extreme external events. Read more...

28 December 2011 - IAEA Nuclear Energy Series Report No. NP-T-2.5 "Construction Technologies for Nuclear Power Plants" is now available on the IAEA website. This publication is intended to share information on the conventional and recently introduced advanced techniques and methods being used in different aspects of the construction phase of a project, both in the nuclear industry as well as in non-nuclear industries; and provide countries contemplating the setting up of NPPs with relevant information on the construction phase of a nuclear plant. Read more...

21 December 2011 - Technical Meeting on Fuel Design and Licensing of Mixed Cores for Water Cooled Reactors was held on 12-14 December 2011 in IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. Technical issues on the design, licensing and operation of mixed cores were discussed. Read more...

9 December 2011 - Workshop on Technology Assessment of Small and Medium-sized Reactors (SMRs) for Near Term Deployment was held from 5 to 9 December 2011 in IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria. This workshop is conducted through the IAEA extra-budgetary programme with the Republic of Korea aiming to support the mandate of the IAEA's Department of Nuclear Energy to coordinate efforts of its Member States to facilitate the development of SMRs all principal reactor lines. Read more...