IAEA At Doha Climate Change Conference
2012-12-06
In Doha, Qatar, over 17 000 delegates from 194 countries that are party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are meeting at their annual Conference of the Parties, or COP, to assess progress in mitigating and adapting to climate change. Read more...
IAEA Energy Planning Support to Member States Presented to Doha Climate Conference
2012-12-06
Delegates to COP-18 (the eighteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) learned how countries use the IAEA's energy planning expertise, including finding opportunities to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read more...
FR13 Young Generations Event (YGE) - Call for participation
2012-11-21
The IAEA is launching a Young Generations Event (YGE) for the International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles (FR13) in Paris. To participate, young academics and professionals must produce and submit a video presenting a project, an article or a paper concerning Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles by 11 January 2013. Find out more...
IAEA Support for Turkey's Nuclear Power Programme
2012-11-14
Turkey and the IAEA have agreed on a close cooperation in the development of the national infrastructure for the country?s new nuclear power programme and senior IAEA experts recently met with Turkish government officials in Ankara. Read more...
Stories You May Have Missed During the IAEA General Conference
2012-11-07
The 56th annual IAEA General Conference which took place 17-21 September 2012 also served as the venue for a number of events associated with the peaceful applications of nuclear technology in Member States. Read more...
Building a Cadre of New Nuclear Professionals
2012-11-07
The 5th Nuclear Energy Management School (NEM) opened on Monday, 5 November 2012 in Trieste, Italy. Read more...
Stakeholder Involvement in Nuclear Power Programmes
2012-11-05
A technical meeting on Stakeholder involvement in nuclear power - developing sustainable relationships, expanding resources, and creative value took place from 9-11 October, in Vienna Austria. Read more...
Decommissioning: Every Generation's Obligation
2012-10-29
Decommissioning enables the safe reuse of a site for other purposes, ensuring the protection of people and the environment. Read more...
Improving Worldwide Access to Nuclear Information
2012-10-24
The IAEA's International Nuclear Information System, INIS, is constantly working on making its collection of 3.4 million nuclear information records easier to access and of greater value to its users. The 36th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers addressed this and other topics in order to help identify the future course of INIS. Read more...
Creating a New Generation of Nuclear Knowledge Managers
2012-10-15
A three-day School of Managing Nuclear Knowledge was held recently in Gelendzhik, Russia, with a focus on knowledge loss risk management to support an innovative development in the nuclear industry. Read more...
IAEA Delivers Report on Nuclear Power Development to Belarus Deputy Prime Minister
2012-10-05
The International Atomic Energy Agency delivered the final report from an IAEA Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission to Belarus. Read more...
IAEA Updates Its Projections for Nuclear Power in 2030
2012-09-26
The IAEA's annually updated high and low projections for the world's nuclear power generating capacity, were released with analysis from the IAEA's energy planning experts during the IAEA's 56th General Conference held in Vienna from 17-21 September 2012. Read more...
Second Nuclear Operating Organization Cooperation Forum Met During IAEA General Conference
2012-09-19
The Nuclear Operating Organizations Forum held its second meeting on 18 September during the 56th IAEA General Conference. The Forum, which is related to the IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety, focusses on strengthening the effectiveness of nuclear operating organizations. Read more...
EPRI and IAEA to Cooperate on Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Technologies
2012-09-19
The IAEA and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), USA, have signed a Practical Arrangement for Scientific and Technical Cooperation on Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Technologies Applied to the Operation and Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants. Read more...
Vietnam, IAEA Sign Practical Arrangement in Nuclear Education and Training
2012-09-18
The IAEA and the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) signed an agreement in Vienna to foster cooperation in developing a national infrastructure for higher level nuclear education and training. Read more...
Promoting Nuclear Knowledge Management in Latin American and Caribbean
2012-09-17
The National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina and the IAEA Sign Practical Arrangements at the 56th IAEA General Conference. Read more...
UAE is first 'newcomer' in 27 years to start nuclear power plant construction
2012-08-30
The United Arab Emirates is the first country to start the construction of its first nuclear power plant in 27 years, since construction was started on China's first plant in 1985.
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Nuclear Energy Events at the 56th General Conference
2012-08-28
The IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy will host a number of events during the upcoming General Conference, between 17 and 21 of September. The full list of Side Events is available here. Read more...
Technological Challenges To Safe Disposal of Radioactive Waste
2012-08-21
Applications of nuclear science and technology are on the rise worldwide, not only for power generation but also for "non-power activities" in agriculture, medicine, industry and research. Read more...
Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste
2012-08-20
Like any large industrial activity, electricity production using nuclear power generates waste as a by-product. In the case of nuclear power, the most important of these wastes is the radioactive spent fuel, which needs to be managed safely and responsibly. Read more...
Keeping It Safe
2012-08-19
Like any form of industrial activity, electricity production using nuclear power produces a waste by-product. For nuclear electricity generation, the spent fuel produced is highly radioactive and needs to be isolated, contained, stored and managed safely. Read more...
Nuclear Information Goes Mobile
2012-08-03
Experts predict explosive growth in mobile computing in the coming years. On mobiles devices alone, statistics show the number of smartphone users will reach 1 billion by the year 2016. The IAEA's International Nuclear Information System (INIS) is leveraging the increased use of these devices on the go by recently launching a mobile version of its web site, thereby helping it target a new audience.
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Global Uranium Supply Ensured for Long Term,
New Report Shows
2012-07-26
Uranium resources and production are on the rise with the security of uranium supply ensured for the long term, according to a new report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Read more...
Enhancing Cooperation with Japan
2012-07-11
During a recent one-week visit to Japan, Alexander Bychkov, IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy, met with high-level government officials and attended two major events jointly organized by the IAEA and Japan; he also visited the Monju fast breeder reactor and the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station. Read more...
Malaysia Joins INPRO as 37th Member
2012-07-10
The IAEA welcomes Malaysia as a Member of INPRO. Malaysia has been an active observer for the past few years and now has decided to become a full member. Read more...
IAEA Chief Visits International Fusion Project and Addresses Economic Meeting
2012-07-09
At ITER headquarters in Cadarache, France, where the world's largest fusion reactor experiment is being constructed to demonstrate fusion's commercial viability, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano received a briefing on the project's progress on Friday, 6 July 2012. Read more...
IAEA-Supported ICTP Contributes to Physics Breakthrough
2012-07-06
Scientists at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) contributed to a discovery announced this week by the the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Read more...
Belarus Making Important Progress on Path
to Nuclear Power
2012-06-29
Belarus has made important progress in its development of nuclear infrastructure for a nuclear power programme, an IAEA review by a team of international experts has concluded.
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Training a New Generation of Nuclear Managers
2012-06-26
In the environment in which nuclear power plant managers find themselves today, there is an ever increasing emphasis on safe, efficient and effective plant operation. A four-year project that developed and implemented a management training programme for staff of the Bushehr nuclear power plant was successfully completed in 2012. Read more...
International Workshop Discusses Safety Goals of Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors
2012-06-15
An International Workshop on Prevention and Mitigation of Severe Accidents in Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors (SFR), organized by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) in cooperation with the IAEA in Japan, resulted in important key messages from the participants. Read more...
Promoting a Sustainable Management System
Key Factors for Success
2012-06-14
The eleventh IAEA and FORATOM management system workshop was held from 12 to 14 June in Stockholm, Sweden. The workshop, which was attended by 123 participants from 26 countries, was hosted by Vattenfall. Read more...
Juan Carlos Lentijo takes office as Director, Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology
2012-06-12
Juan Carlos Lentijo has assumed the position of Director of the Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology (NEFW) in the IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy, effective 11 June 2012. Read more...
Management System Standards for Nuclear Facilities and Activities
2012-06-11
IAEA safety standards reflect an international consensus on what constitutes a high level of safety for protecting people and the environment. Two new reports, issued in the IAEA Safety Report Series, compare IAEA management system standards and industry standards. Read more...
IAEA School of Nuclear Energy Management Opens in Japan
2012-06-08
For the very first time, the IAEA School of Nuclear Energy Management will be conducted in Asia, a region of continuous development and growth of national nuclear power programmes. Read more...
Extending Nuclear Power Plants' Operation
2012-05-23
Nuclear energy experts from 38 countries met in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss ways to safely and cost-effectively extend the life of many of the world's operating nuclear power plants. Read more...
Electric Grid Reliability and Interface with Nuclear Power Plants
2012-05-21
The IAEA Nuclear Energy Series Report "Electric Grid Reliability and Interface with Nuclear Power Plants" is now available online. It addresses the issues to be considered when a NPP is being planned and describes the information exchange necessary between the developer of a NPP and the organization responsible for the electrical grid. Read more...
Project Management in Nuclear Power Plant Construction
2012-05-17
The IAEA Nuclear Energy Series Report "Project Management in Nuclear Power Plant Construction: Guidelines and Experience" is now available online. Based on past proven practices in Member States, this publication provides advice and guidelines to project management from the preparatory phase to plant turn over to commissioning of nuclear power plants. Read more...
IAEA Progress Report on Supporting New Nuclear Power Programmes
2012-05-16
A country's decision to embark on nuclear power is very complex and requires considerable analysis. Read more...
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Meeting Ends in Vienna
2012-05-14
Pledging their commitment to the success of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, more than 100 nations completed a two-week meeting of the pact in Vienna on 11 May 2012. Read more...
Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management
2012-05-14
Parties to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management are meeting in May to review national reports describing how their obligations under the Joint Convention are being implemented. Read more...
Simulation Tools for Fast Reactor Development
2012-05-07
Developing innovative fast reactors requires advanced, reliable and well validated computer codes that facilitate design optimization of new reactor concepts, reduce uncertainty margins and the need for very expensive experimental tests. Read more...
Joint TC/NE Side Event at NPT PrepCom: Supporting New Nuclear Power Programmes
2012-05-07
A side event for delegates of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee (NPT-PrepCom) highlighted IAEA Member States' opportunities to develop nuclear power programmes and covered recent developments in some national nuclear power programmes as well as international cooperation and partnerships. Read more...
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Meeting Held in Vienna
2012-04-27
Highlighting the IAEA's key role in the global nuclear weapon non-proliferation regime, the first meeting in the preparatory cycle for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference takes place in Vienna for the second time since 2007. Read more...
Progress in Bangladesh's Nuclear Power Programme
2012-04-18
Following an Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission to Bangladesh last November, IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy Alexander Bychkov recently visited Bangladesh to discuss the country's Rooppur nuclear power project with high-level government officials. Read more...
Leveraging New Media and the Internet for Nuclear Education
2012-04-05
Seven Networks are currently being sponsored by the IAEA, managed by the Department of Nuclear Energy, to encourage experts to contribute and share their knowledge and expertise with peers, and other professionals with limited resources. Read more...
The IAEA and FORATOM expand their cooperation
2012-03-23
The longstanding cooperation between the European Atomic Forum (FORATOM) and the IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy has recently been extended to the areas of energy planning, human resources management, knowledge management and waste management. Read more...
Experts Discuss Lessons Learned from Fukushima Daiichi Accident
2012-03-19
International experts convene at the IAEA's headquarters in Vienna to discuss the technical aspects of reactor and spent nuclear fuel safety and to identify lessons learned from the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Read more...
International Peer Review of UK Magnox Decommissioning Programme
2012-03-19
An international peer review of the decommissioning programme of Magnox Ltd, UK, was successfully completed by a review team of international experts. The IAEA Departments of Nuclear Energy and of Nuclear Safety and Security jointly coordinated the review and contributed with their expertise. Read more...
Invitation and Evaluation of Bids for Nuclear Power Plants
2012-03-06
The introduction and expansion of nuclear power opens new challenges to Member States. A new IAEA Nuclear Energy Series report (NG-T-3.9) focuses on how to best organize, guide and realize activities related to the bid invitation specifications, the technical and economic evaluation of bids, and contracting with the successful bidder, taking into account recent experiences of Member States in the bidding process and updating information in existing IAEA publications. Read more...
New Public Gateway to PRIS database
2012-02-20
The new public website for the IAEA Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) has been deployed recently. This new design website provides information about the PRIS database and its associated publications as well as high-level statistics about the world's nuclear power reactors. PRIS public web-site...
Nuclear Knowledge Management School 2012
2012-02-17
The IAEA-ICTP School of Nuclear Knowledge Management, providing professionals from all over the world with specialized education and training on the implementation of knowledge management in nuclear science and technology, will take place from 3-7 September 2012. Applications will be accepted until 9 April 2012. Find out more...
Virtual Learning
2012-02-09
Students without exposure to practical training are like athletes without exercise or practice. Read more...
Driving Scientific Innovation
2012-02-09
For more than 60 years, research reactors have been one of the locomotives of nuclear science and technology. Read more...
Research Reactors - Training and Education
2012-02-09
By helping young scientists learn to use research reactor applications and providing them with real-world experience, the IAEA is helping advance the field of science in many developing countries. Watch Video...
Challenges for Research Reactors - Interview with Ed Bradley
2012-02-09
Ed Bradley, Nuclear Engineer, IAEA Research Reactor Section, talks about the importance of research reactor applications, the challenges research reactors face today and the many ways that the Agency helps countries with their research reactor programmes. Watch Video...
Vienna Symposium Discusses HEU Minimization Issue
2012-02-09
The 2nd International Symposium on the Minimization of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) took place in Vienna from 23-25 January 2012. Read more...
Meeting on Topical Issues in Infrastructure Development: Interview with Masahiro Aoki
2012-01-26
Masahiro Aoki, IAEA Senior Nuclear Power Development Expert, talks about the purpose of the meeting - to exchange experiences and learn best practices with regards to nuclear infrastructures. Watch Video...
Starting Right
2012-01-26
Developing countries that have taken decisions to start nuclear power in recent years are continuing with their plans. Read more...
Nuclear Power: Interview with Hanna Trojanowska
2012-01-26
Hanna Trojanowska, the Polish Government's Commissioner for Nuclear Energy and Undersecretary of State, explains Poland's plan for introducing nuclear power. Watch Video...
Workshop on Nuclear Infrastructure Development Begins in Vienna
2012-01-24
At an IAEA workshop being held from 24 to 27 January 2011 in Vienna, IAEA Member States that are considering developing nuclear infrastructure are meeting experts to learn best practices and identify the main infrastructure issues that arise when introducing nuclear power. Read more...
Women: A Driving Force In Nuclear Power Programmes
2012-01-17
Many countries are moving forward with their nuclear power programmes and women are taking on key leadership roles in developing the national nuclear agenda. Hanna Trojanowska of Poland and Monira Al Kuttab from the United Arab Emirates are two of the women making a difference in nuclear power programmes in their countries. Read more...
Dealing with Nuclear Waste
2012-01-16
Managing nuclear waste safely is essential to the public acceptance of nuclear energy. In an MNB interview, Irena Mele, Head of the IAEA's Waste Technology Section, talks about her Section's activities in this area. Read more...
Tero Varjoranta: "People here are the best"
2012-01-12
Tero Varjoranta, Director of the Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, will leave the IAEA in mid-January to become Director General of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland. In this interview, he shares some of his thoughts and impressions about the 18 months he spent at the Agency. Read more...
IAEA School of Nuclear Energy Management Opens in Gulf Region
2012-01-09
After two successful sessions in Italy in as many years, the IAEA's School for Nuclear Energy Management is this year moving to the Gulf region. Read more...
Assessing New Reactor Technologies: Interview with Thomas Koshy
2012-01-03
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...
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