IAEA Press Releases
IAEA Director General to Visit Iran
18 May 2012 | The Director General of the IAEA, Yukiya Amano, will travel to Tehran this Sunday, 20 May, to discuss issues of mutual interest with high Iranian officials. Read More »
IAEA Patient Protection Effort Reaches Key Milestone
20 April 2012 | An IAEA effort to help people track their radiation exposure from medical procedures achieved a significant milestone this week. Read More »
IAEA Issues Report on Mission to Review Japan's Nuclear Power Plant Safety Assessment Process
27 March 2012 | A team of international nuclear safety experts has delivered its report on a mission it conducted from 21-31 January 2012 to review Japan's process for assessing nuclear safety at the nation's nuclear power plants. Read More »
One Year After Fukushima, Nuclear Safety Is Stronger
9 March 2012 | Nuclear power is safer than it was a year ago as the nuclear industry, regulators and governments act on the lessons of Fukushima, but that safety must never be taken for granted, said Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Read More »
IAEA and WANO Mark Anniversary of Fukushima Accident, Increase Cooperation
5 March 2012 | Next Sunday, 11 March 2012, marks the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck the east coast of Japan. Read More »
Statement by Director General Yukiya Amano on DPRK
29 February 2012 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano issued the following statement. Read More »
IAEA Expert Team Returns from Iran
22 February 2012 | A senior IAEA expert team is returning from Iran after two days of discussions with Iranian officials held on 20 and 21 February 2012. Read More »
IAEA Team Concludes Peer Review of Sweden's Nuclear Regulatory Framework
17 February 2012 | An international team of senior nuclear safety and radiation protection experts concluded a 12-day mission to review the regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety in Sweden. Read More »
Correction of 1 February 2012 IAEA Press Statement
7 February 2012 | Correction of 1 February 2012 IAEA Press Statement. Read More »
IAEA Expert Team Completes Mission to Review Japan's Nuclear Power Plant Safety Assessment Process
31 January 2012 | A team of international nuclear safety experts completed a review of Japan's two-stage process for assessing nuclear safety at the nation's nuclear power plants. Read More »
Correction of Media Reports on Plans for IAEA "Fukushima Office"
30 January 2012 | A number of media reports have incorrectly quoted Director General Yukiya Amano as saying the IAEA will establish an office in Fukushima at the request of Japan. Read More »
Senior IAEA Team To Visit Iran from 29 to 31 January 2012
23 January 2012 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano issued the following statement. Read More »
IAEA Director General Issues Statement on Progress at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
16 December 2011 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano issued the following statement. Read More »
IAEA Operational Safety Team (OSART) Reviews Progress at Swedish Nuclear Power Plant
16 December 2011 | An international team of nuclear installation safety experts completed an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessment of how the Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Sweden followed up on an Operational Safety Review Team (OSART) mission conducted there in 2010. Read More »
IAEA Concludes Peer Review of UAE's Regulatory Framework
15 December 2011 | A team of international nuclear safety experts completed a 10-day International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review of the regulatory framework for nuclear safety and radiation protection in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Read More »
Experts Complete IAEA Follow-up Review of Canada's Nuclear Regulatory System
9 December 2011 | Nuclear and radiation safety experts concluded a two-week mission to review Canada's nuclear regulatory system. Read More »
International Nuclear Safety Experts Conclude IAEA Peer Review of Swiss Regulatory Framework
2 December 2011 | A team of international nuclear safety experts completed a two-week International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review of the regulatory framework for nuclear safety in Switzerland. Read More »
IAEA Operational Safety Team Reviews Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant
1 December 2011 | An international team of nuclear installation safety experts led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reviewed operational safety at France's Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) noting a series of good practices as well as recommendations and suggestions to reinforce them. Read More »
Source of Iodine-131 in Europe Identified
17 November 2011 | The IAEA has received information from the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) that the source of the iodine-131 (I-131) detected in Europe was most probably a release to the atmosphere from the Institute of Isotopes Ltd., Budapest. Read More »
Experts Complete IAEA Follow-up Review of Australia's Nuclear Regulatory Authority
15 November 2011 | Nuclear and radiation safety experts concluded an eight-day mission to review the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), the country's nuclear regulator. Read More »
IAEA Remediation Mission Issues Final Report
15 November 2011 | A team of international experts today completed their assessment of the strategy and plans being considered by the Japanese authorities to remediate the areas off-site TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). Read More »
Low Levels of Iodine Detected in Europe
11 November 2011 | The IAEA has received information from the Czech Republic’s State Office for Nuclear Safety that very low levels of iodine-131 have been measured in the atmosphere over the Czech Republic in recent days, and has learned about similar measurements in other European locations. Read More »
Nuclear Experts Discuss IAEA Operational Safety Reviews
4 November 2011 | Senior nuclear experts today offered several recommendations on how the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can further develop its operational safety review services. Read More »
International Nuclear Officials Discuss IAEA Peer Reviews of Nuclear Safety Regulations
28 October 2011 | Senior nuclear regulators today concluded a Workshop on the Lessons Learned from the IAEA Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) Missions.Read More »
IAEA Remediation Mission to Japan Concludes
14 October 2011 | A team of international experts completed a preliminary assessment of the strategy and plans being considered by the Japanese authorities to remediate the areas off-site the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant reported to have elevated levels of radiation. Read More »
