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9 August 2024

IAEA Director General Statement on Developments in the Russian Federation

The IAEA has been monitoring the situation on the reported military activities taking place in the vicinity of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). This NPP has six units of two different reactor types: RBMK-1000 and VVER-510. Two of the RBMK-1000 are in shutdown and two are fully operational. The two VVER-510 units are under construction. Read more →

News Story

9 August 2024

IAEA Milestones Guidance Updated to Include Considerations for SMRs

A new version of the IAEA publication ‘Milestones in the Development of a National Infrastructure for Nuclear Power’ is now published and has been revised to address issues related to small modular reactors (SMRs). Read more →

Press Release

8 August 2024

Update 241 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

The occurrence of intense fires near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) continues to add to the growing challenges facing Europe's largest nuclear power plant (NPP), IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Read more →

Press Release

7 August 2024

Tritium Level in Eighth Batch of ALPS Treated Water Far Below Japan's Operational Limit, IAEA Confirms

The tritium concentration in the eighth batch of diluted ALPS treated water, which the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began discharging today, is far below Japan’s operational limit, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have confirmed. Read more →

News Story

6 August 2024

Call for Synopses: International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes

Interested contributors have until 2 December 2024 to submit synopses for the International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes, to be held from 26 to 30 May 2025 at IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Read more →

News Story

5 August 2024

Big Data and Breastfeeding: Bridging the Evidence Gap for Better Health Outcomes

This World Breastfeeding Week, the IAEA is calling for more countries to provide input to a unique database. The IAEA’s Database on Human Milk Intake has been built using information generated from a nuclear technique that accurately measures breast milk intake. Read more →

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