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12 August 2024

First Ever International Nuclear Science Olympiad Held in Run Up to International Youth Day

The first ever International Nuclear Science Olympiad has been held in the Philippines in the run up to today’s International Youth Day, with the support of the IAEA. Read more →

Press Release

11 August 2024

Update 242 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) witnessed thick dark smoke coming from the north-western area of the plant, after hearing multiple explosions throughout the evening. The team was informed that an alleged drone attack on one of the plant’s cooling towers took place today. Read more →

Statement

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 →

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