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Press Release
29 January 2024
IAEA Mission Sees Progress in Nuclear and Radiation Safety in the United Kingdom, Notes Areas for Improvement
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission said the United Kingdom has a strong commitment to nuclear and radiation safety and has made progress to reinforce its regulatory functions. Read more →
News Story
29 January 2024
Empowering Guinea: The IAEA Provides Guidance on Cancer Control Measures to One of its Newest Member States
One of the IAEA’s newest Member States, the Republic of Guinea, requested the IAEA’s urgent support to address its growing cancer burden. In response, the IAEA, the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer sent a team of international experts to the country in December 2023 to carry out a comprehensive imPACT Review. Read more →
Video
26 January 2024
IAEA Director General Talks to Media on Ukraine
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to the media after addressing the United Nations Security Council on IAEA activities concerning nuclear safety, security and safeguards in Ukraine. Read more →
Press Release
26 January 2024
Update 208 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
The nuclear safety and security situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains extremely fragile with “very real” potential dangers of a major accident, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the United Nations Security Council ahead of his fourth mission to the site early next month. Read more →
Statement
25 January 2024
IAEA Director General Statement to United Nations Security Council
Statement to United Nations Security Council by IAEA Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi. Read more →
News Story
25 January 2024
International Day of Clean Energy: Why Nuclear Power?
Friday is the first ever International Day of Clean Energy, drawing global attention to the debate on the fastest way to phase out coal without damaging our economies. Read more →
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15 – 19 Apr 2024
Beijing, China
International Conference on Enhancing the Operational Safety of Nuclear Power Plants
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