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Update 28 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the long-delayed rotation of technical staff at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was completed today, enabling them to go home and rest for the first time since Russian forces took control of the site last month, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Read more →

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In Search of Groundwater: PhD Students from the Sahel Meet to Characterise and Understand Water

Making sure there is enough fresh water to support the 135 million people in one of the driest regions on earth was the subject of the first ever IAEA conference for PhD students held this month. Read more →

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IAEA Task Force to Begin Review of Regulatory Aspects of Plan to Discharge Treated Water from Fukushima Daiichi

As part of ongoing assistance and support extended to Japan by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a Task Force set up by the Agency to review the safety of the release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station will travel to Japan next week to start reviewing the regulatory aspects of the planned discharge into the sea. Read more →

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No Safety Concern at Nuclear Power Plants After Powerful Earthquake, Japan Informs IAEA

A powerful earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan did not cause any issues of safety concern at the three nuclear power plants in the area, including the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the country’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today. Read more →

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IAEA and EU Senior Officials Discuss Nuclear Safety and Security in Ukraine and Further Areas of Cooperation

Senior officials of the IAEA and the European Union (EU) highlighted joint achievements and reaffirmed their cooperation on a range of nuclear activities, during the eighth EU-IAEA Senior Officials Meeting in Vienna on Tuesday. Read more →

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Call for Papers: Symposium on International Safeguards: Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future

Those interested in contributing papers for the IAEA Symposium on International Safeguards: Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future, taking place from 31 October to 4 November 2022, have until 31 of March to submit their abstracts. Read more →

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