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12 January 2024
Update 205 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have not yet been given access to the reactor halls of units 1, 2 and 6, hindering their ability to monitor the nuclear safety and security situation at the plant, as well as the five concrete p Read more →
News Story
11 January 2024
New IAEA Publication: Applicability of IAEA Safety Standards to Non-Water-Cooled Reactors and SMRs
A new safety report documents how well the existing IAEA safety standards - the cornerstone of global nuclear safety - apply to scores of new reactor designs currently under development around the globe. Read more →
News Story
10 January 2024
What are Radioactive Sources?
Radioactive sources contain radioactive material of a particular radionuclide (an unstable form of an element emitting radiation), which can vary based on the application for which the source was manufactured. Read more →
Press Release
9 January 2024
IAEA Reviews Kenya’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development for New Research Reactor Programme
Kenya has made significant progress in the development of the national nuclear infrastructure for the country’s new research reactor programme, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review mission. Read more →
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7 January 2024
VIDEO: IAEA Launches Antarctica Microplastics Research
Is there microplastic pollution in Antarctica? Research has shown microplastics - plastic particles below five mm in diameter - are already present in Antarctica. This week IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi travelled to the continent together with the President of Argentina, Javier Milei to launch a new project to better understand the scope of the problem. Read more →
Press Release
6 January 2024
IAEA Scientists Embark on Antarctic Mission to Research Microplastic Impact
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with Argentina, launched its first scientific research expedition today to investigate the presence of microplastics in Antarctica as part of efforts to combat this growing environmental problem, even in the planet’s most remote areas. Read more →
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