Inaugural Ministerial Meeting of the IAEA World Fusion Energy Group
Scientific and technological advances in fusion research have heightened interest among policymakers, scientists, investors, and the public, making the faster…
IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine on 24 October 2024
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost the connection to its only remaining 330 kilovolt (kV) back-up power line for…
IAEA organizes 1st Conference on Small Modular Reactors from 21 to 25 October 2024
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are designed to produce typically no more than 300 MW(e), with their size making them a…
New IAEA Report on climate change and nuclear power focuses on financing
The 2024 edition of the IAEA’s Climate Change and Nuclear Power report has been released, highlighting the need for a significant increase…
Week in Review: The 68th IAEA General Conference
In his opening statement, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi laid out the Agency’s key role in global affairs: "Through the…
68th IAEA General Conference to take place in Vienna
Representatives from the IAEA’s 178 Member States will convene from 16–20 September for the 68th IAEA...
IAEA Director General briefs board on IAEA diplomacy in Ukraine, Iran, and Syria
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has briefed the Board of Governors on his recent trips to Ukraine and the…
IAEA Director General: Update on the Situation in Ukraine on 5 September
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi examined a cooling tower at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) this week to…
IAEA releases nuclear power data and operating experience for 2023
Newly released nuclear power data for 2023 collected by the IAEA, paint a picture of a clean energy technology at…
IAEA Director General update on the situation in Ukraine on 17 August 2024
The nuclear safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the…
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…
IAEA Milestones Guidance now includes Small Modular Reactors considerations
A new version of the IAEA publication ‘Milestones in the Development of a National Infrastructure for Nuclear Power’ is now published and…
IAEA calls synopses 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,…
IAEA: Verifying spent nuclear fuel in deep geological repositories
As the world looks to alternatives to fossil fuels to combat climate change, several countries are developing nuclear power programmes…
First Ministerial Meeting of the IAEA World Fusion Energy Group to be held in Italy in November
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Italy – the current Group of Seven (G7) presidency – will co-host the…
Countries seek to join the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
Progress is being made towards a global nuclear liability regime for nuclear damage, participants heard at the Fourth Meeting of…
IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine on 27 June 2024
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed by the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) that an external radiation…
IAEA DG Grossi to World Bank: Global Consensus Calls for Nuclear Expansion, This Needs Financial Support
Speaking with members of the World Bank Group Executive Board in Washington, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi shared the…
IAEA to insurance companies: “Global consensus that nuclear should be accelerated”
As part of growing interest from non-traditional audiences about the potential of expanding nuclear energy to meet climate goals, the…
IAEA: Using nuclear science to map water resources
The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought underlines the urgent need to halt land degradation through global cooperation and…
IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine, 30 May 2024
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with senior Russian officials this week as part of the continuing efforts of the…
IAEA chief Grossi met Finland’s President Stubb and spoke to the Nordic Nuclear Forum
Mr Grossi addressed the Nordic Nuclear Forum with a speech on nuclear energy’s role in tackling climate change, and the…
ICONS 2024: IAEA hosts global community to discuss future of nuclear security
Over 2000 Ministers, high-ranking officials, experts and delegates from all over the world will convene at the International Conference on…
IAEA: When Nuclear Waste is an Asset, not a Burden
What if the high level nuclear waste generated by nuclear power plants could fuel a circular economy in the energy…
IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine on 3 May 2024
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts reported hearing over 100 rounds of gunfire in the vicinity of the Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya…
Update 225 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have continued to hear military activity in the region where Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya…
IAEA Director General Grossi promotes “Nuclear fit for purpose”
"The nuclear industry and the IAEA are taking a prospective look at the future of nuclear energy, for example talking…
IAEA Director General visits Romania to discuss energy future, Ukraine, and Rays of Hope
11 April 2024 IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi meets with Romanian Minister of Foreign...
IAEA Director General updates on nuclear situation in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was informed about a further drone attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP)…
IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 216
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has regained access to its only remaining back-up power line, following an outage of…
Nuclear Security Review 2024: EU Statement at the IAEA Board of Governors
Vienna, 4 March 2024 Chair, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the...
Ukraine, Iran, Nuclear Energy Summit: IAEA Director General briefs Board of Governors:
Opening the regular, quarterly session of the 35-member Board, Mr Grossi discussed a range of global issues, as well as…
IAEA Director General: Statement to the United Nations Security Council
It is now nearly two years since the beginning of the war, and I remind you that it is the…
IAEA: Breakthrough radiotherapy cuts head and neck cancer treatment times in half
More people with head and neck cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) may be able to access radiotherapy, after…
Switzerland retains measures linked to Iran’s nuclear programme
On 18 October, certain UN sanctions relating to nuclear proliferation in Iran will automatically expire. In view of Iran's failure…
Finnish Minister Mykkänen to attend IAEA General Conference in Vienna
Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen will attend the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…
EU Statement at IAEA on the application of safeguards in North Korea
The EU is deeply concerned about statements from the DPRK that the country intends to continue developing nuclear weapons and…
40 Years of OSART: Improving NPP safety worldwide
During an OSART mission, experts from Member States and the IAEA assess safety performance at the nuclear facility against the…
IAEA Mission reviews Czech regulatory framework for nuclear safety
IAEA mission said the Czech Republic is committed to maintaining and strengthening its robust regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation…
Akkuyu NPP: Vladimir Putin participates at nuclear fuel delivery ceremony
Moscow, 28 April 2023 Vladimir Putin, along with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, participated,...
Czech Republic: IAEA Mission sees enhanced safety at research reactor
Vienna, 3 February 2023 An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the...
Iran’s nuclear program: France, Germany, UK and the US on the IAEA’s latest report (3 February 2023)
Paris, 3 February 2023 We, the governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the...
Ukraine: IAEA confirms the absence of undeclared nuclear materials and activities
Paris, 4 November 2022 IAEA inspectors have completed their verification activities and concluded that there...
Ukraine: Joint statement on the nuclear safety and security in armed conflicts
Brussels, 22 September 2022 We, the ministers of Foreign Affairs of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,...
Vladimir Putin’s telephone conversation with German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Moscow, 13 September 2022 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of the...