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Japan: IAEA monitoring treated water release from Fukushima nuclear plant

·August 24, 2023·1 min read

Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog were present to monitor and assess that all relevant international safety standards were applied, as part of a multiyear review of a process that could last for decades. The decision to release the water into the sea has sparked criticism in Japan and the...

Ukraine: Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant initiates reactor shutdown following water leak, reports IAEA

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·August 13, 2023·2 min read

The purpose of placing reactor unit 4 in cold shutdown is to investigate the exact cause of the leak and carry out necessary maintenance to repair the affected steam generator, according to a statement by Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General. There was no radiological release to the environment, the...

Guterres warns against nuclear catastrophe risk in message to Nagasaki memorial

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·August 9, 2023·1 min read

“We mourn those killed, whose memory will never fade. We remember the terrible destruction wrought upon this city and Hiroshima. We honour the unrelenting strength and resilience of the people of Nagasaki to rebuild,” he said. New arms race Yet despite the terrible lessons of 1945, humanity is now facing...

UN pushes disarmament talks amid fears that drums of nuclear war are beating again

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·August 6, 2023·3 min read

In a message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Mr. Guterres urged the international community to learn from the “nuclear cataclysm” that befell the Japanese city on 6 August 1945. “The drums of nuclear war are beating once again; mistrust and division are on the...

Iran nuclear deal: Despite differences, still ‘best available option’, Security Council hears

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·July 10, 2023·3 min read

Briefing the Security Council on the state of the JCPOA, Ms. DiCarlo set the tone for the discussion by stating, “diplomacy is the only way to effectively address the Iranian nuclear issue.” The 2015 deal sets out rules for monitoring Iran’s nuclear programme and paves the way for the lifting of...

IAEA: Europe’s largest nuclear power plant regains back-up electricity feed

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·July 5, 2023·1 min read

“While the reconnection of the back-up power line is positive, the plant’s external power situation remains highly vulnerable, underlining the precarious nuclear safety and security situation at the site,” Mr. Grossi said. Much needed back-up According to IAEA, the plant’s connection to the single remaining 330 kilovolt (kV) power line out...

Top UN official urgently calls for de-escalating nuclear tensions over Belarus

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·April 2, 2023·4 min read

“The risk of a nuclear weapon being used is currently higher than at any time since the depths of the cold war,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. “The war in Ukraine represents the most acute example of that risk.” The Security Council met on the heels...

Rebooting memories of life before the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima

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·March 20, 2023·3 min read

Only a few survivors of the World War Two Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings are still alive to share their memories. Acutely aware that she is part of the last generation to be able to talk directly to the hibakusha – those who survived the Hiroshima nuclear bomb – Anju...

Ukraine: UN aid reaches Soledar area as IAEA boosts safety measures at nuclear sites

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·January 21, 2023·3 min read

Jens Laerke from UN aid coordinating office, OCHA, said that three trucks had been granted access to areas under Ukrainian Government control just a few kilometres from the heavily disputed city in the Donbas region, which has been an intense battleground, as Russian forces seek to advance on the strategically...

Iran enriching ‘worrying quantities’ of uranium, in further blow for nuclear deal

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·December 21, 2022·2 min read

Rosemary DiCarlo said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has reported that Iran intends to install new centrifuges at one of its fuel enrichment plants, and plans to produce more uranium enriched up to 60 per cent, at another. The agency, she continued, estimates that the country now has...

Overnight blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant are ‘playing with fire!’ – UN nuclear chief |

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·November 21, 2022·1 min read

In a statement issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that that blasts yesterday evening and again this morning further underlined “the urgent need for measures to help prevent a nuclear accident there”. “As I have said many times before, you’re playing with...

IAEA ensures nuclear safety and stability amid global crises: General Assembly President |

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·November 10, 2022·1 min read

The world is faced with risks of nuclear proliferation and nuclear catastrophe not seen in decades, he noted, adding that “IAEA strives to meet the demands of this moment with expert resolve.” Mr. Kőrösi thanked the agency’s chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, for his leadership, as well as its experts “who...