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Press Release
10 October 2024
Update 254 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has restored its connection to a 150 kilovolt (kV) power line that could be used as a back-up option for the plant, although the supplies of electricity needed for reactor cooling and other essential functions remain fragile, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today. Read more →
Press Release
10 October 2024
IAEA Concludes Long Term Operation Safety Review at Sweden’s Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today completed a review of long term operational safety of the Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Unit 3 in Sweden. Read more →
Bulletin Article
10 October 2024
Viet Nam Improves Food Safety and Increases Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability with Nuclear Science
The IAEA has been supporting Viet Nam with food irradiation since 1999 to enhance food safety and trade. The IAEA has been supporting Viet Nam with food irradiation since 1999 to enhance food safety and trade. Read more →
News Story
9 October 2024
IAEA Director General in Slovenia Before Key Nuclear Power Referendum
The IAEA Director General has engaged with Slovenian leaders and civil society today, in the lead up to a key referendum on expanding the country’s nuclear power programme. Read more →
Press Release
9 October 2024
Independent Review Assesses IAEA’s Internal Safety Regulatory System for First Time, Finds Well-Established Framework
The first-ever independent review of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) internal radiation safety regulatory framework has confirmed that the system is well-established, with the IAEA's regulator showing a strong dedication to ongoing enhancement and improvement. Read more →
News Story
8 October 2024
IAEA Experts Find Evidence of Microplastic Pollution in Antarctica from NUTEC Plastics Research Mission
A pioneering IAEA mission to Antarctica has found evidence of microplastic pollution in lakes, shorelines and the ocean. Read more →
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21 – 25 Oct 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Small Modular Reactors and their Applications
11 – 15 Nov 2024
Vienna, Austria
International Conference on Research Reactors: Achievements, Experience and the Way to a Sustainable Future
26 – 28 Nov 2024
Vienna, Austria
Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications and the Technical Cooperation Programme
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