IAEA Press Releases
International Expert Team Concludes IAEA Peer Review of Poland's Regulatory Framework for Nuclear and Radiation Safety
30 April 2013 | International safety experts last week concluded a two-week International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to review the regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety in Poland. Read More »
IAEA Team Completes Initial Review of Japan’s Plans to Decommission Fukushima Daiichi
22 April 2013 | An IAEA expert team today completed an initial review of Japan’s efforts to plan and implement the decommissioning of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Read More »
International Expert Team Concludes IAEA Peer Review of Bulgaria's Regulatory Framework for Nuclear and Radiation Safety
19 April 2013 | An international team of senior nuclear safety and radiation protection experts today concluded a 12-day mission to review the regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety in Bulgaria. Read More »
IAEA Says DPRK Nuclear Test "Deeply Regrettable"
12 February 2013 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano expressed deep regret about the announcement that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has conducted a third test of a nuclear weapon. Read More »
IAEA, Fukushima Prefecture Sign Cooperation Memorandum
15 December 2012 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and the Governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Yuhei Sato, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation confirming their willingness to implement concrete projects to help alleviate the consequences of the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Read More »
Fukushima Ministerial Conference Urges Continued Work to Strengthen Nuclear Safety
15 December 2012 | Strengthening nuclear safety is a continuous process that leaves no room for complacency, the Co-Presidents of the Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety said in a statement. Read More »
IAEA Leads Operational Safety Mission to Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
13 December 2012 | An IAEA-led international team of nuclear safety experts noted a series of good practices and made recommendations to reinforce some safety measures during a review of safety practices at the Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that concluded today. Read More »
IAEA Statement on Japanese Earthquake
7 December 2012 | Following a large earthquake at 08:18 UTC today off the east coast of Japan, the IAEA's Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) has been in contact with the officially designated contact point in Japan, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), to collect information about the status of Japanese nuclear power plants that could be affected. Read More »
IAEA Concludes Safety Review at Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant, France
29 November 2012 | An IAEA-led international team of nuclear safety experts noted a series of good practices and made recommendations to reinforce some safety measures during a review of operational safety at France's Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that concluded today. Read More »
Five Decades of Achievement, Future Challenges in Focus at Ceremony Marking IAEA Labs Anniversary
27 November 2012 | In the 50 years since they opened, the IAEA's laboratories in Seibersdorf have improved the lives of millions of people through work using sophisticated scientific techniques, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said today at a ceremony to mark the anniversary. Read More »
IAEA Completes Safety Review at Czech Nuclear Power Plant
22 November 2012 | An international team of nuclear safety experts, led by the IAEA, completed a review of safety practices at Temelin Nuclear Power Station in the Czech Republic. Read More »
IAEA Leads Operational Safety Mission to Rajasthan Atomic Power Station 3 and 4
12 November 2012 | An international team of nuclear safety experts led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) completed a review of safety practices at Units 3 and 4 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station in Rawatbhata. Read More »
IAEA Leads Operational Safety Mission To Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant, France
12 November 2012 | An IAEA-led international team of experts began an in-depth operational safety review of the Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant in France. Read More »
International Expert Team Concludes IAEA Peer Review of Finland's Regulatory Framework for Nuclear and Radiation Safety
26 October 2012 | International safety experts concluded a two-week International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to review the regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety in Finland. Read More »
IAEA Leads Operational Safety Mission to Muehleberg Nuclear Power Plant
25 October 2012 | An international team of nuclear safety experts led by the International Atomic Energy Agency today concluded a review of the safety practices at the Muehleberg Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) near Bern in Switzerland. Read More »
IAEA Delivers Report on Nuclear Power Development to Belarus Deputy Prime Minister
5 October 2012 | The International Atomic Energy Agency today delivered the final report from an IAEA Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission to Belarus. Read More »
IAEA and WANO Sign New Memorandum of Understanding
17 September 2012 | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reflect increased cooperation between the two organisations following the Fukushima Daiichi accident of March 2011. Read More »
Nuclear Technologies Secure Food For Future
11 September 2012 | For nearly fifty years, applications of nuclear technology have been helping the world's farmers, contributing new varieties of crops, controlling pests, diagnosing livestock disease, improving soil and water management and increasing food safety. Read More »
IAEA Expert Team Concludes Mission to Onagawa NPP
10 August 2012 | An IAEA team of international experts delivered its initial report at the end of a two-week mission to gather information about the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Onagawa Nuclear Power Station. Read More »
Global Uranium Supply Ensured for Long Term, New Report Shows
26 July 2012 | Uranium resources and production are on the rise with the security of uranium supply ensured for the long term, according to a new report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the IAEA. Read More »
IAEA To Launch Centre On Ocean Acidification
16 June 2012 | The IAEA is to launch a new centre this summer to address the growing problem of ocean acidification. Read More »
IAEA Completes Expert Mission to Kori 1 Nuclear Power Plant in the Republic of Korea
11 June 2012 | An international team of nuclear safety experts led by the IAEA has completed a review of safety practices at the Kori 1 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) near Busan in the Republic of Korea. Read More »
IAEA Statement After Iran Meeting
8 June 2012 | Senior IAEA officials met an Iranian delegation in Vienna to seek agreement on a structured approach document to resolve outstanding issues relating to Iran's nuclear programme. Read More »
International Expert Team Concludes IAEA Peer Review of Slovakia's Regulatory Framework for Nuclear Safety
7 June 2012 | An international team of senior nuclear safety and radiation protection experts concluded an 11-day mission to review the regulatory framework for nuclear safety in Slovakia. Read More »
IAEA Leads Nuclear Power Plant Mission in Republic of Korea
7 June 2012 | An international team of nuclear safety experts led by the IAEA has reviewed the Wolsong 1 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) near Gyeongju in the Republic of Korea for its strategy and key elements for safe long-term operation. Read More »
