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Statement
9 September 2022
Director General’s Statement on Serious Situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant
Statement by IAEA Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi about the serious situation that developed last night at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. Read more →
Press Release
9 September 2022
IAEA Sees Strengthened Operational Safety at UAE's First Nuclear Power Plant, Encourages Continued Improvement
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the first NPP in the Arab region, had strengthened operational safety by fully addressing the findings of an initial IAEA safety review mission five years ago. Read more →
Bulletin Article
8 September 2022
Building Radiopharmaceutical Sustainability for Cancer Care in Africa
Cancer is a leading cause of death globally, but it is one that hits lower income countries particularly hard. Without the use of radiopharmaceuticals — medical drugs containing radioisotopes — the abilities of doctors in such countries to detect and treat cancer are limited. Read more →
Press Release
7 September 2022
Update 99 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
Renewed shelling has damaged a back-up power line between Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and a nearby thermal power station, further underlining significant nuclear safety risks at the facility, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) learnt at the site. Read more →
News Story
7 September 2022
UN Security Council: IAEA Grossi Calls for Establishment of Nuclear Safety and Security Protection Zone at Zaporizhzhya NPP
The establishment of a Nuclear Safety and Security Protection Zone at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Ukraine is urgently needed to ensure that the physical integrity of the plant is not compromised, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told the UN Security Council yesterday. Read more →
Video
6 September 2022
IAEA's Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhya
Last week, the IAEA's Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhya (ISAMZ) travelled to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant to assess the nuclear safety and security situation at the plant. The Agency has now set up a continuous presence of the IAEA at the plant. Read more →
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26 – 28 Oct 2022
Washington, DC, United States of America
IAEA International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century
31 Oct – 4 Nov 2022
Vienna, Austria
Symposium on International Safeguards: Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future
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