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IAEA's Grossi explains why blame is not being attributed for Zaporizhzhia attacks

IAEA's Grossi explains why blame is not being attributed for Zaporizhzhia attacks

With a third report of a drone attack in two weeks around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant area, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has urged restraint from all sides - and explained why the agency has not pointed the finger of blame for the incidents.

Regulation & Safety 19 April 2024

Second tier of containment installed for BREST-OD-300

Second tier of containment installed for BREST-OD-300

The 184-tonnes section - the second of three - has been lifted into place for the lead-cooled fast neutron reactor under construction at the Siberian Chemical Combine site in Russia.

New Nuclear 19 April 2024

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Final Zaporizhzhia unit being switched to cold shutdown

Final Zaporizhzhia unit being switched to cold shutdown

International Atomic Energy Agency staff at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant report that they have been told unit 4 is being transferred to cold shutdown - making it the sixth and last unit to do so.

Regulation & Safety 12 April 2024

Licence issued to test BREST-OD-300 nuclear fuel module

Licence issued to test BREST-OD-300 nuclear fuel module

Russian nuclear regulator Rostechnadzor has issued a licence which will allow the production of mock-ups of fuel assemblies with depleted uranium for the BREST-OD-300 fast neutron reactor.

Regulation & Safety 12 April 2024

Commissioning work is beginning at Akkuyu 1

Commissioning work is beginning at Akkuyu 1

The first unit at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey is now entering the commissioning stage, with the aim of it supplying Turkey's energy system in 2025, Rosatom says.

New Nuclear 09 April 2024

Grossi condemns drone strikes at Zaporizhzhia site

Grossi condemns drone strikes at Zaporizhzhia site

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi described three drone strikes at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant site as a serious incident that endangered nuclear safety and security.

Regulation & Safety 08 April 2024

Bangladesh considering two more nuclear units at Rooppur

Bangladesh considering two more nuclear units at Rooppur

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the country is keen to build two more units at the Rooppur nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction.

New Nuclear 03 April 2024

Grossi's fresh appeal about nuclear safety in Ukraine

Grossi's fresh appeal about nuclear safety in Ukraine

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has said "we cannot afford to let our guard down" after military action over the past week near to nuclear facilities in Ukraine.

Regulation & Safety 28 March 2024

Floating nuclear power plant plan for Russia's Far Eastern coast

Floating nuclear power plant plan for Russia's Far Eastern coast

Rosatom and the government of Primorsky Krai have signed an agreement for a feasibility study and location options for floating nuclear power units off its coast.

New Nuclear 27 March 2024

Agreements with Burkina Faso, Nicaragua and Kazakhstan at Atomexpo

Agreements with Burkina Faso, Nicaragua and Kazakhstan at Atomexpo

Russia's Rosatom has signed agreements relating to developing nuclear medicine centres in Nicaragua and Kazakhstan, and also a memorandum of understanding with Burkina Faso which includes potential nuclear energy projects.

Nuclear Policies 26 March 2024