The International Atomic Energy Agency is sending inspectors to two locations in Ukraine to carry out a safeguards check that there are no undeclared nuclear activities and material. The checks are to take place at the request of Ukraine as it rejects allegations made by Russia.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has reiterated the urgency of establishing a safety zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Finland has strengthened its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety and made progress in recent years, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded. The Integrated Regulatory Review Service mission team recommended expediting a planned amendment of the legislation so that it covers all stages of the life cycle for nuclear and radiation facilities.

The international project to control the numbers and health of stray dogs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant site has seen vets spay/neuter and vaccinate 130 dogs in a week-long campaign.

Kyushu Electric Power Co says that following inspections it is seeking permission from the Nuclear Regulation Authority to extend the operation of the two Sendai reactors in south west Japan to 60 years.

More than 300 representatives from World Association of Nuclear Operators members and other industry organisations attended its Biennial General Meeting, with Chairman Tom Mitchell saying the discussions and challenges shared "will lay the foundation for us to enhance nuclear safety and reliability in the years ahead".

The International Atomic Energy Agency's Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) noted that Slovenia had made "significant progress in developing and revising emergency arrangements" since the initial EPREV mission five years ago.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks were arranged as part of efforts to establish a safety and security zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Ukrainian engineers had restored external power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, a day after it lost connection to the last operating power line, which had forced the use of emergency diesel generators.

The charter agreement on advanced reactor and small modular reactor technologies formally establishes the collaborative relationship between the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the overall work to be done by them both relating to the BWRX-300 reactor design.

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, says that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is, according to international law, Ukrainian and its ownership is with Energoatom. He was speaking after talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to transfer Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Russian control and oversight on Wednesday. But Ukraine calls it an illegal attempt to take control of the plant and says the Russian president’s decree is "null and void".