Nuclear Energy

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday it supports Japan’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea and stands ready to provide technical assistance in monitoring the discharge. The U.N. nuclear watchdog reiterated that the water release is in line with international practice …

Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Qaribabadi emphasized on Monday that uranium enrichment at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Complex has not been halted. Ambassador Qaribababdi who was speaking in a TV interview in Vienna stressed that the damaged IR1 centrifuges were replaced with machines capable of 50% …

The government asked the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday to conduct a safety review and announce its view to the world in the event Tokyo decides to dispose of treated radioactive water accumulating at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The government is considering releasing the water used …

The German government has agreed to pay nuclear power station operators 2.4 billion euros in compensation for losses suffered during the country’s early nuclear shutdown in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, ending a long legal battle. “The government has reached an agreement with EnBW, E.ON/PreussenElektra, RWE and Vattenfall,” Germany’s …

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna said that Moscow is working to ease tensions over Iran’s nuclear program. In a tweet on Tuesday, Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, “The key point at the current meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors is that whether the discussions …

Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi released a joint statement on agreement to continue with cooperation and mutual trust. The statement was issued on February 21 at the end of Grossi’s visit to Tehran. …

Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the Vienna-based International Organizations Kazzem Qaribabadi said his country has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure that the information of its nuclear program would not be leaked. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has officially informed the IAEA of its concerns regarding the principle of …

A new technology using drones, developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency for use by authorities in Fukushima Prefecture in Japan, has been tested and validated under real conditions in Fukushima and is available for practical use in routine or emergency situations. The IAEA said the drones, or unmanned aerial …

The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) mission will carry out a comprehensive assessment of Uzbekistan’s nuclear infrastructure in 2021, Trend reports referring to the press service of IAEA. According to the IAEA’s representatives in Uzbekistan, the cooperation between Uzbekistan and the IAEA was raised to a new level in 2020. …

Nuclear power plants in Russia produced over 215.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2020 thus reaching an all-time-high, Rosenergoatom, a subsidiary of state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, said on Friday. “We ended 2020 with an absolute record in the entire history of the Russian nuclear power industry, achieved previously only …