Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei said the country’s peaceful nuclear activities are under surveillance of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Asked by reporters about the recent comments from IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi that Iran has enhanced its uranium enrichment capabilities, Baqaei said on Saturday that …
Read More »Iran-IAEA Interactions must Occur in Non-Political Atmosphere
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the interactions between Iran and the IAEA should occur in a non-political atmosphere and within the framework of existing commitments. During an open session of the Iranian Parliament on Sunday morning, Ghalibaf reacted to the anti-Iran stance of the three European …
Read More »IAEA BoG Opens Meeting with Grossi’s Speech
International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors has started its quarterly meeting on Wednesday in Vienna with its Director General Rafael Grossi’s opening speech. “Addressed the @IAEAorg Board of Governors this morning. Shared updates on #COP29, Iran, Ukraine, nuclear energy and fusion, #Atoms4Food, #RaysofHope, and more,” Grossi wrote in a …
Read More »IAEA: Japan’s Plan to Reuse Decontaminated Soil in Fukushima Safe: IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that Japan’s plan to reuse decontaminated soil following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident is consistent with global safety standards. The U.N. nuclear safety watchdog handed its final expert report to Environment Minister Shintaro Ito in Tokyo on the same day, …
Read More »Russia Informs IAEA about Ukraine’s Alleged Plans to Target Zaporizhzhia, Kursk Nuclear Power Plants
The Russian Atomic Corporation (Rosatom) informed the UN’s nuclear watchdog on Saturday about Ukraine’s alleged plans to carry out a provocation, involving two nuclear power plants and subsequently accuse Moscow of doing it. Head of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev called the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi to inform …
Read More »Grossi Calls for Iran’s Full Cooperation with IAEA
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reiterated his call on Iran for full cooperation despite all Iran’s cooperation with the Agency. Grossi made the remarks in his Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors on Monday as published on the Agancy’s website. Grossi said that “Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium continues …
Read More »IAEA: Fukushima Water Released without Technical Concerns
Japan’s release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea is “progressing as planned and without any technical concerns,” the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said. The International Atomic Energy Agency wrapped up its safety review Friday, two months after the discharge began at …
Read More »Tensions Escalate as Russia Steps away from Nuclear Treaty Commitment
The Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, has voted in favor of legislation to revoke Moscow’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The Federation Council approved the move by 156 votes to zero on October 25, the final stage before it goes to President Vladimir Putin …
Read More »IAEA: Nuclear Energy Vital for Global Green Goals
The Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) kicks off today. Attendees include top officials, policymakers, and experts across the energy sector. The aim of SIEW is to promote reliable and sustainable energy production while promoting competition in markets. Bloomberg reporter Stephen Stapczynski is at SIEW in Singapore. He posted a video …
Read More »IAEA Team Joined by China Takes Samples after Fukushima Water Release
The International Atomic Energy Agency and experts from China, South Korea and Canada on Monday collected seawater samples near the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex in northeastern Japan following the release of treated radioactive water from the site, the Japanese government said. The team is visiting Japan through Oct. 23 to …
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