Tag Archives: International Atomic Energy Agency (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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The International Atomic Energy Agency will send a task force to Japan late this month for a safety review of the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex into the sea, the Japanese government said Friday. The planned visit by the IAEA team from Oct. 24 …

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana’ani has said that the latest move by his country to withdraw the designation of several experienced IAEA inspectors was based on the Islamic Republic’s governance rights enshrined in the Safeguards Agreement between the two sides. Kana’ani made the comment on Saturday hours after the …

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not have the competence to advise Japan on where to dispose of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Tuesday. On a visit to the Cook Islands, where he briefed the Pacific Island Forum …

It is “absolutely logical” that Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant is attracting great interest in the region, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Sunday. Grossi also said he understands concerns remain over the plan but added …

The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Saturday that there was no internal disagreement among the agency’s team of experts responsible for producing the recently published comprehensive report on Japan’s plan to discharge contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima plant. “There is no disagreement. This is the …