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 …
Read More »Iran: Decision to Withdraw IAEA Inspectors’ Designation Based on Safeguards Agreement
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 …
Read More »IAEA Chief Denies Advising Japan on Nuclear Wastewater Discharge
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 …
Read More »IAEA Chief Says Absolutely Logical Fukushima Water Release Draws Interest
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 …
Read More »IAEA Chief Says no Internal Disagreement Reported during Process of Producing Fukushima Report
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 …
Read More »N. Chief: Iran-IAEA Cooperation Merely Limited to NPT, Safeguards
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami once again ruled out rumors about installation of surveillance cameras at a power plant in Central Iran, and underscored that Tehran’s coordination with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is in accordance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the …
Read More »IAEA Chief Attends Meetings in Fukushima amid Water Discharge Worries
The International Atomic Energy Agency chief on Wednesday exchanged views with the heads of local governments and fishermen around the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, a day after releasing a report endorsing the safety of Japan’s plan to discharge treated radioactive water into the sea. Amid lingering worries about the …
Read More »IAEA Chief in Japan as Tokyo Moves ahead with Dumping Nuclear Waste into Sea
Amid criticism against Japan’s plans to release nuclear waste from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief on Tuesday arrived in Tokyo to hold discussions over the issue. Ahead of releasing IAEA’s report on Fukushima nuclear plant’s water discharge plan, Rafael Grossi met …
Read More »Tehran will not Sign any Deal until IAEA Files Resolved
Iran will not sign a nuclear deal until all files at the International Atomic Energy Agency are resolved, the advisor to the Iranian negotiating delegation in the nuclear talks said. Seyyed Mohammad Marandi told Al Mayadeen that “Western governments were lying from the very beginning” about Iran’s nuclear activity, stressing …
Read More »IAEA Warns of Severe Nuclear Accident in Ukraine
The Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, issued an urgent warning of a potential catastrophic nuclear accident at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, as Russian forces evacuated civilians from the nearby Ukrainian town of Enerhodar. Grossi said the situation at the Zaporizhzhia station was “increasingly …
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