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Russia’s State Duma recently held a "government hour" with the participation of Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, during which he discussed conditions at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP). He emphasised that physical protection of the station has been restored. “It was destroyed during the withdrawal of the Ukrainian forces,” he said. “A special protective canopy has been created over the used nuclear fuel storage facility, which caused great concern as there were attacks on this site.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 15 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-confirms-protection-for-zaporizhia-npp-11600625
The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution calling for the immediate return of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukrainian control - however Russia says the vote "went beyond the mandate of the board and the entire agency".
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-governors-resolution-on-Zaporizhzhia-rejected
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has discussed nuclear safety and security at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also held talks with Rosatom's director general and Russian diplomatic and military representatives.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-s-Grossi-holds-talks-with-Rosatom-chiefs-in-S
Slovak power utility Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) hosted a two-day forum, the 5th annual VVER Fuel Forum in Bratislava. The forum on nuclear fuel for VVER 440 and VVER 1000 reactors, which was sponsored by Westinghouse, was attended by representatives of utilities that are potential customers for Westinghouse VVER fuel. These included Ukraine’s Energoatom, Finland’s Fortum, the Czech Republic’s CEZ, Bulgaria’s JE Kozloduy, and Hungary’s nuclear plant operator MVM Paks. The participants exchanged experiences on the procedure for implementing fuel from Westinghouse for operating VVER-440 and VVER-1000 reactors.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 29 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsslovakia-hosts-westinghouse-sponsored-vver-nuclear-fuel-forum-11554179
In his latest update on the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said powerful explosions had shaken windows at the site, “underlining the urgent need for maximum military restraint to reduce the danger of a nuclear accident as the conflict enters its third year”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-call-for-maximum-restraint-as-explosions-rock-ukraine-nuclear-plant-11551598
Energoatom chairman and CEO Petro Kotin and Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Regional Director for Europe and North Africa, Hyung-Hwan Park, have held talks about deepening cooperation between the two companies.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 15 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Energoatom-and-Hyundai-E-C-discuss-cooperation
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and his team of experts including the Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety & Security, Lydie Evrard, visited the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) after holding talks in Kyiv and before travelling to Moscow for discussions with Russian officials.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 09 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgrossi-makes-fourth-trip-to-zaporizhia-npp-11500955
IAEA chief says during latest visit that safety and security challenges remain
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 09 February 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/very-real-dangers-persist-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-station-2-4-2024
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has travelled across the military frontline to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for a fourth time.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-s-Grossi-visits-Zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-pl
The European Commission has launched an Industrial Alliance dedicated to small modular reactors (SMRs), aiming to facilitate the development of SMRs in Europe by the early 2030s. The announcement came as the commission presented its assessment for a 2040 climate target for the EU.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 08 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/European-SMR-Industrial-Alliance-launched