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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi is to lead the latest rotation of its experts at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant next week. It comes as the IAEA and nuclear experts in Ukraine and in Russia say there is no short-term risk to its safety and security as a result of the damaged Nova Kakhovka dam.

Date: Thursday, 08 June 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grossi-to-lead-IAEA-mission-to-Zaporizhzhia-next-w

In the wake of his address to the UN Security Council on the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi recalled in his latest update that ZNPP has been without external back-up power for three months, “leaving it extremely vulnerable in case the sole functioning main power line goes down again and underlining the importance of adhering to five principles established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the protection of the facility during the military conflict”. Those principles – aimed at preventing a nuclear accident – state that off-site power to the ZNPP “should not be put at risk” and that “all efforts should be made to ensure that off-site power remains available and secure at all times”. The other principles include commitments not to attack from or against the plant, not to use it as storage or a base for heavy weapons, and to protect structures, systems and components essential to its safe and secure operation from attacks or acts of sabotage.

Date: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgrossi-underlines-determination-to-publicly-report-any-violations-at-zaporizhia-npp-10918424

In an address to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) listed five basic principles needed to prevent a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) as military activity increases in the run up to an expected Ukrainian offensive in the region.

Date: Friday, 02 June 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-chief-unveils-vital-guidelines-to-prevent-nuclear-accident-at-zaporizhia-npp-10905039

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has demonstrated its capabilities for accurate and precise measurements of the radionuclides present in the treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi site, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report.

Date: Thursday, 01 June 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-finds-Fukushima-water-sampling-meets-requirem

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has outlined to the UN Security Council five principles - "the bare minimum" - to help protect Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Date: Thursday, 01 June 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grossi-calls-Zaporizhzhia-principles-step-in-right

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and other IAEA officials have signed several agreements at the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), during Grossi’s first official visit to China. Grossi met with several high-level officials and visited nuclear facilities and institutions in Beijing, Shanghai and Shandong.

Date: Friday, 26 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsagreements-signed-during-first-official-visit-to-china-by-iaeas-grossi-10884614

Several agreements were signed between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Chinese entities during the opening day of IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi's first official visit to China since taking office in 2019.

Date: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-strengthens-cooperation-with-China

The evacuation of people from the town of Energodar, where many of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's staff and their families live, is being closely monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), with its director general warning the situation in the area was "increasingly unpredictable".

Date: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Evacuation-of-nearby-town-prompts-fresh-IAEA-Zapor

In his latest update on the situation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said IAEA experts present at the plant had received information concerning evacuation of residents from the nearby plant operators’ town of Energodar. This comes in the context of reports in the Russian, Ukrainian and Western media of an expected major counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces focused on the Zaporozhye region.

Date: Tuesday, 09 May 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newszaporizhia-npp-prepares-for-ukrainian-offensive-10825427