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Bangladesh is committed to continuous improvement of nuclear and radiation safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded. The Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission team identified areas for possible improvements.

Date: Friday, 16 December 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-says-Bangladesh-committed-to-nuclear-safety

Thirty-five years on from the Chernobyl accident, Ukraine and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have highlighted their commitment to cooperation in nuclear power. Meanwhile Ukraine’s nuclear regulator has launched the start of operations at a new storage facility for used nuclear fuel at the Chernobyl site.  

Date: Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Title

A report from the US National Academy of Sciences argues that the nuclear industry needs to do better than deterministic risk analysis, as embodied by the principle of the design-basis accident, which is designed to prevent certain specified abnormal events. These have been shown over the past 30 years to be inadequate to prevent core-melt accidents and mitigating their consequences. "The Fukushima Daiichi, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl accidents were all initiated by beyond-design-basis events... a more complete application of modern risk-assessment principles in licensing and regulation could help address this inadequacy and enhance the overall safety of all nuclear plants, present and future."

Date: Monday, 28 July 2014
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsbeyond-design-basis-risks-key-to-nuclear-accidents-post-fukushima-report-4328665