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Powerful explosions shook the area of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on the evening of 19 November and the following morning, abruptly ending a period of relative calm at the facility and further underlining the urgent need for measures to help prevent a nuclear accident there, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on 20 November.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsshelling-resumes-damaging-zaporizhzhia-npp-while-conflict-also-affects-other-ukrainian-npps-10376039
The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted the resolution, which calls on Russia to "cease all actions against, and at, Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant", in a vote with 26 in favour, seven abstentions and two voting against.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 17 September 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-board-calls-for-Russia-to-hand-over-control-o
An Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded a 13-day mission to Argentina. The IRRS team reviewed all regulatory functions and responsibilities of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) against international safety standards and concluded that the regulator had demonstrated a long-standing commitment to enhancing and promoting nuclear safety. The team also recommended areas where improvements can be made. The mission was conducted at the request of the Government of Argentina and hosted by ARN.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 16 September 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-mission-reviews-nuclear-regulation-in-argentina-10009986
The IEA’s World Energy Investment report said global energy investment this year is projected to reach $2.4tn (€2.28tn), with the bulk going into renewables and grids.
However, almost half of the increase in capital spending is linked to higher costs due to supply chain pressures instead of bringing additional energy supply capacity or savings.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/global-clean-energy-investment-beats-pre-pandemic-levels-but-growth-insufficient-to-meet-climate-goals-6-4-2022
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has conducted more than 3,000 in-field verification activities and spent more than 14,500 days in the field in 2021, according to the Safeguards Statement for 2021. This represents a return to the pre-pandemic trend of increasing worldwide in-field nuclear verification effort year after year. The Safeguards Statement presents the IAEA’s findings and safeguards conclusions for all States for which the IAEA implemented safeguards during the year. IAEA safeguards are technical measures embedded in safeguards agreements, implemented by the IAEA to verify that nuclear material remains in peaceful use.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 18 June 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-reports-increased-in-field-nuclear-verification-9780068
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told a press conference that Iran had informed the Agency of its intention to remove 27 cameras as well as an online monitoring system and a flowmeter from its nuclear facilities. The cameras would be removed in the coming days from various sites, including Natanz, Isfahan, Tehran and Karaj. He said this “poses a serious challenge” for inspectors working there. He estimated that some 40 cameras would remain in place.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 14 June 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiran-begins-removal-of-iaea-monitoring-systems-9767788
Energoatom's CEO Petro Kotin says that construction work on two new Westinghouse AP1000 units at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant "will begin as soon as the war is over".
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 17 May 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ukraine-planning-for-post-war-nuclear-power-plants
Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA (NA-SA) and the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that “after a fruitful period of negotiation, on 1 February both companies reached a mutual understanding and signed an Engineering, Supply and Construction (EPC) Contract for the development of the Atucha III Nuclear Power Plant, which will be an HPR1000 nuclear power plant to operate with a nominal gross electrical power of 1200MWe”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsargentina-signs-contract-with-cnnc-for-atucha-3-9458307
The World Nuclear Association (WNA) on 8 September launched the 2021 edition of The Nuclear Fuel Report, concluding that the positive trend in nuclear generating capacity projections that began in the previous (2019) report continues.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 10 September 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswna-nuclear-fuel-report-urges-uranium-development-9067794
Following a demonstration run lasting 168 hours, unit 5 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province entered commercial operation on 30 January, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced. The unit is the first of two demonstration Hualong One reactors at the site and is the world's first Hualong One to be commissioned. Unit 6 is scheduled to begin operation by the end of this year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 02 February 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/First-Hualong-One-begins-commercial-operation