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International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says one aim of the forthcoming Nuclear Energy Summit for heads of state is to see what "international cooperation mechanisms we can agree" to accelerate the provision of new nuclear in line with the COP28 declaration in December.

Date: Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grossi-hopes-nuclear-summit-can-agree-new-financin

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has said he hopes to "reinforce" the agency's team of experts at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to reflect its expanded role which includes monitoring compliance with the five safety and security principles outlined at the United Nations last week.

Date: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-preparing-to-expand-team-at-Zaporizhzhia

In a time of "global uncertainty, anxiety and fear" the world "must come together and recommit" to "nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy", International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has said.

Date: Wednesday, 03 August 2022
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grossi-urges-world-to-recommit-to-nuclear-non-prol

North Korea confirmed on 17 August that it has resumed plutonium production and said it has no plans to stop nuclear tests as long as perceived threats from the USA continue. "We have reprocessed used nuclear fuel rods removed from a graphite-moderated reactor," the Atomic Energy Institute, which holds jurisdiction over North Korea's main nuclear facilities at the Yongbyon complex, said in a written interview with Kyodo News. In its first-ever response to foreign media questions, the institute also said North Korea has been producing highly enriched uranium necessary for nuclear arms and power "as scheduled”.

Date: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnorth-korea-resumes-plutonium-production-4986132

IAEA director general Mohamed ElBaradei has reported on the progress of the IAEA nuclear fuel bank initiative, and outlined what he called his 'ideal scenario' for it, in a speech to the IAEA board of governors in Vienna, Austria on March 2.

Date: Tuesday, 03 March 2009
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-nuclear-fuel-bank-moves-step-closer-says-elbaradei