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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is satisfied with the process of releasing tritium-containing treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi NPP into the sea, IAEA Director-General Rafael Marino Grossi said during a visit to Japan.

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-satisfied-with-fukushima-treated-water-release-process-11605466

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.”

Date: Friday, 15 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-confirms-protection-for-zaporizhia-npp-11600625

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) team has completed a 11-day mission to the USA hosted by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The nine-person team reviewed the nuclear security regime for nuclear material and nuclear facilities. This included an assessment of the governmental organisations and legislation relevant to physical protection, the regulatory role and processes, procedures and practices for inspection and enforcement and the sustainability of the regime.

Date: Thursday, 14 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-reviews-us-nuclear-security-11597928

Trade in counterfeit and fraudulent items accounts for an estimated 2.5% of world trade, according to a 2021 study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. A major research project aims to assess the implications for the nuclear sector.

Date: Thursday, 14 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-project-considers-implications-of-counterfeit

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".

Date: Thursday, 14 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-governors-resolution-on-Zaporizhzhia-rejected

IAEA experts stationed at the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) site have continued to hear explosions and other indications of military activity not far away from the facility. Three times recently, they reported hearing several successive explosions within a few minutes, as well as one explosion and multiple explosions possibly indicating the use of heavy weapons from an area close to the plant.

Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newszaporizhia-npp-still-without-back-up-power-as-military-activity-continues-11593879

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Pre-SALTO (Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation) review mission has completed a review of long term operational safety at unit 1 of the Cernavoda Nuclear NPP at the request of plant’s operator, SN Nuclearelectrica (SNN). Cernavoda 1 went into commercial operation in 1996. It is one of two 700 MWe Candu-6 pressurised heavy water reactors at the NPP. SNN is planning to refurbish the reactor and extend the total operating lifetime to approximately 60 years.

Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-reviews-long-term-operational-safety-at-romanias-cernavoda-npp-11594409

The International Atomic Energy Agency experts praised measures already taken and the "professionalism, openness and receptiveness exhibited by the plant staff towards suggestions for improvement" after a 10-day Safety Aspects of Long Term Operation (SALTO) mission to Argentina.

Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Argentina-s-plans-to-extend-Atucha-s-operation-rev