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NAC International Showcases Capabilities as Supplier for SMR and AR Developers
The International Atomic Energy Agency has broken ground for a new building designed to help countries combat nuclear terrorism in areas such as illegal material trafficking and physical protection of facilities.
IAEA’s Grossi talks with insurance companies’ executives
International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Mariano Grossi was in Switzerland last week to talk with insurance executives at the Nuclear Pools’ Forum about the potential of...
ANS Annual Conference: Nonproliferation considerations about HALEU enrichment
The technical session “HALEU and Nonproliferation” on Tuesday at the American Nuclear Society Annual Conference focused on why increased nuclear fuel enrichment comes with increased...
IAEA calls for Iran to comply with nuclear safeguards, inspections
The board of governors for the International Atomic Energy Agency censured Iran this week for its failure to cooperate with access requests and materials needed to confirm that the Middle...
Florida mosquitoes targeted by nuclear-derived sterile insect technique
Sterile mosquitoes are being used to reduce the population of insecticide-resistant Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Fort Myers, Fla., which can spread viruses including dengue, yellow fever, Zika,...
Russia has no current plans to restart Ukraine plant
An official from Russia’s state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom said this week that there are no current plans to reopen the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine....
U.S. represented at international meeting on nuclear security
During the 2024 International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS) in May, representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration discussed U.S....
Ukraine plant temporarily loses main power supply
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant temporarily lost the connection to its sole remaining 750 kilovolt (kV) off-site power line last week due to a reported short circuit, leaving it...
IAEA issues incident-tracking database fact sheet
Last year, 168 incidents of illegal or unauthorized activities involving nuclear and other radioactive materials were reported to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Incident and...
Nuclear security workforce development
Ensuring that nuclear technology is used exclusively for peaceful purposes remains a critical challenge for our society today. The global community faces several grave nuclear security...
U.S., European Commission make joint statement on enhancing radioactive source security
During the International Atomic Energy Agency’s International Conference on Nuclear Security this week, leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security...