Ukraine

IAEA Chief says integrity of Zaporizhzhia power plant is a priority

A team of 14 IAEA staff travelled to Ukraine to inspect the plant, which has been the site of several battles and explosions in recent weeks

02/09/2022

Ukraine

Zelenskyy hits out over nuclear watchdog's visit to Zaporizhzhia plant

The UN mission has failed to take any media to the power plant and avoided discussing the facility's demilitarisation, the Ukrainian president said.

02/09/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today

Here's the latest developments you need to know from Ukraine and Russia.

01/09/2022

Ukraine

Russian shelling forced nuclear reactor to shut down, says Energoatom

The reactor came offline early on Thursday after the emergency system kicked in, Ukrainian authorities said.

01/09/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know today

Hopes are raised for a UN nuclear watchdog visit to Zaporizhzhia following Thursday's near "radiation disaster".

26/08/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Macron slams Russian invasion, after brokering nuclear deal

The Kremlin agreed to a deal allowing UN inspectors access to Europe's largest nuclear power station after a phone call between French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

20/08/2022

Ukraine

Putin 'agrees' to send IAEA inspection team to Ukraine nuclear plant

Putin agreed that the mission should pass through Ukraine and not Russia, which is what Kyiv and its Western partners want.

19/08/2022

Ukraine

'Grave hour' at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says UN nuclear chief

Rafael Grossi urged Russia and Ukraine -- who blame each other for the attacks on the plant -- to immediately allow nuclear experts to assess the damage and evaluate safety and security at Europe's largest nuclear powerplant.

12/08/2022

Ukraine

Stop suicidal attacks on Europe's largest nuclear plant, says UN chief

It comes after Ukraine's state energy company said a worker at the Zaporizhzhia plant was wounded in Russian shelling on Saturday evening.

08/08/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine's nuclear power plants in 'unprecedented danger'

"We must take urgent action [...] to reduce the risk of a nuclear accident that could have a severe health and environmental impact both in Ukraine and beyond."

29/03/2022

Tech News

How dangerous was Russia's nuclear plant strike?

Russia's latest attack on a nuclear site in Ukraine sparks alarm in Europe, with fears that the cooling systems at the Zaporizhzhia power plant could be at risk.

04/03/2022

Europe News

Nuclear energy is green energy, says IAEA chief Rafael Grossi

In an interview with Euronews, Grossi said the debate around nuclear energy should be based on scientific facts.

28/10/2021

Israel

Mossad's ex-chief hints Israel attacked Iran's nuclear assets

The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgement yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear programme and a military scientist.

11/06/2021

World

IAEA head Rafael Mariano Grossi joins us on The Global Conversation

“My expectation is that they will stay for as long as Iran has nuclear activity. Independently of this agreement. There is much more in terms of nuclear activities and inspection activity than this agreement," says International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General, Rafael Mariano Grossi.

04/02/2020

Iran

Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog

After a meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency Iran claims the EU has failed to act on assurances made after the US pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal

08/09/2019

USA

Tillerson raps Iran for "not meeting expectations" around nuclear deal

At a side meeting at the UN General Assembly the US has accused Iran of "not meeting expectations" around its nuclear deal with the international community.

21/09/2017

World News

UN nuclear watchdog ends investigation into Iran's past nuclear weapons programme

Iran welcomed on Tuesday a decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency to end an investigation into Tehran’s past nuclear activities, the

15/12/2015

Iran

UN nuclear watchdog begins inspection of Iranian atomic facilities

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog is in Iran to investigate whether its carried out work on developing an atomic bomb. The check is part of

20/09/2015

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Futuris reporter Denis Loctier looks at the work of the ‘atomic detectives,’ scientists that keep us safe from the risk of radioactive criminality

06/07/2015

Iran

Iran nuclear deal: the potential stumbling blocks

Politically sensitive talks aimed at ending a decades-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme are now in their final stages. The writing of a

15/04/2015