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A South Korean expert from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was killed in a car accident in Iran today during a tour to inspect nuclear facilities. Ok-Seok Seo was traveling with another inspector from the IAEA near the Arak heavy water plant when the car skidded and rolled over, Fars...

Although the number of power reactors worldwide is expected to grow significantly, the International Atomic Energy Agency predicts rapid development in all forms of power generation will shrink nuclear’s share in the coming decades. On Tuesday the IAEA released projections that indicate the proportion...

On Monday French Prime Minister Francois Fillon implored the international community to create a “rapid intervention system” backed with equipment and expertise to react to severe nuclear accidents anywhere in the world. While speaking at a nuclear plant in France, he also called for an international...

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano arrived in Japan on Sunday for extensive briefings by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) officials and to visit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to see how the reactors are being cooled down. Amano will identify ways for the IAEA to cooperate with Japan in containing...

Prior to his departure for an official visit to Japan on 24 July 2011, Director General Amano stated that the IAEA welcomes the significant progress the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has achieved overall in implementing its "Road Map" to contain and stabilize the situation in the aftermath...

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), in partnership with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), announced the completion of a new course aimed at strengthening the training of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from the United States. The course, funded by NNSA’s Office...

On Thursday the International Atomic Energy Agency wrapped up its meeting of signators to the 1996 Convention on Nuclear Safety, and while it was scheduled well in advance of the March 11 earthquake in Japan, the multiple-reactor accident at Fukushima Daiichi weighed heavily on the proceedings. “The...

Representatives from the 72 nations that use civilian nuclear power convened in Vienna Monday in a meeting held once every three years to discuss safety. This year’s 10-day gathering of signators to the Convention on Nuclear Safety takes on particular significance as Japan struggles to regain control...

During a briefing on Japan’s reactor crisis Monday, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano called for a high-level conference on nuclear safety. Before summer, Amano said, international leaders should meet to assess the accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear...

- By Greg Webb, IAEA More than 8 000 highly radioactive nuclear fuel elements arrived safely on 22 December at a secure Russian facility as part of an IAEA-coordinated effort to transfer the material from a Serbian nuclear research reactor. The fuel repatriation mission used trucks, trains and...

- Edited By Chris Reed - The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that it has signed a new agreement with the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) to promote greater cooperation in nuclear security and nonproliferation. NNSA Assistant Deputy Administrator for Nonproliferation...

- Edited By Chris Reed - An international team of senior nuclear safety experts have completed a two-week International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review of the governmental and regulatory framework for nuclear safety in the United States. The team identified good practices within the U.S. system...

By Giovanni Verlini and Misha Kidambi There are approximately 250 operating civilian research and test reactors worldwide, of which around 75 use highly enriched uranium (HEU) as their fuel. But the use of HEU has the potential of nuclear proliferation as it could also be used for producing material...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - Today, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES). Jointly developed by the IAEA and the NEA in 1990, in the aftermath of the...

"We want people to share what they have learned with each other and especially with those tackling these problems for the first time," said Tero Varjoranta, the IAEA´s Director of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology. By Giovanni Verlini Countries embarking on a nuclear program...

IAEA Offering Impartial Advice to Countries Interested in Nuclear Power - By Giovanni Verlini - With 65 countries expressing an interest in launching a nuclear power program, the need for an "honest nuclear broker" that provides them with impartial advise is higher than ever. The IAEA...

- Edited By Chris Reed - India is poised to become a global player in the nuclear industry business by offering a variety of options to countries requiring cost-competitive and proven technology like pressurized heavy water reactors (PWHR), a top official said Wednesday. Addressing the 54th General...

- Edited By Chris Reed - Nuclear power is set to play a bigger role in the global energy mix than previously forecast, according to new data discussed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) governing board in Vienna on 14 September. IAEA projections had also risen in the previous two years...

Egypt will open bid proposals for the plant's construction at the end of the year. - Edited By Chris Reed - The Egyptian president announced plans Wednesday to start building the country's first nuclear power plant at a site on the Mediterranean coast, ending a year of controversy over...

"The worldwide fresh water crisis, which is expected to outstrip supply by 2025 per the UN, could be helped significantly by using desalination systems powered by commercial nuclear reactors." Don Gillispie, CEO of Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. said. - Edited By Tom Lamar - Don Gillispie...

"China has been enhancing its nuclear safety work and has strictly fulfilled its obligations concerning nuclear non-proliferation while actively participating in international cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation and safety," Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang said. - Edited By Tom Lamar...

"I witnessed myself the very intensive work of the team and correspondingly commitment of the Chinese Government to achieve a high level of safety against a background of massive expansion of the nuclear energy programme." IAEA Deputy Director General Tomihiro Taniguchi said. - Edited By...

Worldwide exploration and mine development expenditures have more than doubled since the publication of the previous edition, Uranium 2007: Resources, Production and Demand. These expenditures have increased despite declining uranium market prices since mid-2007 - Edited by Linton Levy - According...

"The bodies in charge of carrying out the Egyptian nuclear program are currently studying the after-2025 stages as the issue of setting up four nuclear plants before this date has already been decided and there is no way to retreat from establishing any of the four plants," the country's...

Additional Protocol Declaration Helper to Provide States Assistance in Meeting Nuclear Safeguards Commitments - By April Murelio - The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced the launch of a new web tool to help countries implement their safeguards commitments under the International...