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Press Arrangements for IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, 2 March 2026

IAEA — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:15:55 GMT

The IAEA Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the Agency's headquarters starting at 09:00 CET on Monday, 2 March, in Board Room C in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

The meeting is convened by the Chair of the Board following a request from the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to convene a “special session of the IAEA Board of Governors on matters related to military strikes of the United States and Israel against the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran”.

This session of the Board of Governors will precede the already scheduled regular session of the Board.

The Board of Governors meeting is closed to the press.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will open the meeting with an introductory statement, which will be released to journalists after delivery and posted on the IAEA website.

The IAEA will provide video footage of the Director General’s opening statement here and will make photos available on Flickr.

Photo Opportunity

There will be a photo opportunity with the IAEA Director General and the Chair of the Board, Ambassador Ian David Grainge Biggs of Australia, before the start of the Board meeting, on 2 March at 09:00 CET in Board Room C, Building C, 4th floor, in the VIC.

Accreditation and Press Working Area:

The Press Room on the M-Building's ground floor will be available as a press working area starting from 8:00 CET on 2 March.

Journalists are requested to register with the Press Office by 06:00 CET on Monday, 2 March. Please email press@iaea.org.

Press Arrangements for IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, 2-6 March 2026

IAEA — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:15:38 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors will convene its regular March meeting at the Agency's headquarters starting at 10:00 CET on Monday, 2 March, in Board Room C in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

Board discussions are expected to include, among others: Nuclear Safety Review 2026; Nuclear Security Review 2026; Nuclear Technology Review 2026; an agreement with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the application of safeguards at Unit 5 of the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant; application of safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic; implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement and relevant provisions of the United Nations Security Council resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran; nuclear safety, security and safeguards in Ukraine; transfer of the nuclear materials in the context of AUKUS and its safeguards in all aspects under the NPT; the restoration of the sovereign equality of Member States in the IAEA; and personnel matters.

The Board of Governors meeting is closed to the press.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will open the meeting with an introductory statement, which will be released to journalists after delivery and posted on the IAEA website.

Press Conference

Director General Grossi is expected to hold a press conference at 12:30 CET on Monday, 2 March, in the Press Room of the M building.

A live video stream of the press conference will be available. The IAEA will provide video footage of the press conference and the Director General’s opening statement here and will make photos available on Flickr.

Photo Opportunity

There will be a photo opportunity with the IAEA Director General and the Chair of the Board, Ambassador Ian David Grainge Biggs of Australia, before the start of the Board meeting, on 2 March at 10:00 CET in Board Room C, Building C, 4th floor, in the VIC.

Press Working Area

Meeting room C0343, Building C, 3rd floor, will be available as a press working area, starting from 09:00 CET on 2 March. Please note the change of room.

Accreditation

All journalists interested in covering the meeting in person – including those with permanent accreditation – are requested to inform the IAEA Press Office of their plans. Journalists without permanent accreditation must send copies of their passport and press ID to the IAEA Press Office by 14:00 CET on Friday, 27 February.

We encourage those journalists who do not yet have permanent accreditation to request it at UNIS Vienna.

Please plan your arrival to allow sufficient time to pass through the VIC security check.

Press Arrangements for IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, 30 January 2026

IAEA — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:06 GMT

The IAEA Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the Agency's headquarters starting at 10:00 CET on Friday, 30 January, in Board Room C in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

The meeting is convened by the Chair of the Board following a letter addressed to him by the Governor from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The letter requested that the Board “meet with regard to the latest developments in Ukraine and their nuclear safety implications.”

Photo Opportunity

There will be a photo opportunity before the start of the Board meeting on Friday, at 10:00 in Board Room C, Building C, 4th floor, in the VIC.

Press Working Area and Accreditation

The Press Room on the M-Building's ground floor will be available as a press working area starting from 09:00 on 30 January.

Media Invited to Attend IAEA’s International Conference on Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

IAEA — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:30:53 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission (NRRC) of Saudi Arabia will host the International Conference on Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies: Building the Future in an Evolving World from 1 to 4 December 2025 at the Hilton Riyadh Hotel and Residences, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The conference, which is open to the media, will bring together policymakers, regulators, emergency responders from more than 100 countries as well as international organizations and six international bodies to discuss how emergency preparedness and response (EPR) can adapt to new technologies, emerging threats, and increasingly complex risk environments. The event will also be livestreamed on the conference website.

The opening ceremony on Monday, 1 December, will feature opening remarks by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (video statement), and the Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, Karine Herviou, Dr Khaled Aleissa, President of the NRRC and Conference Chair, and Dr Abel González, Advisor to Argentina’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) and Conference Vice-President.

Conference discussions will explore a wide range of topics, including:

Artificial intelligence and digital innovation in emergency management;
Preparedness for new reactor concepts, including floating and mobile reactors;
Decision-making under uncertainty and coordination across international response frameworks; and
Medical response to nuclear and radiological emergencies.

Side Events and Exhibition Highlights

The programme will be further enhanced by side events offering broader context and engagement opportunities:

Women in Nuclear: Showcasing the leadership and experience of women across the EPR community, this session highlights achievements, challenges, and opportunities to promote equality of opportunity in emergency response (01 December 2025, 1600-1730 AST, Side Room A)
Connecting Generations in EPR: An interactive session bridging generations of experts, where seasoned professionals and young responders share “lessons from the field,” mentor future leaders, and invite participants to reflect creatively on their role in shaping EPR in 2030 (Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 1600-1730 AST, Side Room B)
Lessons Learned from ConvEx-3 2025: Focusing on lessons learned from the world’s largest full-scale nuclear emergency exercise – which took place in June 2025 - this event will explore how international coordination, innovation, and digital tools improve preparedness. (Wednesday, 3 December 2025, 1100-1230 AST, Main Room)

In parallel, a technical exhibition will feature emerging technologies and innovations that enhance assessment, response, monitoring, and communication during nuclear and radiological emergencies. Participating exhibitors will include governments, research institutes, and private-sector partners.

Accreditation

All journalists interested in covering the conference in person should contact the NRRC Media Office at Akhoudri@nrrc.gov.sa or talmussallam@nrrc.gov.sa for accreditation and logistical information.

Please send your name, organization, and press credentials to the email addresses listed below by 28 November.

For interview requests and further information, contact:

IAEA Press Office –

press@iaea.org

NRRC Media Office –

Mr. Abbas Khoudri - Akhoudri@nrrc.gov.sa, +966500230302

Ms. Thuraya Almussallam - talmussallam@nrrc.gov.sa, +966533321540

Media invited to IAEA International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine: X Ray Vision, 8 – 12 December 2025

IAEA — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:30:41 GMT

On Monday 8 December, the IAEA’s International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine: X Ray Vision will commence at 10:30 CET at the IAEA headquarters, in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

The week-long conference will be open to the press and will be livestreamed here.

Radiation protection and safety in medicine need to keep up with new and upcoming developments in radiological imaging, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy.

The latest research shows that about 4.2 billion diagnostic imaging procedures are performed every year, and this number continues to grow. In addition, an estimated 6.2 million courses of radiation therapy treatment are performed annually, while medical radiation technology and procedures continue to be developed, including AI and automated systems.

The conference, co-sponsored by the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization, will convene 600+ experts to examine trends and challenges in the field including radiation protection of patients and staff in various diagnostic and therapeutic modalities and in interventional procedures, learning from unnecessary, unintended and accidental exposures in medicine, strengthening radiation safety culture in healthcare and more.

Together, they will create a vision for the future through A Call to Action - grounded in the 2012 Bonn Call for Action - to further enhance global radiation protection of patients and medical workers against harmful effects of ionizing radiation.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will open the Conference at 10:30 CET on 8 December. More information, including the list of speakers and detailed programme, are available online.

The Conference will feature poster presentations on latest research in various specializations and exhibition booths.

For those interested in interviewing speakers, please send detailed requests to the IAEA Press Office.

Accreditation

All journalists interested in covering the meeting in person — including those with permanent accreditation — are requested to inform the IAEA Press Office of their plans.

Journalists without permanent accreditation must send copies of their passport and press ID to the IAEA Press Office by 14:00 CET on Thursday, 4 December.

We encourage those journalists who do not yet have permanent accreditation to request it at UNIS Vienna.

Please plan your arrival to allow sufficient time to pass through the VIC security check.

To keep abreast of the IAEA’s latest developments, follow the IAEA on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and Weibo.

To keep abreast of the IAEA’s latest developments in radiation protection of patients, follow relevant activities on Facebook.

Media Invited to First-ever IAEA International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Energy

IAEA — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:55 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will host the first-ever International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Energy, 3 to 4 December, at the IAEA in the M Building of the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

Stakeholders from the nuclear industry, AI sector, as well as representatives from government, regulatory bodies, academia, non-governmental organizations and energy companies will convene to assess and strengthen synergies between nuclear power and AI, from powering data centres to enhancing and accelerating nuclear innovation.

The event is open to the media and will be livestreamed. Pictures of the opening will be available here, and articles will be posted here.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will open the Symposium at 10:00 CET on 3 December, alongside Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.

Over two days, the Symposium will feature, among others: Sama Bilbao y León, Director General, World Nuclear Association; Nathan Flaman, Head, Global Growth, Cameco UK Limited; Marc Kamphausen, Global Senior Vice President, Customer & Partner Success Management, Oracle; Maria Korsnic, President & CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute; Trey Lauderdale, Founder & CEO, Atomic Canyon; Kevin Lee, Lead – Disruptive, Innovative and Emerging Technologies, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission; Alexey Likhachev, Director General, Rosatom; Liu Jing, Vice Chairman, China Atomic Energy Authority; Lou Martinez, Chief Technology Officer, Westinghouse; Jeffrey Miller, Vice President, Business Development, TerraPower; Aurelien Schwartz, Chairman & CEO, Metroscope; Petteri Tiippana, Director General, STUK (Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland); Ahmet Tokpinar, Principal Vice President & General Manager, Nuclear, Bechtel Global Nuclear Power Business.

The Symposium is organized into five panel sessions: Nuclear Power for Data Centres; AI in the Nuclear Sector – Today, Tomorrow and Beyond; Nuclear Capacity Deployment Consistent with Safety, Security and Safeguards Objectives; NPP Project Management Optimization: Recent Achievements and Future AI Advancements; and Nuclear Supply Chains: Current Approach and Expanded use of AI. All sessions will take place in the M-building plenary.

In addition, the IAEA Innovation to Support Operating Nuclear Power Plants (ISOP) AI Working Group will host a side event on 3 December at 12:30 in M2, to highlight the IAEA’s cross-departmental and multi-stakeholder approach to advancing AI innovation in operating nuclear power plants. The Small Modular Reactor Regulators’ Forum (SMR RF) will also host a side event to provide an introduction to the Forum and its activities.

More information about the Symposium, including the programme summary, are available online.

IAEA experts will be available for interviews. Please send your request to the Press Office.

Press Working Area

M0E 100 on the M-Building's ground floor will be available as a press working area, starting from 09:00 CET on 3 December.

Accreditation

Please plan your arrival to allow sufficient time to pass through the VIC security check.

To keep abreast of the IAEA’s latest developments, follow the IAEA and #NuclearAI on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and Weibo.

Press Arrangements for IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, 19-21 November 2025

IAEA — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:30:22 GMT

The IAEA Board of Governors will convene its regular November meeting at the Agency's headquarters starting at 10:00 CET on Wednesday, 19 November, in Board Room C, Building C, 4th floor, in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

Board discussions are expected to include, among others: applications for membership of the Agency; report of the Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee; nuclear and radiation safety: draft Safety Requirements: Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material; nuclear verification: the conclusion of safeguards agreements and of additional protocols (if any), application of safeguards in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic, naval nuclear propulsion: Australia, naval nuclear propulsion: Brazil, and NPT safeguards agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran; nuclear safety, security and safeguards in Ukraine; transfer of the nuclear materials in the context of AUKUS and its safeguards in all aspects under the NPT; and restoration of the sovereign equality of Member States in the IAEA.

The Board of Governors meeting is closed to the press.

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will open the meeting with an introductory statement, which will be released to journalists after delivery and posted on the IAEA website.

Press Conference

Director General Grossi is expected to hold a press conference at 12:30 CET on Wednesday, 19 November, in the Press Room of the M building.

A live video stream of the press conference will be available. The IAEA will provide a media package of the video footage of the press conference and the Director General’s opening statement and will make photos available on Flickr. 

Photo Opportunity

There will be a photo opportunity with the IAEA Director General and the Chair of the Board, Ambassador Ian David Grainge Biggs of Australia, before the start of the Board meeting, on 19 November at 10:00 CET in Board Room C, in the C building in the VIC.

Press Working Area

The Press Room on the M-Building's ground floor will be available as a press working area, starting from 9:00 CET on 19 November.

Accreditation

We encourage those journalists who do not yet have permanent accreditation to request it at UNIS Vienna.

Please plan your arrival to allow sufficient time to pass through the VIC security check.

To keep abreast of the IAEA’s latest developments, follow the IAEA on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and Weibo.

Atoms4Climate: IAEA to Showcase Nuclear Science and Technology at COP30

IAEA — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:15:28 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is attending the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place in Belem, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November.

For the fourth time, the IAEA will be hosting its Atoms4Climate Pavilion in the Blue Zone of the Conference, showcasing how nuclear energy and nuclear science and techniques are crucial for the world’s most pressing challenges.

Beginning with an Opening Event on 11 November, the IAEA will run a series of events at COP30.

Following the call for faster adoption of low carbon technology solutions including nuclear energy in the First Global Stocktake at COP28, the IAEA will host an official United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) side event at 16:45 on 18 November on Financing strategies for low carbon energy sources. This event will highlight the critical role of technology and investment in driving action.

During an event on 14 November titled Accelerating SMRs: Financing, Policy and Regulatory Enablers in the Age of AI and Hyperscalers, experts will discuss how innovation, digitalization and strategic investment can unlock the full potential of SMRs – forecasted to play a key role in the IAEA’s projected global nuclear power expansion.

Throughout the two-week conference, the IAEA will also hold events on the use of nuclear science and technologies to achieve sustainable water management, protect coastal and marine ecosystems, and provide food security.

On 14 November, the IAEA will join the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA) to spotlight how the Sterile Insect Technique, a nuclear birth control method for insect pests, is controlling devastating fruit fly infestations in Latin America and the Caribbean.

An IAEA event on 11 November will look at how COP30 host country Brazil is using nuclear technologies to address environmental challenges, such as pollution, improving water management systems and promoting climate resilience. Other events will look at how nuclear science supports mountainous regions by monitoring glacier retreat, and how it is used to analyse soil and water dynamics and to track Blue Carbon.

Atoms4Climate Pavilion

The Atoms4Climate pavilion will be hosted by the IAEA in the Blue Zone at COP30, presenting nuclear across four thematic areas: energy, food, the ocean and water.

See the IAEA COP30 page for the complete list of IAEA events.

Nuclear security measures

The IAEA is supporting Brazil in implementing nuclear security measures for COP30 - marking its fifth time assisting a COP host – as part of its support to countries for major public events. As part of the country’s preparations for COP30, projected to have 45 000 people in attendance, the IAEA provided to Brazil training, as well as situational analysis based on information reported to the Incident and Trafficking Database. Training was provided in August to national security experts, including hands-on radiation equipment demonstrations and field exercises.

IAEA media team contacts

For interview requests with IAEA experts and other media-related questions, please contact press@iaea.org.

B-roll footage of nuclear energy for mitigation and nuclear applications for adaption is already available here and will be updated next week with shots from the IAEA pavilion and events at the conference.

For additional requests of B-roll, please contact multimedia.contact-point@iaea.org and copy press@iaea.org.

Photographs from COP30 will be made available on Flickr.

Registration

To attend events in person, you must register for COP30. For media accreditation and all other details concerning the attendance of COP30 events, please refer to the UNFCCCC online registration page. The IAEA cannot assist with accreditation to COP30.

Media kit

The COP30 media kit provides information on the four key areas highlighted at the Atoms4Climate pavilion — energy, food, the ocean and water — along with recent reports and further background information.

The media kit also contains B-roll video footage, videos on the IAEA and climate change and high-resolution images in the IAEA Flickr account.

This material is free to use under the copyright provisions of the IAEA Terms of Use. If you have further questions, please contact us.

The IAEA’s explainer articles, podcasts and other resources related to climate are available on the IAEA website.

Follow the IAEA and #Atoms4Climate on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and Weibo for updates throughout COP30.

IAEA Director General to Present Annual Report and Update on Agency’s Work at UN General Assembly

IAEA — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:30:36 GMT

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will address the United Nations General Assembly to present the IAEA’s annual report for 2024, and to provide an update on the Agency’s work in harnessing nuclear science and technology to achieve their development goals and address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

The session will take place Wednesday 29 October at 15:00 EST (20:00 CET) at the Plenary meeting in the General Assembly Hall, UN Headquarters, New York.

The session will be livestreamed on UN Web TV.

Prior to the session, Director General Grossi will hold a press conference at 14:15 EST (19:15 CET) in the UN Press Briefing Room, UN Headquarters, New York.

The press conference will be livestreamed and later also available on demand here.

To attend the press conference in person, please refer to the UN Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit.

Media Invited to IAEA’s Scientific Forum on Atoms for Water

IAEA — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Scientists and experts will convene next week at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Scientific Forum, #ScientificForum, to discuss the role of nuclear science and technology in the sustainable

Press Arrangements for IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, 8-12 September 2025

IAEA — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:45:00 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors will convene its regular September meeting at the Agency's headquarters at 10:00 CEST on Monday, 8 September, in Board Room C, Building C, 4th floor, in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

Media Invited to the Inauguration of the IAEA Visitor Centre, 17 September 2025, in Seibersdorf, Austria

IAEA — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:00:00 GMT

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will inaugurate its new Visitor Centre at 16:00 CEST on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, at the IAEA Laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria.

Press Arrangements for the IAEA General Conference, 15-19 September, Including Media Briefing on New Nuclear Energy Projections

IAEA — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:30:00 GMT

The 69th Annual Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, #IAEAGC, will convene from 15 to 19 September at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Vienna, Austria.

Press Arrangements for IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, 23 June 2025

IAEA — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:30:00 GMT

The IAEA Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the Agency's headquarters starting at 10:00 CEST on Monday, 23 June, in Board Room C, Building C, 4th floor, in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).

Press Arrangements for IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, 16 June 2025

IAEA — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:30:00 GMT

The IAEA Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the Agency's headquarters starting at 10:00 CEST on Monday, 16 June, in Board Room C, Building C, 4th floor, in the Vienna International Centre (VIC).