Ukraine war keeps nuclear safety on a knife-edge, UN watchdog warns

Ukraine war keeps nuclear safety on a knife-edge, UN watchdog warns

Russian forces have been carrying out strikes on critical infrastructure amid freezing winter temperatures as their full-scale invasion approaches the four-year mark next month.  IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said the electrical grid was again the target of military activity this past weekend, leading to significant impacts to several regions and nuclear power plant operations.  Power lines down  The fighting caused […]

UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety

UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety

Addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, Director General Rafael Grossi said the agency remains focused on preventing a nuclear accident as fighting continues to endanger critical infrastructure. “The conflict in Ukraine is about to enter its fifth year,” Mr. Grossi said. “It continues to pose the world’s biggest threat to nuclear […]

Nuclear watchdog chief announces breakthrough on Iran monitoring

Nuclear watchdog chief announces breakthrough on Iran monitoring

“Indispensable” monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ended in June, agency chief Rafael Grossi said, when Israel and US-backed airstrikes targeted Iran’s nuclear power installations. At the time, the Iranian authorities confirmed that the Natanz enrichment site had been “impacted” without affecting existing radiation levels, the top IAEA diplomat said. Practical step forward […]

Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards

Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards

The development follows serious warnings from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) earlier this week that inspectors have been unable to determine whether Iran’s nuclear programme was “exclusively peaceful” – as per the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal from which the United States subsequently withdrew. A fresh round of negotiations between Washington and […]

Lack of cooperation from Iran hampers nuclear checks, says atomic energy watchdog

Lack of cooperation from Iran hampers nuclear checks, says atomic energy watchdog

Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Monday that Iran’s growing stockpile of highly enriched uranium and unresolved questions about its programme remain serious issues. “Unless and until Iran assists the agency in resolving the outstanding safeguards issues, the Agency will not be in a position to provide assurance that […]