IAEA to monitor Japan's release of water from Fukushima nuclear plant
The U.N. agency's report last month concluded that Japan's plans were consistent with international safety standards.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an autonomous U.N. organization that promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy and prevents its use for military purposes. Through its safeguards system, it verifies that nations' nuclear programs are exclusively for peaceful uses. The IAEA also works on nuclear safety, security, and the application of nuclear science to help solve global challenges.
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IAEA confirms Russia put explosive mines by Ukrainian nuclear reactor
But the U.N. agency says any detonation of the mines should not affect the site’s nuclear safety and security systems.
Groups warn of backsliding in nuclear security around the world
The biennial report noted the erosion of nuclear security coincides with growing nuclear security dangers and alarming increases in stockpiles of weapons-usable nuclear materials.
Diplomats examine AI risks to peace and potential for global oversight
British diplomats are leading a push at the U.N. that could be a starting point for a multilateral approach to regulating AI.
AI robots say they won't rebel but can run world better than humans
Nine social robots offered mixed responses to reporters' questions about how strictly they should be regulated.
IAEA finds no nuclear sabotage plans in Ukraine but can't rule it out
Experts with the Vienna-based U.N. agency have inspected parts of the facility in recent days and weeks, but Russian occupying forces are restricting some access.
U.N. watchdog finds vulnerable water supply at Ukraine nuke plant
The dam’s reservoir, with about 18 million cubic meters of water, provided water for Zaporizhzhya's cooling pools.
U.N. chief backs creation of a new international AI watchdog agency
A new organization to supervise artificial intelligence could be modeled after the U.N. atomic watchdog agency.
Ukraine dam blast unleashes disaster with nuclear ramifications
Kyiv said Russian forces blew up the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station along the Dnieper River, while Moscow blamed it on the Ukrainian military.
Nuclear tensions fuel disarmament agenda for Hiroshima G-7 summit
Humanitarian leaders say the risk of nuclear catastrophe is the highest 'since the worst moments of the Cold War.'
Russian evacuation around Ukraine plant alarms U.N. nuclear watchdog
IAEA experts at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant were closely monitoring the situation after learning the town of Enerhodar was being evacuated.
U.N. atomic watchdog chief 'astonished by the complacency'
Europe's biggest nuclear power plant is running on emergency diesel generators to prevent a major radiation catastrophe.
IAEA making "headway" towards Zaporizhzhya protection zone
U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said diplomatic efforts to set up the nuclear safety and security protection zone are progressing and he hopes to soon reach agreement and put the much-needed measures into place.
U.N. atomic watchdog to secure all of Ukraine's nuclear plants
IAEA's director general and Ukraine’s prime minister announced the agreement for the U.N. atomic watchdog agency to establish a continuous presence of nuclear safety and security experts at all Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
IAEA and IEA position nuclear power for 'comeback' role in the fight against climate change
The U.N. climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt gives industry and agency leaders an opportunity to champion nuclear power's possibilities.
Ukraine asks IAEA to rebut Russia's 'dirty bomb' claims
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba appealed to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to debunk Moscow’s claims Kyvi plans to use so-called dirty bombs.