International Atomic Energy Agency

The IAEA Board of Governors strongly condemned Russia's missile attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv on July 8 and decided to continue providing technical assistance to Ukraine, including support for the hospital.

The UN General Assembly approved a resolution initiated by Ukraine to ensure the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, including the Zaporizhzhia NPP, calling for its demilitarization and de-occupation.

Eight employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant were injured as a result of drone strikes near the plant, one of whom needed medical attention, resulting in an oil leak and damage to the power substation.

Due to the shelling and fire, ZNPP lost communication with an external radiation monitoring station located 16 km away, which further reduced its ability to detect radioactive releases during emergencies.

The Russian occupation forces have turned the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant into a military facility and are exporting unused equipment to the Russian Federation.

The water level in the cooling pond of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains stable, despite the undermining of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam by the Russian occupiers.

Slovakia is very concerned about the safety of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and fully supports the IAEA's efforts to ensure its safe operation by providing financial support for the IAEA's work.

A joint communiqué in which the participants reaffirmed their commitment to uphold international law, including the UN Charter, and outlined key aspects of achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine based on respect for its territorial integrity and sovereignty.

The participants of the Peace Summit in Switzerland have drafted a final declaration. They call for the return of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukrainian control, the restoration of safe access to Ukrainian seaports, and the exchange of prisoners of war. Russia is accused of causing massive human suffering and destruction through its aggression against Ukraine.

Zelenskyy expects the peace summit to initiate substantive decisions on food security, nuclear safety, and the return of deported Ukrainian children, which will be the beginning of a long road to peace.

IAEA experts stationed at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant heard explosions at some distance from the site, which reminds of the station's frontline location, and also noted that the plant's six reactors are in good condition and receive the necessary cooling water from underground wells.

Ukrainian energy minister Galushchenko met with IAEA Director Grossi to discuss nuclear safety, preventing power outages at Ukrainian nuclear power plants, and coordinating efforts to ensure their safe operation in the face of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.

Ukraine's energy minister has warned EU ambassadors that Russia's goal is to cause a complete power outage in Ukraine, and the country is preparing for a difficult situation in winter.

The peace summit aims to involve representatives of the Russian Federation in peace talks, paying special attention to nuclear and food security, as well as the return of abducted Ukrainian children.

In the context of war, the restart of the Russian-held Zaporizhia nuclear power plant can have unpredictable and dangerous consequences. The head of the UN nuclear surveillance agency warned about this after a meeting with Russian officials.

Iran has accumulated 142. 1 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, enough for several nuclear warheads, but the United States is urging its allies not to increase pressure on Tehran despite progress in its nuclear program.

Iran has further increased its stockpile of enriched uranium to a level close to weapons-grade, putting pressure on the international community to lift economic sanctions.

Ukraine calls on the IAEA to strengthen nuclear safety standards to withstand armed conflicts and hold countries accountable for violations, as Russia's actions at the Zaporizhzhia NPP and the Sevastopol Research Reactor in Crimea have created unprecedented risks and amount to nuclear terrorism.

54 IAEA delegations called for holding Russia accountable for creating threats to nuclear security by seizing and militarizing the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

IAEA inspections have found no leakage of nuclear materials at Ukrainian nuclear power plants despite the ongoing war, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has said.

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and other passengers were killed in a plane crash in northwestern Iran, leading Vice President Mohammad Mohber to take over as acting head of Iran until new elections within 50 days.

The occupiers are using kamikaze drones over the nuclear reactors of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which could lead to catastrophic consequences, according to the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, plans to visit Iran next week to attend a nuclear conference and meet with Iranian officials to overcome the "distance" in the IAEA-Iran relationship.

The G7 countries condemn Russia's seizure and militarization of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which poses serious risks to nuclear safety and has implications for the entire international community.

The Central Analytical Laboratory at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which was looted by russian troops during the occupation, has been restored by 40% with the help of international partners.

The situation at Zaporizhzhia NPP remains highly unpredictable, despite the absence of recent drone attacks, IAEA experts hear artillery shelling on a daily basis, and the consequences of the ongoing conflict affect nuclear safety at other nuclear facilities in Ukraine.

According to the head of the IAEA, Iran is a few weeks away from having enough enriched uranium to make an atomic bomb.

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries have condemned Russia's seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying it poses serious risks to nuclear safety that could have implications for the entire international community.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported another drone attack on the training center of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the third such incident in recent times.

The situation at Zaporizhzhya NPP is deteriorating every day due to the lack of qualified personnel, failure to carry out repairs and scheduled inspections, lack of cooling water and power lines, as well as the constant threat of equipment failure and accidents due to incompetent actions of unqualified personnel hired by the Russians.