Latest International Atomic Energy Agency News

Head of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump's return raise worries

Nov. 14, 2024 16:44 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Thursday that the “space for negotiation and diplomacy ... is getting smaller” over Iran's advancing atomic program as wars in the Mideast rage on and as President Donald Trump will return to the...

Head of UN nuclear watchdog: 'Dire straits dynamic' with Iran's nuclear program amid Mideast wars

Nov. 12, 2024 13:09 PM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Tuesday he's hopeful that meetings this week with Iranian officials, including the country's new president, can lead to a breakthrough in monitoring the country's nuclear program, a longstanding issue that has gained...

UN nuclear head to visit Iran for talks on country's nuclear program as next Trump presidency looms

Nov. 10, 2024 06:48 AM EST

VIENNA (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Sunday he will travel to Iran in the coming days to hold talks regarding the country's nuclear program. The visit comes amid wider tensions gripping the Mideast over the Israel-Hamas war and uncertainty over how U.S....

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at 2 secretive Iranian military bases

Oct. 27, 2024 17:44 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli attack on Iran damaged facilities at a secretive military base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program, satellite...

IAEA team samples seawater near Fukushima plant to ensure safe release of wastewater

Oct. 07, 2024 05:36 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — A team of scientists from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Fukushima on Monday as part of an annual monitoring and sampling mission to ensure safety of the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, officials said. Japan began...

The UN's nuclear chief says the world needs to pursue dialogue with North Korea over nuclear weapons

Sep. 26, 2024 17:28 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world must recognize that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons and pursue dialogue despite its violations of U.N. sanctions and international law, the United Nations' nuclear chief said Thursday. In an interview with The Associated Press. Rafael Grossi,...

Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban

Sep. 20, 2024 11:10 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China announced Friday that they have reached a deal resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean and Beijing's subsequent ban on Japanese seafood. ...

UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions 'very fragile' at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant

Sep. 03, 2024 15:37 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Tuesday described the situation at Europe's largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site in central Ukraine, and vowed to expand the agency's inspections to include critical...

Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says

Aug. 29, 2024 15:03 PM EDT

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands, a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Thursday. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, seen by...