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WEB4 days ago · 19 September 2024 Update 250 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine. Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi this week informed the annual Member States gathering of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about its expanding efforts to help prevent a nuclear accident during the military conflict in Ukraine, saying the IAEA had deployed more than 140 support and ...
What is Nuclear Energy? The Science of Nuclear Power | IAEA
WEBAug 2, 2021 · The Science of Nuclear Power. Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons. This source of energy can be produced in two ways: fission – when nuclei of atoms split into several parts – or fusion – when nuclei fuse together. The nuclear energy harnessed around the world ...
The 1986 Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident | IAEA
WEBJun 13, 2013 · IAEA, Vienna, 2008 (ISSN 0074–1884; STI/PUB/1312; ISBN 978–92–0–110807–4) On 26 April 1986, the Number Four reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in what then was the Soviet Union during improper testing at low-power, resulted in loss of control that led to an explosion and fire that demolished the reactor building and released ...
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident - IAEA
WEBJan 12, 2024 · The IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) received information from the International Seismic Safety Centre at approximately 08:15 Vienna Time concerning an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 near the east coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island.. This was followed by an accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which was ultimately categorized as a Level 7 — Major ...
What is Nuclear Fusion? - International Atomic Energy Agency
WEB03 Aug 2023. Matteo Barbarino, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. Nuclear fusion is the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one while releasing massive amounts of energy. Fusion reactions take place in a state of matter called plasma — a hot, charged gas made of positive ions and free ...
What is Radiation? | IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
WEB25 Jan 2023. Andrea Galindo, IAEA Office of Public Information and Communication. Radiation is energy that moves from one place to another in a form that can be described as waves or particles. We are exposed to radiation in our everyday life. Some of the most familiar sources of radiation include the sun, microwave ovens in our kitchens and ...
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) | IAEA
WEBMay 3, 2023 · The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is the centrepiece of global efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament. The NPT was opened for signature in 1968 and entered into ...
What are Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)? - International Atomic …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Small – physically a fraction of the size of a conventional nuclear power reactor. Modular – making it possible for systems and components to be factory-assembled and transported as a unit to a location for installation. Reactors – harnessing nuclear fission to generate heat to produce energy. Learn more about nuclear fission and energy.
InTouch+ | IAEA
WEBInTouch+ is an IAEA web platform, embedded within NUCLEUS, that enables submission, review and approval of applications for events, including training courses, fellowships, scientific visits, meetings, sponsored participations, conferences and symposia, as well as registration to meetings of the Board of Governors, General Conference, and conventions.
Global Overview of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel …
WEBJan 21, 2022 · In terms of overall volume, around 95% of existing radioactive waste has very low level (VLLW) or low-level (LLW) radioactivity, while about 4% is intermediate level waste (ILW) and less than 1% is high-level waste (HLW). Since the start of nuclear electricity production in 1954 to the end of 2016, some …