"NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS"

After arriving at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi said this was “not only a symbolic visit,” and noted that “there is a lot of work to be done after the occupation of this plant.” IAEA

On the 11th anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station accident in Japan, a newly translated report by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) in Japanese is being released which details the levels and effects of radiation exposure ten years after in the aftermath of the disaster. UNSCEAR

UN chief of political affairs Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council, “the Secretary-General has followed with great alarm the reports of heavy fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine,” reiterating that “every effort should be taken to avoid a catastrophic nuclear incident.” UNIFEED

Fighting at Ukraine nuclear power site irresponsible, against Geneva Conventions, Under-Secretary-General tells Security Council.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said the situation in Ukraine is “unprecedented” and stressed that “safety and security of nuclear facilities, and nuclear and other radioactive material, in Ukraine must under no circumstances be endangered.” IAEA

At meeting marking anniversary of Chernobyl disaster, General Assembly President says global community must build resilience, prepare for unexpected challenges.

Chernobyl: with disaster’s effects still being felt after 30 years, UN renews commitment to a safer future at 92nd plenary of the 70th Session.

The head of the Chernobyl Children International charity Adi Roche said the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor 30 years ago was a “sin against the beauty and wonder of our planet Earth.” UNIFEED-UNTV/ FILE

In a preliminary report, a group of UN experts said that good progress has been made by Japan in remediation efforts in areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, while encouraging the Government to better communicate its decontamination goals to the public. FILE

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano today delivered a statement to the Agency's Board of Governors, where he briefed Member States on nuclear verification issues in Iran and in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. IAEA