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The IAEA DG said that "nothing that happens here will be unnoticed, because the IAEA will be here to support you" during a visit to the South Ukraine NPP

Used nuclear fuel has long been reprocessed to extract fissile materials for recycling and to reduce the volume of high-level wastes. New reprocessing technologies are being developed to be deployed in conjunction with fast neutron reactors which will burn all long-lived acti...

The IAEA DG says that the Ukrainian government "at the highest levels" has requested a mission be sent to Zaporizhzhia

The achievement of harmonization of nuclear safety standards could facilitate the emergence of a global market that offers a choice of a small number of reactor types that are recognized by regulators as safe and technologically mature.

The function of many common consumer products is dependent on the use of small amounts of radioactive material.

The US House of Representatives has voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which now heads to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The passing of the wide-ranging bill, which includes support for existing and new nuclear, was welcomed by the nuclear industry.

Ukraine's nuclear regulatory authority has warned that the annual "fire season" at Chernobyl is approaching and the usual firefighting capacity is not available

A major increase in uranium mine production is planned. There is increasing international involvement in parts of Russia's fuel cycle. Exports are a major Russian policy and economic objective.  

Other organisations include national and regional nuclear associations representing the industry around the world, and international organisations dealing with energy issues.

Tajikistan is mineral-rich and has some uranium deposits. It has substantial issues with legacy waste from past uranium mining and milling as a regional centre.