Nuclear

IAEA: Iran starts fuel transfer at Bushehr reactor

The IAEA today confirmed that Iran has started fuel transfer at Bushehr reactor. In a statement, IAEA said “the International Atomic Energy Agency regularly inspects the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran. Iran began moving fuel assemblies to the plant’s ‘reactor compartment’ on 21 August 2010. The Agency is taking the appropriate verification measures in [...]



Pakistan claims no risk to nuclear sites from recent floods

The IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre says that they recently asked Pakistani officials about the effects of this month’s flooding in Pakistan on the nation’s nuclear facilities. On Thursday, 19 August, the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority replied that “All the nuclear installations in Pakistan such as the nuclear power plants and research reactors are located [...]