Rafael MarianoGrossi
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Proud to open the first-ever Nuclear Energy Summit today in Brussels with Belgium Prime Minister
@alexanderdecroo
.
COP28 made it clear: to be pro-environment is to be pro-nuclear.
#NES2024
shows the nuclear taboo is over, starting a new chapter for nuclear commitment.
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I am finishing my first visit to
#Ukraine
’s
#Zaporizhzhya
Nuclear Power Plant.
@IAEAorg
is here to stay and will maintain a continued presence at
#ZNPP
.
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The day has come,
@IAEAorg
's Support and Assistance Mission to
#Zaporizhzhya
(ISAMZ) is now on its way. We must protect the safety and security of
#Ukraine
’s and Europe’s biggest nuclear facility. Proud to lead this mission which will be in
#ZNPP
later this week.
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Today, I am launching a programme of assistance to 🇺🇦
#Ukraine
in response to the Nova Kakhovka dam flooding, following President
@ZelenskyyUa
's request for international assistance.
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Impressive to see how quickly 🇵🇰
#Pakistan
's scientists were able to produce climate resilient strains of cotton — an inspiring example of the peaceful application of
#nuclearscience
⚛️ benefiting society.
#IAEAGC
#Atoms4Climate
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Our team at
#Zaporizhzhya
Nuclear Power Plant informed me this morning that the plant has lost all of its external power for the 2nd time in five days. Its back-up diesel generators are now providing electricity for its nuclear safety and security functions.
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I welcome the release of Ihor Murashov, Director General of
#Ukraine
’s
#Zaporizhzhya
Nuclear Power Plant; I have received confirmation that Mr Murashov has returned to his family safely.
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Arriving in Poland on the night train from
#Ukraine
after an intensive week of consultations with 🇷🇺 & 🇺🇦. Moving closer to the establishment of a protection zone for
#Zaporizhzhya
Nuclear Power Plant—the plant's situation is untenable and we need immediate action to protect it.
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On my way to 🇺🇦
#Ukraine
to meet President
@ZelenskyyUa
& present a programme of assistance in the aftermath of the catastrophic Nova Kakhovka dam flooding. I will assess the situation at
#Zaporizhzhya
nuclear power plant & conduct a rotation of ISAMZ with a strengthened team.
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I'm deeply concerned with situation at
#Zaporizhzhia
Nuclear Power Plant. Spoke with
#Ukraine
PM Denys Shmygal;
@IAEAorg
's monitoring and in close contact with
#Ukraine
's nuclear regulator and operator. I appeal to parties to refrain from actions that can put NPPs in danger.
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El Salvador is committed to decarbonization, diversifying its energy mix and benefitting from peaceful nuclear applications. Important to receive legal instruments from 🇸🇻 Deputy FM
@AdrianaMiraSV
and
@DGEHMSV
’s
@daalvarezc
, enabling nuclear’s safe and secure use.
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On our way to Kyiv for important meetings. The need for a Nuclear Safety and Security Protection Zone (NSSPZ) around
#Zaporizhzhya
Nuclear Power Plant is now more urgent than ever.
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En camino a la
#Ant
ártida con Presidente
@JMilei
para lanzar la 1ª expedición de investigación científica del
@IAEAorg
.
Esta misión pionera de
#NUTECPlastics
, en colaboración con 🇦🇷, usará técnicas nucleares para estudiar microplásticos en la Antártida e identificar soluciones.
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Our team at
#Zaporizhzhya
confirms the offsite power line lost yday was restored &
#ZNPP
is reconnected to the grid—a temporary relief in a still untenable situation. A protection zone is needed now. I will travel to 🇷🇺 & will see 🇺🇦
@ZelenskyyUa
thereafter to establish the zone.
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As agreed with 🇺🇦 President
@ZelenskyyUa
, after my meetings in St Petersburg I am coming back to Kyiv. The work on the establishment of a nuclear safety & security protection zone around
#Zaporizhzhya
Nuclear Power Plant continues.
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Con el Presidente 🇦🇷
@JMilei
y nuestros científicos del
@iaeaorg
, hemos aterrizado en la
#Ant
ártida.
Estamos en las Bases Marambio y Esperanza para lanzar nuestra primera misión para investigar microplásticos en este entorno prístino bajo
#NUTECPlastics
.
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本日、私は #日本 の首相に、 #福島 第一原子力発電所からの処理水を海洋に放出するという日本の計画についての
@IAEAorg
の独立した安全レビューの
#IAEA
報告書所見を渡しました。
📝
@kishida230
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IAEAが長期に渡って福島第一原子力発電所 に存在するために不可欠な一歩として、私たちは昨日、常設の現地事務所を設立しました。私たちは、処理水放出プロセス全体に渡って継続的なライブ・モニタリングを行っていきます。IAEAの仕事はまだ始まったばかりで、長期に渡ってここに居ます。
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Nuclear power helps avoid 2+ billion tonnes of CO2 emissions per year and has prevented ~2 million deaths in the last 50 years—lives that would have been lost due to air pollution. For a
#HealthierTomorrow
, we need more low-carbon electricity like nuclear.
#WorldHealthDay
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Today, I visited the
#Zaporizhzhya
nuclear power plant to assess the situation after the catastrophic Nova Kakhovka dam flooding.
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On the way to
#Antarctica
with President
@JMilei
to launch
@IAEAorg
's first scientific research expedition.
This
#NUTECPlastics
groundbreaking mission, in collaboration w/ 🇦🇷, will deploy nuclear techniques to study the impact of microplastics in Antarctica & identify solutions.
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My statement on the situation and recent developments at nuclear power plants in
#Ukraine
, part 1 of 2.
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Shelling has caused a complete blackout in
#Enerhodar
and compromised the safe operation of the nearby
#Zaporizhzhya
NPP. This must stop & a Nuclear Safety & Security Protection Zone (NSSPZ) agreed immediately. An NPP can never be a pawn of war.
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I welcome Japan's announcement on how it will dispose of the treated water stored at
#Fukushima
nuclear power plant.
@IAEAorg
will work w/ 🇯🇵 before, during & after the discharge of the water to help ensure this is carried out without an adverse impact on health & environment.1/2
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IAEAの重要なパートナーで揺るぎない支持国である日本に向かっています。計画された処理水放出の議論を継続するために福島第一原発を再訪し、東京では高官にお会いします。アジア及び世界における放射線治療・診断の普及も今回の訪日における私の重要なアジェンダです。
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この包括報告書は、国際社会に対し、処理水放出についての科学的知識を明確にし、これまで提起されてきた安全性に関する技術的な質問に答えています。
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Deeply honored to be appointed to a second term as the head of this formidable tool that is the
@iaeaorg
and to lead its committed staff. I thank the Member States for their trust. I will honor it every single day.
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At
#COP26
in Glasgow, I will come with a simple message: Nuclear is and will be part of the solution to our
#climatecrisis
.
#Atoms4Climate
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This repeated loss of
#ZNPP
’s off-site power is a deeply worrying development and it underlines the urgent need for a nuclear safety & security protection zone around the site.
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Kicked off
#IAEAGC
week meeting w/ 🇯🇵 Minister
@takaichi_sanae
. As Japan has begun discharge of
#Fukushima
Daiichi treated water, which has the world’s attention,
@IAEAorg
is committed to providing objective and reliable data. Thanks to 🇯🇵 for supporting our work in Ukraine.
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In a Kyiv bunker with 🇺🇦 Foreign Minister
@DmytroKuleba
, we are making progress towards the establishment of a nuclear safety and protection zone around
#Zaporizhzhya
Nuclear Power Plant.
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IAEA flag is now flying at
#Ukraine
’s
#Pivdennoukrainsk
(South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant). We are here to stay to help ensure nuclear safety & security during ongoing conflict. Soon IAEA will be permanently present at all 🇺🇦 NPPs.
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Orgulloso de lanzar la 1ª expedición científica de
@IAEAorg
a la
#Ant
ártida con el Pres
@JMilei
. Esta misión de
#NUTECPlastics
es un paso crucial para entender y combatir la contaminación por microplásticos en uno de los entornos más remotos de la Tierra.
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I met 🇺🇦
@ZelenskyyUa
today in Zaporizhzhya City & had a rich exchange on the protection of the
#Zaporizhzhya
NPP and its staff. I reiterated the full support of the
@IAEAorg
to
#Ukraine
’s nuclear facilities.
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The
@iaeaorg
team must go to Zaporizhia just as we did to Chornobyl and South Ukraine earlier in the year. We can put together a safety, security and safeguards mission and deliver the indispensable assistance and impartial assessment that is needed.
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Science is our most reliable tool for understanding the world.
Today, along with
@IAEAorg
scientists, I had the opportunity of showing 🇦🇷 President
@JMilei
how nuclear science and technology will be used in our
#NUTECPlastics
mission to study microplastics in
#Antarctica
.
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From a boat off
#Fukushima
Daiichi, I'm overlooking the treated water discharge site. After a 2-year review,
@IAEAorg
finds Japan's plan aligns with safety standards.
But our work isn't over. We've been here, we're here, and we'll be here until the last drop is safely discharged.
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La ciencia es nuestra herramienta más confiable para entender el 🌎.
Hoy, con los científicos del
@IAEAorg
, tuve la oportunidad de mostrar al Pres
@JMilei
cómo utilizaremos la ciencia nuclear en nuestra misión
#NUTECPlastics
para estudiar los microplásticos en la
#Ant
ártida.
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I personally thanked South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant staff for their endurance and resilience during these extremely difficult times. Staff of all
#Ukraine
nuclear facilities deserve full respect and admiration for keeping sites running in a safe and secure way amid conflict.
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Back in Vienna after
@IAEAorg
’s Support and Assistance Mission to
#Zaporizhzhya
(ISAMZ). Very grateful to my wonderful team and especially to
@UN
and SG
@AntonioGuterres
, for his support and
@UNDSS
and
@UN_OpSupport
for their indispensable role in this complex operation.
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It was a pleasure to welcome 🇯🇵 Senator
@aoyamashigeharu
, who has extensive knowledge & experience in the area of nuclear safety & security. Japan is a strong supporter of
@iaeaorg
's activities, incl. our mission to
#Ukraine
. I look forward to our further enhanced cooperation!
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I have just addressed the
#UNSC
and launched a proposal to create a Nuclear Safety and Security Protection Zone (NSSPZ) in
#Zaporizhzhya
. This is based on the findings from our mission to the power plant there, outlined in our new report.
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#Japan
starts releasing treated water from
#Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear power plant today.
Stay informed with real time updates on the process directly from
@IAEAorg
's dedicated page:
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After Finland,
#Sweden
becomes 2nd country in the 🌍 to approve a deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste.
This technically proven solution can be part of the
#ClimateCrisis
solution.
@IAEAorg
to work with Sweden in this important endeavor.
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#Ethiopia
is at the heart of African diplomacy, & we're launching Rays of Hope in Addis Ababa on
#WorldCancerDay
. Thank you 🇪🇹 Minister
@DemekeHasen
for your hospitality & enthusiastic support to
#CancerCare4All
—
@IAEAorg
will help Ethiopia tackle cancer & other dev. challenges.
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Tomorrow I travel to Tehran to meet with senior Iranian officials to find a mutually agreeable solution, compatible with Iranian law, so that the
@IAEAorg
can continue essential verification activities in Iran. Looking forward to success – this is in everybody’s interest.
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On my way to
#Zaporizhzhya
NPP to assess first-hand the
#nuclear
safety & security situation at the facility. I will continue my efforts to protect the nuclear plant during the ongoing military conflict, & lead our next regular rotation of
@iaeaorg
experts to & from the site.
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Honoured to meet 🇺🇦 President
@ZelenskyyUa
for a thorough discussion on the safety and security situation at Ukrainian nuclear facilities. I assured him that
@IAEAorg
will continue to support
#Ukraine
.
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Timely conversation with 🇺🇦
#Ukraine
President
@ZelenskyyUa
on the eve of my visit to
#Zaporizhzhya
nuclear power plant where I will assess the situation after the catastrophic Nova Kakhovka dam flooding.
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I will travel to Tehran on Monday for meetings with Iranian authorities to address outstanding questions related to safeguards in Iran. I hope to establish a fruitful and cooperative channel of direct dialogue. It is necessary.
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Excellent meeting w/ 🇺🇦
@ZelenskyyUa
on the current situation. I reiterated
@IAEAorg
will continue to be guided by int'l law & we made progress towards a nuclear safety & security protection zone at
#Zaporizhzhya
NPP. I'll return to Kyiv soon to continue this important exchange.
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With 🇦🇷 President
@JMilei
and our
@IAEAorg
scientists, we’ve touched down in
#Antarctica
.
We’re visiting Marambio and Esperanza Bases as we launch our first-ever mission to investigate microplastics in this pristine environment under
#NUTECPlastics
.
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Excellent to meet 🇫🇷 President
@EmmanuelMacron
as part of the establishment of a Nuclear Safety and Security Protection Zone (NSSPZ) at
#Zaporizhzhya
Nuclear Power Plant.
🙏
#France
, thank you for your support and endorsement.
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At the invitation of
#Turkey
’s Foreign Minister
@MevlutCavusoglu
I will travel tomorrow to Antalya. In meetings there I hope to make progress on the urgent issue of ensuring the safety and security of
#Ukraine
’s nuclear facilities. We need to act now!
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The opportunities for the peaceful use of
#NuclearScience
in Pakistan are plentiful: from combating the🌎 global
#ClimateCrisis
to fighting cancer. Productive exchange with 🇵🇰 Foreign Minister
@BBhuttoZardari
— thank you for supporting and working closely with
@IAEAorg
.
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I have just arrived in Tokyo,
#Japan
. Later today, I will meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
@kishida230
to present
@IAEAorg
's Comprehensive Report on the Safety Review of the ALPS-Treated Water at the
#Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
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UPDATE—I've been informed by our team on site that external power to
#Zaporizhzhya
NPP is restored.
#ZNPP
's operator says this morning's outage was caused by shelling damage to a far off sub-station, highlighting how precarious the situation is. We need a protection zone ASAP.
Our team at
#Zaporizhzhya
Nuclear Power Plant informed me this morning that the plant has lost all of its external power for the 2nd time in five days. Its back-up diesel generators are now providing electricity for its nuclear safety and security functions.
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My statement from the contact point between Ukrainian and Russian forces as we return from the
#Zaporizhzhya
nuclear power plant.
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I was honoured to meet the
#Chornobyl
Nuclear Power Plant staff and personally thank them for their resilience and courage during such extremely difficult times. They have my and
@IAEAorg
's full respect and admiration: they are heroes.
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Congratulations UAE for achieving first criticality of Unit 1 of Barakah NPP. The
@IAEAorg
supports 🇦🇪 & other countries that opt for introducing nuclear power, which plays a key role in achieving clean & affordable energy and in tackling
#ClimateChange
.
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Today marks 36 years since the
#Chornobyl
nuclear power plant accident, the most severe in the history of nuclear power. I'm here to pay respect to the victims of the nuclear accident and to all those who work tirelessly to rebuild and protect this place.
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#Morocco
’s expertise in nuclear science is a valuable asset for the development of the country. Important exchange with Minister of Energy Transition &
#SustDev
@LeilaRBenali
on the 🇲🇦 economy, and perspectives of nuclear energy, including
#SMRs
, worldwide.
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Proud to announce today at
#COP28
a major nuclear energy summit for 2024 together with 🇧🇪 Prime Minister
@alexanderdecroo
, 🇫🇷 President
@emmanuelmacron
, in the presence of other world leaders.
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#NuclearSecurity
is a crucial element within the continued cooperation between Pakistan and
@IAEAorg
. I was impressed by the high standard of the Pakistan Centre of Excellence in Nuclear Security and I look forward to enhancing our excellent collaboration.
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Told
@UN
SC I’m extremely concerned about events at
#Ukraine
#Zaporizhzhia
NPP. They proved that armed conflict in the area of a NPP puts at risk the fundamental principle that the physical integrity of nuclear facilities must be maintained & they should be kept safe at all time.
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I will head an
@IAEAorg
assistance and support mission to the
#Chornobyl
Nuclear Power Plant as soon as possible. It will be the first in a series of such nuclear safety and security missions to
#Ukraine
.
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#福島 第一原子力発電所に貯蔵されている処理水の放出は、#日本 政府による国の決定であり、また、この報告書は同方針の推奨でも、支持でもありません。
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Visiting the 🇵🇰 Nuclear Medicine Oncology &
#Radiotherapy
Inst., an important
@IAEAorg
partner & a perfect example of peaceful nuclear uses.
Proud to inaugurate Cyberknife, a
#CancerCare4All
milestone. Pakistan will support its neighbors as a regional centre in Rays of Hope.
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.
@IAEAorg
is here in
#Chornobyl
Nuclear Power Plant to deliver equipment, conduct radiological assessments and restore safeguards monitoring systems.
#Ukraine
updated the IAEA on the current nuclear and radiation safety, and security situation of 🇺🇦 nuclear installations.
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Happy
#Nowruz
to all those celebrating today. Wishing you a healthy and peaceful new year!
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L’expertise du
#Maroc
dans le domaine du nucléaire est un atout précieux pour le développement du pays.
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Using nuclear science,
@IAEAorg
’s
#NUTECPlastics
mission in
#Antarctica
aims to understand the severity of microplastic pollution in the continent, its origins, and how it reaches this remote region.
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Controlled water discharges into the sea are routinely used by operational nuclear power plants around the world and in the region under strict safety and environmental standards and regulations. 2/2
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.
@IAEAorg
has now finished its assessment of
#Japan
’s plans to release the water stored at the
#Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, confirming the plans to be in line with IAEA safety standards.
🎥 Full video:
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I'm in Yerevan on a 2-day visit to Armenia, an important
@IAEAorg
partner. Nuclear power is essential in 🇦🇲's economy—interesting talk w/ PM
@NikolPashinyan
on the country's current & future nuclear power plans. We support Armenia in ensuring its programme is safe & secure.
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My statement on the situation and recent developments at nuclear power plants in
#Ukraine
, part 2 of 2.
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Globally, nuclear power is essential in ensuring energy security and combating climate change. Excellent exchange with
@BillGates
on our work to achieve a safer and healthier world.
#GCEAF
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After concerning developments following the destruction of the
#Kakhovka
HPP dam, I will be leading the next rotation of our
@IAEAorg
Support and Assistance Mission to
#Zaporizhzhya
NPP (ISAMZ) next week with a reinforced team. Crucial moment for nuclear safety.
In a phone call, I informed IAEA Director General
@rafaelmgrossi
about the large-scale consequences of the Russian act of terrorism at the Kakhovka HPP dam. We discussed ways to minimize risks to
#ZNPP
security. Agreed on Mr. Grossi's visit to Ukraine.
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福島県の市町村長、漁業組合、そして地元団体と会談したところです。
あなた方の懸念は
@IAEAorg
の活動の鍵となります。
私たちは話を聞き、説明し、安全性を確保するためにここにいます。そして私たちは、処理水の放出前、放出中及び放出後も、我々のコミットメントを確約すべくここに居続けます。
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Today I signed a statement with Vice-President and President of the Atomic Energy Organization of
#Iran
🇮🇷, Mohammad Eslami. A lot of work ahead of us.
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Le Maroc 🇲🇦 prend des mesures essentielles pour assurer un mix énergétique bas carbone.
Toujours un plaisir de rencontrer la Ministre
@LeilaRBenali
et d’échanger avec elle nos perspectives sur l’énergie nucléaire, notamment les
#SMRs
, à la
#MED2022
, à Rome.
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Después de una interesante discusión sobre cambio climático y transición energética, tomamos un momento con
@fbirol
para compartir otra pasión: el fútbol.
Fatih es el mayor fan (hincha) de 🇹🇷
@Galatasaray
, pero espero que ahora apoye a mi equipo 🇦🇷
@EdelpOficial
, con esta camiseta
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I'm here at
#COP27
because we need
#ClimateAction
and nuclear is part of the solution towards a decarbonized energy mix.
#Atoms4Climate
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Attended the opening of
#COP26
's World Leaders Summit.
The
@IAEAorg
and nuclear have a seat at the table and our voice is being heard.
#Atoms4Climate
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I congratulated Pres. Ilham Aliyev for the successful chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) & had a timely exchange on nonproliferation issues.
@iaeaorg
will continue to support Azerbaijan increase its agricultural productivity & improve health through nuclear techniques
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It's been 10 years since the accident at
#Fukushima
Daiichi. Here is my message where I take stock of what's been done to make nuclear energy safer. Nuclear safety is the key to nuclear power expansion & a stable-climate future. My full statement:
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The
@IAEAorg
continues its work at
#Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, now sampling and analysing the seawater. IAEA's independent sampling confirms tritium levels are below limit.
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Today I have given Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
@kishida230
the IAEA report findings of the
@IAEAorg
’s independent, safety review of
#Japan
’s plan to release treated water from the
#Fukushima
Daiichi plant into the sea.
📝 (1/4)
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