Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power announced it has developed the world's first web-based automatic monitoring system to prevent accidents in nuclear reactors and related systems. The company plans to introduce the system to all its nuclear power plants.

The International Atomic Energy Agency is urging investigation of whether an external boiler can be installed to generate the steam required so all six Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant units can be placed in cold shutdown. 

Canada has made significant efforts to enhance its emergency preparedness and response framework for nuclear and radiological emergencies framework since an initial mission in 2019, an International Atomic Energy Agency follow-up mission has concluded.

Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted the first set of documents to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for the pre-licensing vendor design review of its eVinci microreactor.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says that the agency's experts at the site have not observed any indications of mines or explosives at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but says they have requested additional access, including to the rooftop of two reactors.

Japan's plan to release treated water stored at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean is consistent with relevant international safety standards, an International Atomic Energy Agency Task Force has concluded in its final report. The release would have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment, it said.

Belgium has demonstrated its commitment to continuous improvement in nuclear and radiation safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded. The Integrated Regulatory Review Service mission team noted the need to identify and secure sufficient financial resources and competences for the regulator.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been reconnected to a back-up power line which has been down since 1 March.

A structural performance test of a scaled-down Hualong One containment building in serious accident conditions has been successfully completed by China's Harbin Institute of Technology. A team of researchers - which included workers from China National Nuclear Corporation's China Nuclear Power Engineering division - spent three years making preparations for the test.

The joint report by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission establishes a common regulatory position on tristructural isotropic fuel qualification, for use in the licensing of advanced reactor and small modular reactor technologies.