More than 75 countries and 10 international organisations are taking part in what the International Atomic Energy Agency says is the "world’s largest and most complex international nuclear emergency exercise, simulating a severe accident at Romania’s Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant".

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has warned the United Nations Security Council that there is still a "window of opportunity to return to dialogue and diplomacy", after the United States joined Israel in launching attacks on nuclear sites in Iran.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told a meeting of the agency's board of governors on Monday that Israel's attack on the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant site had destroyed the above-ground part of the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant. 

The International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has told the agency's board of governors "nuclear facilities must never be attacked, regardless of the context or circumstances, as it could harm both people and the environment".

In the latest meeting between International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev the two sides discussed the on-going security situation and issues relating to any future restart of the plant's units.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has met with Ukraine's President for talks about the current security situation - and also looked ahead to future new nuclear power capacity in the country.

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded a six-day Site and External Events Design mission to El Salvador, which is considering two candidate sites for its first nuclear power plant.

The operator of the Borssele nuclear power plant in the Netherlands has demonstrated a commitment to its operational safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency mission has concluded. Meanwhile, another IAEA mission has completed a review of long-term operational safety of the Krško plant in Slovenia.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has said the flying of drones near Zaporizhzhia and other nuclear power plants in Ukraine "should stop immediately".