Nuclear Politics

Iraq / SMRs On Agenda As Grossi Visit Paves Way For Country To Start Planning First Commercial Nuclear Plants

By David Dalton
19 March 2024

IAEA head says Baghdad laying groundwork for reactors as part of ‘peaceful nuclear energy future’

SMRs On Agenda As Grossi Visit Paves Way For Country To Start Planning First Commercial Nuclear Plants
Rafael Grossi (second left) meets Iraq’s prime minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani (centre) in Baghdad. Courtesy IAEA.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi met Iraq’s prime minister in Baghdad on 18 March as part of a visit that paves the way for the country to begin planning for its first commercial nuclear power plants.

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