The new top U.S. envoy to North Korea is calling for Pyongyang to take “concrete steps” in order to revive stalled multilateral talks over its nuclear program. U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Glyn Davies said Thursday that North Korea should fulfill promises it made in 2005 to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for […]
US Envoy Calls for ‘Concrete Steps’ from North Korea on Nuclear Program
Posted December 8th, 2011 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese NGOs Protest Funding for Whale Harvest
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
The environmental group Greenpeace says 18 Japanese non-governmental organizations have signed an open letter protesting Japan’s move to use nearly $30 million in earthquake and tsunami relief funding to boost security measures for its Antarctic whale harvest. As news of the letter spread Wednesday, an official with Japan’s Fisheries Agency said the funding for extra […]
US, China Inaugurate Radiation Detection System in Shanghai
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
The United States and China have unveiled a radiation detection system at a Shanghai seaport as part of a global effort to prevent the illegal transport of weaponized nuclear materials. The system will provide comprehensive screening of cargo at the Yangshan deepwater port – one of the world’s busiest. The move is part of a […]
US, China Inaugurate Radiation Detection System in Shanghai
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
The United States and China have unveiled a radiation detection system at a Shanghai seaport as part of a global effort to prevent the illegal transport of weaponized nuclear materials. The system will provide comprehensive screening of cargo at the Yangshan deepwater port – one of the world’s busiest container ports. The move is part […]
Radiation Contamination in Japanese Baby Formula Sparks Recall
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
A leading Japanese food manufacturer says radioactive cesium has been detected in its baby formula — the latest food scare to grip the country since the nuclear disaster at a power plant northeast of Tokyo nine months ago. The Meiji Company said Tuesday it has launched an immediate recall of 400,000 cans of powdered milk […]
Contaminated Water Leaks from Japanese Nuclear Plant
Posted December 5th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant says a fresh leak of radioactive water has been discovered. Tokyo Electric Power Company says about 45 tons of radioactive water has leaked from a purification device at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Officials say most of the water appears to have remained inside the facility. TEPCO says […]
North Korea “Progressing Apace” on Uranium Enrichment
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
North Korea says it is making progress in producing enriched uranium for its light-water nuclear reactor, raising fresh concerns that the controversial project could be used to develop atomic weapons. A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday that the country’s “experimental” uranium enrichment program is “progressing apace.” North Korea unveiled its low-enriched uranium plant […]
Japan Nuclear Plant Director Resigns Because of Health
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
A spokeswoman for Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company said Monday that the director of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is stepping down for health reasons. Chie Hosoda said 56-year-old Masao Yoshida has been hospitalized for treatment of an unspecified illness and will be relieved of his post Thursday. She added that details of […]
German Nuclear Waste Train Allowed to Pass
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
A train loaded with nuclear waste reached the end of its rail journey in Germany early Monday. The nuclear waste is to be trucked to a nuclear storage facility. The rail journey from France was slowed by large groups of protesters blocking the train’s path. Thousands of German police removed protesters Sunday and early Monday […]
German Police Remove Anti-Nuclear Protesters from Rail Track
Posted November 27th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of German police stepped in Sunday to remove anti-nuclear protesters at several points along a railway line carrying a controversial shipment of spent nuclear fuel rods from France to a storage facility in northern Germany. The train entered Germany Saturday from a reprocessing plant in northwestern France. Ahead of the border crossing, French demonstrators […]
