U.S. President Barack Obama says Iran’s nuclear program poses a “continuing threat” and that he and France’s president agree on the need to maintain “unprecedented international pressure” on Tehran to meet its nuclear obligations. Mr. Obama commented Thursday after meeting with French leader Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of a summit of the world’s leading 20 economies […]
US, France: Iran Needs to Meet Nuclear Obligations
Posted November 3rd, 2011 at 8:30 am (UTC-5)
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Bangladesh, Russia Sign Nuclear Deal
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Bangladesh and Russia plan to work together to build the first nuclear power plant in the energy-starved South Asian country. The Rooppur plant in Bangladesh’s Pabna district will consist of two 1,000 megawatt nuclear reactors. The $2 billion project is set to be completed in 2018. Under the deal, Russia will provide funding, fuel, and […]
China Urges UN Nuclear Agency to Improve Global Nuclear Safeguards
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
China is urging the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency to do more to ensure “the safe, secure and sustainable development” of nuclear energy. Wang Min, Beijing’s deputy envoy to the U.N., says the International Atomic Energy Agency should use the lessons gained from the Japanese nuclear plant meltdown to devise standards that would improve the […]
Japan Reports Possible Fission Inside Crippled Nuclear Reactor
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
Nuclear officials in Japan are reassuring the public after scientists at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant detected small amounts of xenon — a radioactive gas that could indicate nuclear fission is taking place — inside one of the plant’s reactors. Officials said Wednesday there has been no increase in temperature, pressure or radiation levels at […]
Japan Reports Possible Fission Inside Crippled Nuclear Reactor
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
Nuclear officials in Japan are reassuring the public after scientists at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant detected small amounts of xenon — a radioactive gas that could indicate nuclear fission is taking place — inside one of the plant’s reactors. Officials said Wednesday there has been no increase in temperature, pressure or radiation levels at […]
South Korean Officials Take Nuclear Agenda to Beijing, Moscow
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator is in Beijing for the latest round of talks on efforts to restart negotiations on North Korea’s nuclear programs. The visit comes as South Korean President Lee Myung-bak flies to Moscow for talks expected to deal with the nuclear issue as well as a proposed trans-Korea gas pipeline. Nuclear envoy […]
Vietnam, Japan Reaffirm Nuclear Power Cooperation
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reaffirmed his country’s aim to continue importing Japanese nuclear reactors, despite the massive accident earlier this year at Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant. The visiting Vietnamese leader voiced his support for the Japanese technology in a meeting Monday in Tokyo with Japan’s Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano. Japan […]
Diplomats: No Breakthrough in Syrian Nuclear Talks
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats say talks this week between Syrian officials and top U.N. nuclear inspectors yielded no immediate breakthrough in the probe into Syria’s suspected nuclear sites. One of the diplomats, who spoke to Western media on the condition of anonymity, says Syria denied a request by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit the […]
Report: Scrapping Fukushima Could take 30 Years
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Efforts to dismantle Japan’s crippled Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant could take another 30 years. A report by Japan’s Atomic Energy Commission Friday recommended workers start the process of removing melted nuclear fuel rods from the damaged reactors within 10 years. But it said completing the process would likely take three decades. The plant was disabled and […]
Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan says it has tested an indigenously developed missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. Officials say the Haft-7 has a range of 700 kilometers and was tested Friday. India and Pakistan regularly test missiles, mostly meant for any confrontation with each other. They have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947.
