Iran said the victim of a deadly shooting Saturday was a university student — not a nuclear physicist as first reported by the state media. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency and English-language Press TV said the confusion was caused by the similarity in the names of the victim and the scientist. Initial reports said a […]
Iranian Nuclear Scientist ‘Assassinated’
Posted July 23rd, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Iran says one of its nuclear scientists has been “assassinated” in Tehran. State media reports say the scientist was killed in front of his house on Saturday by unidentified assailants who were riding motorcycles. The ISNA news agency has identified the scientist as Daryoushi Rezaie. The report says his wife was injured in the attack. […]
North, South Korea Hold Direct Nuclear Talks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Nuclear envoys from North and South Korea held talks Friday on the sidelines of the ASEAN security forum in Bali, in the first such meeting between the two sides since six-party nuclear talks collapsed in December 2008. The South’s Yonhap news agency quoted North Korea’s nuclear envoy Ri Yong Ho as saying the parties agreed […]
North, South Korea Hold Direct Nuclear Talks
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 5:44 am (UTC-5)
South Korean officials say nuclear envoys from North and South Korea held talks Friday on the sidelines of the ASEAN security conference in Bali, Indonesia. Diplomats said it was the first meeting between chief nuclear envoys from the two countries since six-party nulear talks collapsed in December of 2008. The South’s Yonhap news agency said […]
Caribbean Officials Condemn Nuclear Waste Shipment
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Caribbean officials have called for an immediate halt to a British shipment of radioactive nuclear waste that is due to pass through the Caribbean on its way to Japan. The Caribbean Community, or CARICOM, has condemned as “unacceptable and injurious” the practice by Britain, France and Japan to transport hazardous waste through the Caribbean Sea. […]
China Develops New Breakthrough in Nuclear Technology
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
China says it has made a breakthrough in its nuclear technology, testing for the first time an experimental fast neutron reactor. The China Institute of Atomic Energy says it tested the small reactor outside Beijing Thursday, connecting it to the power grid to produce electricity. The test highlights Beijing’s determination to be a leading innovator […]
Ahmadinejad: Iran Ready for Reciprocal Steps to Resolve Nuclear Dispute
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is prepared to take steps to resolve its nuclear dispute with the West in return for reciprocal steps from the international community. Mr. Ahmadinejad commented Thursday in response to a recent Russian proposal for a step-by-step approach for bringing Iran back to nuclear negotiations with six world powers. Under […]
Japan Says Progress Being Made in Stablizing Nuclear Plant
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Japanese government agencies and the owner of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant say the plant is now stabilized, and that they are moving on to the next phase of bringing its reactors under control. The special state minister in charge of the four-month-old crisis, Goshi Hosono, said Wednesday in Tokyo that although progress has […]
Japan Says Progress Being Made in Stablizing Nuclear Plant
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
Japanese government agencies and the owner of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant say the plant is now stabilized, and they are moving on to the next phase of bringing its reactors under control. Goshi Hosono, the special state minister in charge of the four-month-old crisis, said Wednesday in Tokyo that although progress has been […]
Japan Claims Success in Stably Cooling Damaged Reactors
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
Japan says it has succeeded in the first stage of a plan to stably cool damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant and says it will stick to a previously declared January 2012 timetable for a cold shutdown of the reactors. A government spokesman says authorities will also consider by January a schedule for […]
