Japan’s nuclear safety agency says two emergency workers at a crippled nuclear power plant have been exposed to more than twice the legally permitted level of radiation. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Friday a third worker from the Fukushima plant is undergoing further tests after initial findings showed high exposure. The agency issued […]
Japanese Nuclear Workers Exposed to High Radiation
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Nuclear Watchdog Agency Rebukes Syria
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has voted to report Syria’s covert construction of a nuclear reactor to the Security Council for possible punitive action against the Arab nation. The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency rebuked Syria on Thursday for three years of stonewalling investigators attempting to visit and collect information about Damascus’ […]
World Powers Condemn Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Expansion Plans
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
World powers meeting in Vienna to discuss global atomic issues have criticized Iran for proposed moves this week to accelerate its capability to produce nuclear fuel. Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States expressed their concerns in a joint statement Thursday to a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-member board of […]
Iran to Triple Higher-Enriched Uranium Production
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency has announced plans to triple the country’s output of higher-grade uranium while also moving production of the nuclear fuel to an underground site that was secret until 2009. Fereydoon Abbasi said Wednesday that Tehran will transfer production of 20 percent-enriched uranium from its Natanz nuclear site to the […]
Switzerland Planning to Phase Out Nuclear Energy
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The lower house of Switzerland’s parliament has approved a proposal to phase out the use of nuclear power in the country by 2034. The plan calls for existing power plants to be shut down when their current licenses to operate expire. Lawmakers also agreed to prohibit any replacement nuclear plants from being built. The government […]
Iran to Move, Triple Higher-Enriched Uranium Production
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Iran’s nuclear chief says the country will move its production of higher enriched uranium to a new site, while also tripling its production capacity for the nuclear fuel. Iranian state media on Wednesday quoted Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani saying Iran will transfer production of 20 percent-enriched uranium to its Fordo facility near the city of Qom this […]
Ministers Agree on Global Nuclear Stress Tests
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Officials from around the world have agreed to push for stress tests on their nations’ nuclear power plants to prevent an accident similar to the one at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant in Japan. The decision Tuesday is part of an international movement toward raising safety standards at nuclear power stations across the globe, after the […]
Iran Denounces IAEA Comments on Nuclear Program
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a report from the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency that says Tehran may have carried out nuclear work with possible military purposes “lacks legal credibility.” He said comments made Monday by the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency would have no bearing on Iran’s nuclear activities. The Iranian president spoke […]
Japanese Nuclear Panel Opens Probe Amid New Radiation Estimates
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
The head of an independent panel examining the causes of Japan’s nuclear crisis is calling for greater awareness of the dangers of nuclear power. Yotaro Hatamura, a retired professor and recognized expert on human error, convened the commission in Tokyo for its first meeting Tuesday. He said nuclear power has a higher energy density than […]
German Cabinet Approves Nuclear Phase-out Plan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to phase out the country’s nuclear plants by 2022, becoming the first major industrial power to give up atomic power and rely entirely on other sources of energy. The Cabinet on Monday passed legislation detailed last week by Chancellor Angela Merkel that foresees shutting down the country’s 17 atomic […]
