U.N. council ready to tackle Iran nuclear issue (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The president of the U.N. Security Council said on Tuesday it was ready to tackle proposals for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, while U.S. diplomats worked to persuade China that action is needed.
AP Enterprise: How nuclear equipment reached Iran (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Early last year, a Chinese company placed an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure gauges. But something happened along the way. Paperwork was backdated. Plans were rerouted, orders reconfigured, shipping redirected. And the gauges ended up in a very different place: Iran. The story behind the gauges shows how Iran is finding its way around international sanctions meant …
EU, US share IAEA concern that Iran may be secretly working on nuclear arms program (Times & Transcript)
The U.S. and Europe say they share U.N. fears that Tehran may be secretly working on developing nuclear missiles, expressing support Wednesday for new sanctions if Tehran continues to defy Security Council demands.
Look out for the nuclear bomb coming with your electric bill (Online Journal)
Obama s provision of $54 billion in loan guarantees to the nuclear industry will cost Americans much more than the probable 50 percent default rate on the financing.
Will California be frozen out of nuclear future? (Orange County Register)
Georgia may be more cutting-edge than the Golden State. Last month, the Obama administration announced an $8.3 billion loan guarantee to support construction of two nuclear reactors in the Peach State. These would be the first new nuclear plants in…
AP Enterprise: How nuclear equipment reached Iran (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Early last year, a Chinese company placed an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure gauges. But something happened along the way. Paperwork was backdated. Plans were rerouted, orders reconfigured, shipping redirected.
AP Enterprise: How Nuclear Equipment Reached Iran (ABC News)
AP Enterprise: How restricted nuclear equipment ended up where it wasn’t supposed to _ Iran Iran – Associated Press – Middle East – Nuclear – Science and Environment
Unmanned Helicopter Would Investigate Nuclear Disasters (Newswise)
Students at Virginia Tech’s Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into American cities blasted by a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb.
