Vote on New START nuclear arms treaty delayed in Senate
The Obama administration’s hopes for rapid, bipartisan approval of its new arms-control treaty with Russia have dimmed, with Republican senators making clear that they will not support ratification without iron-clad assurances of future spending to maintain the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Nuclear weapon – United States – John Kerry – United States Senate – United States Senate Committee on Foreign …
Kerry Says Russian Nuclear Treaty Garners Enough Senate Ratification Votes
Senator John Kerry said he has enough votes to ratify a treaty with Russia to cut nuclear weapons, a priority for President Barack Obama , though he delayed a committee vote to round up more bipartisan support.
Nuclear treaty vote delayed in Senate
Senators say they want to ensure future nuclear funds
US Senate delays nuclear arms vote
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee will delay to mid-September its vote on approving a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission schedules meeting to discuss nuke restart
ERWIN, Tenn. Federal regulators have scheduled a public meeting today to discuss the restart of another process line at the Nuclear Fuel Services facility in Erwin.
German Nuclear Plants Needed Until 2042, Lawmaker in Merkel’s Party Says
Germany must keep its nuclear power plants operating for two decades beyond a planned phase-out in 2022 to buy time for developing substitute renewable energy sources, a lawmaker in Chancellor Angela Merkel s party said.
Nuclear Power Delivery UK Signs Preliminary Contract with Horizon
BATON ROUGE, La.–Nuclear Power Delivery UK – the delivery organisation for the Westinghouse-designed AP1000 TM nuclear reactor – today signed a contract with Horizon Nuclear Power for preliminary work to be carried out between now and the end of the year, as part of preparatory design studies for Horizon’s proposed new power station in North Wales.
Fire put out at British nuclear weapons base
Fire crews have extinguished a fire at a nuclear weapons base west of London, the British Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.
Russia moves radioactive material from nuclear site
Russian authorities have been forced to remove radioactive material from a top secret nuclear research facility to protect it from encroaching wildfires, the country’s nuclear chief said Wednesday.
Ahmadinejad urges US to join nuclear swap talks
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the United States on Wednesday to join talks on a nuclear fuel swap deal, reiterating that Tehran was ready to start talks near the end of the month.
UK’s nuclear weapons facility insists no danger to the public after fire breaks out at site
Britain’s nuclear weapons centre says nearby homes were evacuated after a fire at the base, but insisted there was no danger to the public.
