Sep
03

Nuclear Weapons – Nuclear Plants Face System-Wide Earthquake Safety Review

Nuclear Plants Face System-Wide Earthquake Safety ReviewTo reply to a Comment: Click “Reply” at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to. UN nuclear watchdog worried by IranThe UN nuclear watchdog is getting more and more worried about a possible military dimension to Iran’s…
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Aug
31

Nuclear Weapons – Iranian nuclear bid could provoke attack: Sarkozy

Iranian nuclear bid could provoke attack: SarkozyFrance’s President Nicolas Sarkozy warned on Wednesday that Iran’s alleged attempts to build long-range missiles and nuclear weapons could lead unnamed countries to launch a pre-emptive attack. Japan nuclear disaster holdout resolved to stayTOMIOKA, Japan — Vines creep across Tomioka’s empty streets, its prim gardens overgrown with waist-high weeds…
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Oct
28

Nuclear Weapons – Anti-nuclear protests in Berlin

Anti-nuclear protests in Berlin BERLIN – Greenpeace protesters have rappelled from the roof of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party headquarters and hung a massive anti-nuclear banner over the facade as parliament debates government plans to extend the lives of Germany’s nuclear power plants. Nuclear waste could be dumped in Lake District The Lake District could become…
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Oct
26

Nuclear Weapons – Iran Injects Fuel Into First Nuclear Reactor

Iran Injects Fuel Into First Nuclear Reactor Iran begins loading fuel into core of its first nuclear power plant after delays Iran begins fuelling Bushehr nuclear reactor Iran on Tuesday began fuelling the reactor core of its Russian-built nuclear power plant as it said the content, date and venue of new talks on its atomic…
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Oct
21

Nuclear Weapons – Obama backs Venezuela’s right to nuclear energy

Obama backs Venezuela’s right to nuclear energy US President Barack Obama said he had no objection to Venezuela developing nuclear power for civilian energy purposes, days after Caracas and Moscow signed a landmark deal. Nuclear power will cut Italy emissions: official Italy’s return to nuclear power will boost its international prestige and allow it to…
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Oct
15

Nuclear Weapons – Russia to help Venezuela build nuclear power station

Russia to help Venezuela build nuclear power station Russia and Venezuela signed an agreement Friday calling for Russia to build a nuclear power station in the South American nation. Paradigm to support nuclear security ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 14 (UPI) — Cybersecurity professionals from Maryland’s Paradigm Solutions are to help monitor and secure the United States’…
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Oct
13

Nuclear Weapons – Iran spies claim signals nuclear problems

Iran spies claim signals nuclear problems by Staff Writers Tehran (UPI) Oct 12, 2010 Iran has publicly acknowledged Western intelligence services have infiltrated its nuclear program but reports the project has suffered a series of technical setbacks lately suggest Western sabotage has taken a toll. Iran s Bushehr nuclear plant to receive fuel next month…
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Oct
11

Nuclear Weapons – Nuclear Bombs: NATO Ponders How to Handle Its Stockpile

Nuclear Bombs: NATO Ponders How to Handle Its Stockpile In the run-up to a major summit, the alliance struggles to decide what to do with around 200 U.S. atomic weapons stored in Europe Economy Sandbags Plans for Nuclear Reactors A few years ago, the economic prognosis for new nuclear reactors looked bright, but the falling…
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Oct
08

Nuclear Weapons – National Nuclear Security Administration Needs to Ensure Continued Availability of Tritium for the U.S. Weapons …

National Nuclear Security Administration Needs to Ensure Continued Availability of Tritium for the U.S. Weapons … The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration s (NNSA) Tritium Readiness Program aims to establish an assured domestic source of tritium a key isotope used in nuclear weapons in order to… Nuclear plant s new chief revved up about revamp…
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Oct
06

Nuclear Weapons – Nuclear plant expansion in doubt

Nuclear plant expansion in doubt As industrial electric use has slid in the economic downturn, Santee Cooper is reviewing its partnership with S.C. Electric & Gas to expand the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County. Iran Denies Malware Connection to Nuclear Delay TEHRAN — Iranian officials say a “small leak” was the cause of…
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