Sep
08

Nuclear Weapons – Compensation for nuclear-bomb workers expanded to new site

Compensation for nuclear-bomb workers expanded to new site st. louis Special federal compensation for workers who handledmaterial for nuclear weapons has been expanded to include those whoworked at a waste-storage site near Lambert-St. Louis InternationalAirport. Nuclear agency warns on Iran IAEA expresses alarm at country’s recent decision to bar two inspectors from monitoring its activity.…
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Sep
05

Nuclear Weapons – India Tests Cruise Missile Off Eastern Coast, Press Trust of India Reports

India Tests Cruise Missile Off Eastern Coast, Press Trust of India Reports India tested a supersonic cruise missile off the nation s eastern coast today, Press Trust of India reported, citing an unidentified official of the Defence Research and Development Organisation. ‘Iran to stand by its nuclear rights’ Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says…
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Sep
02

Nuclear Weapons – Russian nuclear-powered cruiser to call in at Brest port in France

Russian nuclear-powered cruiser to call in at Brest port in France The Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser will call on Thursday at the port of Brest in France for a four-day official visit, a Russian Navy spokesman said. Nuclear plant with historic problems applying for renewal First Energy has applied to keep a historically troubled…
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Aug
30

Nuclear Weapons – India parliament passes nuclear liability bill

India parliament passes nuclear liability bill India’s parliament on Monday approved a bill to open up the country’s $150 billion nuclear power market, sealing legislation crucial for the entry of U.S. firms like General Electric and Westinghouse Electric. India Passes Nuclear Deal, Though Not the One Planned Some analysts said that compromises needed to push…
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Aug
28

Nuclear Weapons – Nuclear breast imaging method safe, Dilon Diagnostics says

Nuclear breast imaging method safe, Dilon Diagnostics says Radiation in any form brings risk. Medical radiation as a screening, diagnostic or treatment tool is designed with safeguards in mind to minimize the risk and maximize the benefit of the test or treatment. For instance, if a patient presents with a breast lump that can be…
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Aug
25

Nuclear Weapons – NUCLEAR LEAKS FEARED

NUCLEAR LEAKS FEARED KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has expressed safety concerns over Iran’s new nuclear reactor on the opposite side of the Gulf, fearing fallout from possible leaks. Egypt picks site for its first nuclear power plant The Egyptian president announced plans Wednesday to start building the country’s first nuclear power plant at a site on…
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Aug
22

Nuclear Weapons – Merkel rebuffs German industry attack on nuclear tax

Merkel rebuffs German industry attack on nuclear tax Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday dismissed angry calls by German business leaders to scrap a planned tax on nuclear energy production which they call a threat to investment. In nuclear negotiations, more women at the table for U.S. When Rose Gottemoeller began negotiating the new nuclear treaty…
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Aug
19

Nuclear Weapons – Russia set for Iran’s nuclear plant launch, top nuclear official says

Russia set for Iran’s nuclear plant launch, top nuclear official says Russia’s top nuclear official Thursday called the pending supply of nuclear fuel to Iran’s first atomic energy plant “an event of crucial importance” that proves that “Russia always fulfills its (international) obligations.” Commentary Global nuclear disarmament moves growing but Japan still needs work While…
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Aug
17

Nuclear Weapons – Nuke kid Clegg drops clanger

Nuke kid Clegg drops clanger NICK Clegg throws Govt’s nuke policy into confusion on the FIRST day leading the country Shaw inks China nuclear power plant support deal The Shaw Group Inc. said Tuesday it has landed a contract to provide technical support for nuclear power plants in China. Stalled nuclear treaty worries U.S. WASHINGTON,…
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Aug
14

Nuclear Weapons – Nuclear debate heats up in Germany over new tax and plant lifespans

Nuclear debate heats up in Germany over new tax and plant lifespans Germany’s nuclear power plants operators have threatened to pull out of nuclear power generation in protest of a proposed tax. The general debate over the future of German nuclear power has heated up again. The Iran Nuclear NIE of 2007: Revise, Reject, or…
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