Iran’s nuclear chief says the country wields less than two percent of the global nuclear capacity, but is subject to 25 percent of all inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Mohammad Eslami the head of the Atom Energy Organization of Iran says the nuclear fuel cycle is an element …
Read More »China has World’s Second Largest Number of Nuclear Power Units
China has the second largest number of nuclear power units in operation or under construction in the world, Tang Bo, an official with the National Nuclear Safety Administration, said on Tuesday. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 29th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE), Tang said that, as of …
Read More »France Looks to Keep Nuclear Power Plants Running despite Heatwave
French authorities have allowed five nuclear power plants in France to continue operations and discharge hot water in rivers even during another heatwave as the country looks to keep its electricity generation stable and conserve natural gas for the coming winter. Power giant EDF has warned that it might have …
Read More »Lavrov: Iran’s Stance in Nuclear Talks Legitimate/US should Fulfill Commitments
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday, in support of the Iranian stance on lifting sanctions and nuclear talks, called for a change in the US stance and the return to the international agreement (JCPOA). According to The Russian News Agency TASS, talking to media, Sergei Lavrov, who was visiting …
Read More »Iran Completed Installing 3rd IR-6 Centrifuge Cascades
Iran has completed installing three advanced IR-6 centrifuge cascades at its Natanz fuel enrichment plant (FEP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report to member states on Wednesday. Iran has also informed the agency it plans to install an additional six IR-2m cascades at the FEP in a …
Read More »Grossi: Iran Nuclear Program Progressing very Rapidly
Director-General of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, said that Iran is rapidly making progress in its nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general who is in New York to participate in the 10th Conference to Review the Non-Proliferation Treaty said in a press conference on Tuesday evening …
Read More »UK, France, US Issue Statement over Iran’s Nuclear Program
Addressing the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the United States, France and UK issued an anti-Iran statement regarding Iran’s nuclear program. The UK and France and the United States, who unilaterally withdrew from JCPOA, once again repeated their baseless claims against Iran’s …
Read More »90% of Nuclear Equipment Domestically Produced
Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Pejman Shirmardi has said about 90 percent of the equipment in the field of nuclear technology has been domestically produced which is the result of the efforts by the Iranian scientists. Shirmardi stated on Saturday that approval of the Strategic …
Read More »Iran Accelerates Construction of Phases 2, 3 of Bushehr Nuclear Plant
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says construction of the second and third phases of the Bushehr nuclear power plant has been accelerated to tackle Iran’s need to diversify its power generation resources. In a trip to the central Iranian city of Khondab on Friday, Mohammad …
Read More »Iran Esclates Enrichment with IR6 Machines at Fordow
Iran has escalated its uranium enrichment further by enriching with advanced machines at its underground Fordow plant, the IAEA has reportedly said. The International Energy Atomic Agnecy (IAEA) said in a report on Saturday claimed by Reuters that Iran has escalated its uranium enrichment further with the use of advanced …
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