China started this week construction work on a new US$17-billion nuclear power plant project, for which it will install Russian nuclear reactors at the Xudabao project in northeastern China, World Nuclear News reports. The Xudabao 3 unit is the first of four units at the plant to see the beginning …
Read More »Iran Opens Isotope Technology Labs
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi inaugurated isotope technologies labs complex in Arak, Markazi province in Western Iran. “The research-production project was funded through the income of Arak Heavy Water Production Plant,” Salehi said addressing the inauguration ceremony on Saturday. He expressed the hope …
Read More »Iran Opens 1st specialized Nuclear Industry Innovation Center
The First Specialized Nuclear Industry Innovation Center was inaugurated in Tehran on Monday in the presence of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Chief and Vice-President for Science and Technology. The First Specialized Nuclear Industry Innovation Center was launched with the aim of commercializing the research achievements of the country’s …
Read More »Director General of IAEA’s Trip to Iran within Safeguards Framework
Iran’s Ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations Kazem Gharibabadi said on Saturday that the IAEA Deputy Director-General for Safeguards Massimo Aparo is traveling to Iran in the coming days. Gharibabadi said that Aparo is also one of the inspectors approved for Iran, saying his visit is in line with routine …
Read More »Germany Leads Call to Keep Nuclear Out of EU Green Finance Taxonomy
A group of five EU member states led by Germany have sent a letter to the European Commission asking for nuclear energy to be kept out of the EU’s green finance taxonomy. The letter – signed by the environment or energy ministers of Austria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, and Spain – …
Read More »Iran’s Retaining of Data of IAEA Cameras out of Good Will
Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations Kazzem Qaribabadi said that Iran agreed with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s demand to keep the data recorded by the IAEA’s cameras out of good will and not as an obligation. Qaribabadi was speaking in a televised program on Saturday …
Read More »US, India Agree to Build 6 Nuclear Power Plants
The United States and India on Wednesday agreed to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation, including building six US nuclear power plants in India, the two countries said in a joint statement. The agreement came after two days of talks in Washington. The United States under President Donald Trump has …
Read More »Japan Restarts First Nuclear Reactor since 2018 amid Hurdles
Japan restarted the first nuclear reactor in more than three years, a long-awaited step forward for the nation’s utilities that are struggling to gain local support and fulfill onerous regulatory requirements. Kansai Electric Power Co. on Wednesday morning resumed operations of its Mihama No. 3 reactor, which has been offline …
Read More »Iran-IAEA Agreement Maybe Extended for Another Month
An informed source in the Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council announced the possibility of extending the agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency for one month. Due to the end of Iran’s quarterly deadline to the International Atomic Energy Agency, there is a possibility of conditional …
Read More »Russia Calls on US, Iran to Synchronize Steps to Return to Nuclear Deal
Moscow calls on Washington and Tehran to synchronize their steps to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Wednesday. “From our standpoint, the United States’ return to the JCPOA is the key issue that needs …
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