Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and the government are considering a plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea about 1 kilometer from the coast, informed sources said Tuesday. The plan calls for a pipeline to be set up …
Read More »France and Russia Form Nuclear Hydrogen Partnership
France and Russia’s EDF Group and Rosatom recently announced the signing of an agreement for nuclear hydrogen production. The purpose is to promote clean H2 projects taking place in both Russia and in Europe. According to Rosatom, developing H2 technologies will play an integral role in the Paris Agreement’s implementation. …
Read More »Iran may Extend Cooperation with IAEA over Inspections
Iranian deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says Iran may consider extending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency over inspections of its nuclear sites. Araghchi spoke to NHK in Vienna on Friday. He heads Iran’s delegation in nuclear talks in the Austrian capital. Iran has …
Read More »IAEA to Invite Chinese Experts to Fukushima Wastewater Working Group
Experts from China will be invited to be part of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) technical working group pertaining to Japan’s disposal of nuclear wastewater, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a daily press briefing that the news was recently confirmed by the IAEA. …
Read More »Plan to Discharge Fukushima Plant Water into Sea Sets a Dangerous Precedent
On April 13, the Japanese government announced that it had approved a plan by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. (Tepco) to discharge treated water currently being stored in tanks at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. It is important to highlight specific concerns with …
Read More »IAEA Verifies Iran’s 60% Enrichment
Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday that IAEA has verified Iran’s 60% uranium enrichment. The IAEA released a report to verify that on April 17 that Iran has started producing UF6 with 60% purity through feeding UF6 gas with 5% purity simultaneously …
Read More »Grossi: IAEA’s Presence Is Expanding
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has a clear mandate, but the climate crisis and the economic impact of the pandemic mean that, on behalf of its Member States, it needs to have a more visible presence than has traditionally been the case, its director general said yesterday during the …
Read More »IAEA Backs Fukushima Water Discharge, Ready to Give Technical Support
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday it supports Japan’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea and stands ready to provide technical assistance in monitoring the discharge. The U.N. nuclear watchdog reiterated that the water release is in line with international practice …
Read More »Iran’s Envoy to IAEA: Enrichment not Halted in Natanz
Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Qaribabadi emphasized on Monday that uranium enrichment at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Complex has not been halted. Ambassador Qaribababdi who was speaking in a TV interview in Vienna stressed that the damaged IR1 centrifuges were replaced with machines capable of 50% …
Read More »Japan Asks IAEA to Verify Safety over Fukushima Water Release
The government asked the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday to conduct a safety review and announce its view to the world in the event Tokyo decides to dispose of treated radioactive water accumulating at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The government is considering releasing the water used …
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