Nuclear Energy

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …