The Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected a statement released by the European troika and the US about the Fordow nuclear facility, saying Iran has already informed the IAEA about all uranium enrichment activities in the site. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Sunday dismissed a statement from the European troika –France, …
Read More »Saudi, France to Boost Cooperation in Nuclear Energy Sector
Saudi Arabia has announced the signing of an agreement with French authorities on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and future opportunities in various energy fields, including renewable energy, clean hydrogen and electricity interconnection. The pact was signed by Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman, Minister of Energy, with the visiting French …
Read More »Iran Says Issues with IAEA over Fordow Nuclear Site Resolved
A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has dismissed a report by the UN nuclear watchdog that says Tehran made an undeclared change to uranium enriching equipment at its Fordow facility near the city of Qom. Behrouz Kamalvandi said the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency was …
Read More »Japan’s Plan to Discharge Water from Fukushima Nuclear Plant Faces Pacific Opposition
Officials from Pacific island nations will meet Japan’s prime minister in March in an effort to halt the planned release of water from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, a regional leader said. Plans to dispose of Fukushima water over four decades are a source of …
Read More »Ukraine Expects EU to Include Russia’s Rosatom in next Sanctions
Kyiv expects the European Union to include Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom in its next round of sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Monday (9 January). Shmyhal said after talks in Kyiv with European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans that Russia’s nuclear energy industry …
Read More »Russia’s Nuclear Energy Giant Expects 2022 Exports to Rise by 15%
Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom expects its exports to have increased by 15% this year, chief executive Alexey Likhachev was quoted as saying by Russian newspaper Izvestia on Monday. Rosatom’s portfolio of foreign orders is set to remain stable at $200 billion, “even in the current geopolitical situation,” Likhachev …
Read More »Japan is Bringing back Nuclear Power to Protect its Energy Security
Japan is bringing back nuclear power as a key energy source, looking to protect its energy security in the crisis that has led to surging fossil fuel prices. The Japanese government confirmed on Friday a new policy for nuclear energy, which the country had mostly abandoned since the Fukushima disaster …
Read More »IAEA to Inspect all of Ukraine’s Nuclear Plants
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said an agreement on moving heavy weapons from Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is still being worked out but said a decision had been made to send IAEA teams to all Ukrainian nuclear power plants. There are no specifics yet, Shmyhal said on December 13 …
Read More »Iran Begins Procedures to Build Darkhovin Nuclear Plant
The construction project of the Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant began in the presence of the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami, and a number of senior nuclear officials in Khuzestan province. The Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant is a planned nuclear power plant located about 70 …
Read More »North Korea Aims to Have World’s Strongest Nuclear Force
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s intends to have the world’s most powerful nuclear force as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of a new ballistic missile, state media reported on Sunday, Reuters reported. The announcement comes after Kim inspected a November …
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