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International Nuclear News 06/2007 - Διεθνή Πυρηνικά Νέα
01 June 2007
US backs nuclear fuel bank plan An international scheme to produce a controlled supply of enriched uranium has won support from the US and Russia. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6708927.stm >
Amid little sign of progress, EU-Iranian nuclear negotiators agree to meet again Top envoys for Iran and the European Union ended talks Thursday with little indication they were closer to resolving a deadlock over Tehran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment. AP <
http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/world/BO53855/ > / AFP < http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=265136 >
Iran continues nuclear defiance Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has reiterated his country's refusal to suspend its nuclear programme after talks with EU officials in Madrid. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6710435.stm >
Rice: U.S. Will Not Change Conditions for Iran Nuclear Talks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the United States would not alter its demand that Iran suspend uranium enrichment before she would join talks on its nuclear program, exactly one year after she first made the offer in a dramatic gambit to halt Tehran's push to obtain nuclear expertise. Washington Post <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/31/AR20070
53101386.html>
Rice, Putin Trade Cold War Words Rhetoric Includes 'Zero-Sum,' 'Arms Race' Washington Post <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/31/AR20070
53102391.html>
Other Nuclear News
U.S., Russia agree on nuclear detection plan The United States and Russia have agreed on a plan to accelerate installation of radiation detection devices at 350 Russian border crossings so the system to prevent nuclear smuggling is fully operational by 2011, U.S. officials said on Friday. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/01/AR20070
60100118.html>
Korea talks break up without deal High-level talks between North and South Korea have broken up without agreement after a rift over Seoul's decision to delay rice aid shipments. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6710661.stm > / Yonhap News
<
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2007/06/01/11/0401000000AEN2
0070601004700315F.HTML>
Roh: Nuclear crisis just a bargaining chip North Korea and the United States ignored a South Korean offer to help resolve a banking dispute that has bedeviled progress on Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament, the South's president said yesterday. Washington Times <
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20070531-103431-9283r.htm >
Nuclear talks begin India and the United States held one round of technical discussions on Thursday afternoon on their draft nuclear cooperation agreement but have yet to begin the hard grind towards resolving their differences on the major issues separating them. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/01/stories/2007060112790100.htm > / AFP < http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/279585/1/.h
tml>
Kazakhs to Sell Nuclear Fuel by 2013 to China, Japan Kazakhstan's
state-owned uranium miner will start selling nuclear fuel to China by
2013, bypassing integrated nuclear companies such as France's Areva SA.
Kazakh nuclear fuel will also be exported to Japan and Europe. Bloomberg
<
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=ac9x7KU6PjnM&refer=
japan>
Sino-Pakistan nuclear agreement likely: Chomsky The Indo-US nuclear deal
would encourage China to have a similar arrangement with Pakistan, says
prominent US scholar Noam Chomsky. Dawn
<
http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/01/top8.htm >
Russia, Australia may expand nuclear energy cooperation - Rosatom Russia
and Australia will expand nuclear power cooperation, the press service
of the Russian federal atomic energy agency told Itar-Tass on Thursday.
Itar-tass
<
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11584779&PageNum=0 >
China opens nuclear power sector to foreign investors China has opened
up its nuclear power generating sector to domestic and foreign
investors. IANS <
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070531/43/6ghv2.html >
Laser fusion - the safe, clean way to produce nuclear energy A
multinational project led by British researchers aims to use a
high-power laser to reproduce the physical reaction that occurs at the
heart of the sun and every other star in the universe - nuclear fusion.
Guardian
<
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/energy/story/0,,2091038,00.html >
Opinion and Analysis
Getting real Al-Ahram <
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/847/op4.htm >
Roh: Nuclear crisis just a bargaining chip Washington Times
<
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20070531-103431-9283r.htm >
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Posted: 04/06/2007 04:39 PM
04 June 2007
Iran promises to come clean on nuclear activities Iran has pledged to end
years of stonewalling and provide answers on past suspicious activities to the
UN nuclear monitoring agency probing its atomic program, an official said
yesterday, in a move seen as an attempt to avoid new UN sanctions. AP <
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/06/02/iran_pr
omises_to_come_clean_on_nuclear_activities/>
Iran counters Western nuclear demands Iran said Sunday it would work to
settle disputes over its atomic program if its case went back to the U.N.
nuclear watchdog agency - a stance far from Western demands that it suspend
uranium enrichment. AP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear_2 >
S.Korea says North will shut reactor once funds freed South Korea's defense
minister said on Saturday he expects North Korea to begin to close its nuclear
reactor, the source of its weapons-grade plutonium, once $25 million in frozen
funds in a Macau bank are freed up. Reuters <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070602/wl_nm/defence_asia_korea_dc_1 >
Other Nuclear News
Iran 'invincible' in nuclear standoff: Ahmadinejad President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad on Sunday vowed Iran would not back down in the standoff over its
nuclear programme, saying the Islamic republic was "invincible"
in the face of Western threats. AFP
<
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/280118/1/.html >
Russia Will Target U.S. Missile Sites in Europe, Putin Says Russia will
target U.S. military sites in Europe if America goes ahead with a planned
deployment of anti-missile installations near Russia's borders, President
Vladimir Putin said, warning of a new arms race. bloomberg <
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=axjOErC8zN9M&refer=
europe> / Times
<
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1878730.ece >
N. Korea Reactor Work Was Suspended North Korea's sole nuclear reactor for
making radioactive material for bombs recently restarted operations after a
suspension of some 10 days, an official said Monday. News reports said the halt
was due to technical problems at the facility. AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6681558,00.html >
Nations seek flexibility to end N Korea nuclear impasse Foreign ministers of
South Korea, China and Japan called Sunday for flexibility to end a complex
financial dispute which is blocking North Korea's nuclear disarmament. AFP
<
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2
007/June/theworld_June88.xml§ion=theworld&col=>
India, US remain optimistic despite failure to seal nuclear deal, Indian
official says India and the United States failed to resolve their differences
during three days of talks aimed at sealing a civilian nuclear deal that has
been delayed by clauses that New Delhi says could limit its nuclear weapons
program, an Indian official said. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/03/asia/AS-GEN-India-US-Nuclear .
php> / FT
<
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/99cb1422-11ed-11dc-b963-000b5df10621,_i_rssPage
=ff3cbaf6-3024-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.html>
United Nations team still looking for WMD More than four years after the fall
of Baghdad, the United Nations is spending millions of dollars in Iraqi oil
money to continue the hunt for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. WP
<
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706030402 >
Europe warms to nuclear energy Europe is poised to begin a new nuclear age,
reversing two decades of policies aimed at abandoning nuclear power as an energy
source following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. USA Today <
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/environment/2007-06-03-euronukes_N.h
tm>
Nuclear push gains momentum THE Federal Government will consider dismantling
legal barriers to the development of nuclear power before the election, the
Minster for Industry, Ian Macfarlane, said yesterday.
SMH
<
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/nuclear-push-gains-momentum/2007
/06/03/1180809340802.html>
'A ticking nuclear time bomb' SUSPENDED from the ceiling, they are covered in
deadly radioactive material that drops off them in lumps to the wet floor
beneath. The 20,000 fuel rods contained in three tanks at the Andreeva Bay
storage site once held enough nuclear energy to power Russia's entire submarine
fleet. The Scotsmann <
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=862932007 >
Opinion and Analysis
The Impact of Political Pressures on Iran's Production Capacity Al-Hayat <
http://english.daralhayat.com/business/06-2007/Article-20070603-f0924eb
f-c0a8-10ed-01b1-699642e0b59a/story.html>
Bush's nuclear front Khaleej Times
<
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/editorial/
2007/June/editorial_June8.xml§ion=editorial&col=>
The stalemate and beyond The Hindu
<
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/04/stories/2007060401101000.htm >
It's the Regime, Stupid WP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/27/AR20060
12701231_pf.html>
India Is Not a Precedent WP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/10/AR20060
31001865_pf.html>
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Posted: 05/06/2007 03:09 PM
05 June 2007
Iran Leader: Won't Beg for Nuke Power Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei on Monday said his country would not beg world powers to allow Iran to
have a nuclear program. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/04/AR20070
60400296_pf.html>
U.S. says financial issue with DPRK "very complicated" The United States said
on Monday the issue of frozen assets belonging to the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Macau's Banco Delta Asia (BDA) is "a lot more
complicated than anybody could have possibly anticipated. "
Xinhua
<
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-06/05/content_886929.htm >
Ukraine may participate in uranium enrichment center in Russia: PM Prime
Minister Viktor Yanukovych said Monday that Ukraine will consider participating
in a project to build an international uranium enrichment center in Russia. AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/04/europe/EU-GEN-Ukraine-Russia -
Nuclear.php>
Other Nuclear News
U.S. criticizes Putin's threat to target Europe with nuclear weapons The Bush
administration criticized comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin that
Russia could respond to U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in Europe
by retargeting Russian nuclear weapons toward Europe.
AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/04/america/NA-GEN-US-Russia-Miss
iles.php> / PA
<
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6684342,00.html >
Russia wants timely payment for Iran's nuclear plant Russia could complete
the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant promptly if Iran ensured
uninterrupted funding, Russia's nuclear chief, on a visit to Ukraine, said
Monday. Ria Novosti <
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070604/43/6gmyp.html >
Nuclear deal with US possible: Indian FM India said a landmark civilian
nuclear deal with the United States was possible despite differences over key
issues which days of talks have so far failed to resolve. AFP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070604/wl_sthasia_afp/indiausnucleardiplo
macy_070604061312>
IEA urges Germany to reconsider nuclear phase-out Germany should reconsider a
plan to phase out nuclear energy or it will undermine the security of its power
supply and make it harder to tackle global warming, the International Energy
Agency (IEA) said on Monday. Reuters <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070604/3/32vjp.html >
Ukraine, Russia sign protocol on atomic industry cooperation Ukraine and
Russia on Monday signed a protocol of intent in respect of cooperation between
atomic industry enterprises of the two countries. Itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11595793&PageNum=0 >
Russia: Arctic Nuclear Waste Dump Safe The Russian government claimed on
Monday that a nuclear waste dump in the Russian Arctic is safe, responding to a
Norwegian environmental group's warning that the site may be in danger of
exploding because of corrosion from salt water. AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6683874,00.html >
20 countries interested in floating nuclear plants A Russian nuclear official
said Monday that over 20 countries are interested in the floating nuclear power
plants (NPP) Russia is building. IANS <
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070604/43/6gmvl.html >
Austria demands new talks on Czech nuclear plant's safety Austria has called
on the Czech government to discuss the open questions relating to the safety of
the nuclear plant Temelin, South Bohemia, in a letter sent by Austrian
Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer to Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek today, the
Austrian news agency APA writes today. CTK <
http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/index_view.php?id=255776 >
EDF predicts limited UK nuclear future EDF Energy, the electricity supplier
which is the most enthusiastic about investing in new nuclear power stations in
Britain, expects to have only one such planton stream by 2020, it said
yesterday. FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/bce825ec-1302-11dc-a475-000b5df10621,_i_rssPage
=5b566934-3013-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.html>
Opinion and Analysis
What's Holding Up a U.S.-India Nuclear Deal? Time <
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1626023,00.html?xid=rss-w
orld>
Asking for apocalypse Hard News
<
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/portal/2007/06/979 >
NPT Preparatory Meeting Scores Some Success Arms Control Today <
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2007_06/NPT.asp >
Where are the nukes pointing? Guardian
<
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2095400,00.html >
Iran and Egypt point to a new order Asia Times <
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IF05Ak04.html >
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Posted: 07/06/2007 01:27 AM
06 June 2007
Iran: "Too Late" To Stop Nuke Program President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said
Tuesday that it was "too late" to stop Iran's nuclear program and warned the
U.S. and its allies not to push for new U.N. sanctions, comparing his country to
a lion sitting quietly in a corner. CBS News/AP <
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/05/world/main2885485.shtml >
Iran says talks to Swiss on atomic row Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said
he held talks with Swiss officials on Tuesday concerning the dispute over Iran's
nuclear plans but said an earlier Swiss idea to end the standoff needed
amending. Reuters <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070605/3/32y59.html >
US backing GCC nuclear plans - diplomat The United States is supporting GCC
(Gulf Cooperation Council) plans to acquire nuclear technology for peaceful
purposes and is ready to cooperate directly with countries in the region, a top
US diplomat said here yesterday. Gulf News <
http://www.gulf-news.com/region/Qatar/10130340.html >
Security Council May Close Iraq Inspection Unit The United States and other
permanent members of the UN Security Council are drafting a resolution that
would officially terminate the mission of UN inspectors tasked with verifying
and monitoring Iraq's disarmament, Ben Chang, a spokesperson for the U.S.
mission to the United Nations, told Arms Control Today May 22. Arms Control <
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2007_06/IraqInspect.asp >
`Manmohan sent strong message through Burns' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
used the "courtesy call" Washington's top nuclear negotiator made on him on
Saturday night to convey to the United States "in the clearest manner possible"
that the nuclear deal would not be acceptable to either Parliament or people if
it did not insulate India's nuclear facilities from supply disruptions and grant
the right to reprocess spent fuel. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/06/stories/2007060616721400.htm >
Russia, Burma Sign Nuclear Agreement The United States has expressed concerns
about an agreement Burma and Russia signed May 15 that could pave the way for
the construction of a Russian nuclear research reactor in the Southeast Asian
nation. Arms Control <
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2007_06/Burma.asp >
Other Nuclear News
Tehran warns on new sanctions, has talks with Germany Iran warned the U.N.
Security Council on Tuesday against slapping more sanctions on Tehran over its
nuclear work, saying it was like "playing with a lion's tail" as its top
negotiator met Germany's foreign minister. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-iran-nuclear.html?pagewanted=p
rint>
Republicans insist Iran must not have nukes Republican candidates for U.S.
president agreed on Tuesday that Iran must not develop nuclear weapons, even if
a tactical nuclear strike is needed to stop Tehran, and accused Democrats of
being soft on the issue. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/05/AR20070
60502034_pf.html>
US to consider lifting sanctions on Macau bank The United States is proposing
a conditional lifting of its sanctions on a Macau bank in the latest attempt to
settle a financial dispute blocking North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a report
said Wednesday. AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/280571/1/.h
tml> / AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/05/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Nuclear-Ru
ssia.php>
EU, Japan press NKorea over nuke, abduction rows The European Union and Japan
on Tuesday jointly pressed North Korea over its nuclear ambition and its
abduction of Japanese citizens during the Cold War era. AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/280521/1/.h
tml>
Kiriyenko urges unified control over fissile materials' shipping The tightest
control over transportation of radioactive and hazardous materials is an
important element of the suppression of nuclear terrorism, Federal Atomic Energy
Agency Director Sergei Kiriyenko said after a Tuesday meeting of the National
Counter-Terrorist Committee.
Itar-tass
<
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11599551&PageNum=0 >
No nuclear talks with Bush at G8: Menon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would
have a "pull aside" meeting with U.S. President George Bush during the G8
`outreach' meeting in Germany on June 8 but the two leaders are unlikely to
discuss the India-U.S. nuclear deal in any detail. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/06/stories/2007060616701400.htm >
Brazil to complete third nuclear plant, minister says Brazil has decided to
complete construction of its long-delayed third nuclear plant, a senior official
told the government's news agency Tuesday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/06/america/LA-GEN-Brazil-Nuclear
-Power.php>
Russia, Australia could sign new nuclear power treaty in Sept. Russia and
Australia have coordinated a new nuclear energy agreement and may sign it in
September, Australia's nuclear security chief said Tuesday.
Ria Novosti <
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070605/66725018.html >
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Posted: 07/06/2007 06:15 PM
07 June 2007
Larijani: Iran-EU nuclear talks 'more rational' Iran's top nuclear negotiator
has termed talks with the European Union over the ongoing dispute with Western
nations over Tehran's nuclear programme as having become 'more rational'. IANS <
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070606/43/6gq14.html >
U.S. Asks Countries For Nuclear Fingerprints The United States and Russia on
June 1 agreed to accelerate a joint program to install radioactivity detection
systems along Russia's borders by 2011. Oxford Analytica <
http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/06/05/nuclear-russia-weapons-biz-cx
_0606oxford.html?partner=rss>
India to press for lifetime fuel supplies While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
will look to get US President George W Bush to support India's case for
reprocessing rights in the nuclear deal when he meets him on Friday, efforts are
underway to at least win an assurance that India's strategic fuel reserves will
not be affected if New Delhi were to test a nuclear device. IE <
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070606/48/6gqi8.html >
Other Nuclear News
US, Japan call for tough G8 line on North Korea The United States and Japan
on Wednesday called on G8 partners to take a tough line against North Korea's
nuclear arsenal, warning their patience with the reclusive state is running out.
AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/280716/1/.h
tml>
Group of regional Indian parties denounces India-US nuclear deal A group of
regional political parties denounced a much-touted nuclear civilian deal between
India and the United States on Wednesday, saying the pact would undermine New
Delhi's atomic weapons program and impinge on its sovereignty. AP <
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontine
nt/2007/June/subcontinent_June254.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=>
U.S. speeding up nuclear disarmament The Energy Department says it's stepping
up the pace of dismantling decades-old bombs and has met its goal this year. La
Times
<
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-nukes7jun07,1,5476
693.story?coll=la-headlines-nation>
Improving nuclear energy share The Associated Chambers of Commerce and
Industry of India (Assocham) has urged the Union Government to amend the Atomic
Energy Act, 1962, to facilitate the entry of private players into nuclear power
generation and ensure that the share of nuclear energy goes up by 10-12 per cent
by 2012 from the present level of three per cent. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/07/stories/2007060706101700.htm >
Envoy: Iran Nearing Nuclear Capability Iran has not yet crossed the threshold
of being able to make nuclear weapons but may be only two years away, Israeli
ambassador Sallai M. Meridor said Wednesday. AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6688267,00.html >
Ten companies bid to invest in the construction of Bulgaria's second nuclear
plant Ten companies have placed bids to invest in the construction and operation
of a second nuclear plant in Bulgaria, the National Electricity Company said
Wednesday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/06/business/EU-FIN-Bulgaria-Nucl
ear-Plant.php>
Finnish companies unite to build nuclear plant A consortium of Finnish
industrial and energy companies will establish a joint venture company, to be
known as Fennovoima Oy, to construct a new nuclear power plant in Finland. World
Nuclear News <
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/corporate/060607-Finnish_companies_un
ite_to_build_nuclear_plant_printer.shtml>
Public confused over nuclear energy debate The debate over how to meet
Britain's future energy needs has heightened confusion about nuclear power -
reducing support for new reactors, research published yesterday suggests. FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e1c5f2fc-1494-11dc-88cb-000b5df10621.html >
Opinion and Analysis
Nuking Iran: The Republican Agenda? WP
<
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ublican_age_1.html>
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Posted: 08/06/2007 06:58 PM
08 June 2007
IAEA, Italian Officials Call for Strengthened Non-Proliferation Treaty The
chief of the U.N. nuclear agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, and the Italian Foreign
Minister Massimo D'Alema are stressing the need for the international community
to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation treaty to avoid nuclear stand-offs
such as the one with Iran. VOA News <
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-06-07-voa31.cfm >
/ AP < http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/07/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Iran-Nucl
ear.php>
Other Nuclear News
Missiles skid over iced-up North Korea nuclear deal North Korea's latest
missile launch drew more exasperated sighs from those trying to force it give up
nuclear weapons but is, say analysts, barely a blip in the glacier-like process
of disarming the hermit state. Reuters <
http://in.today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyI
D=2007-06-08T094416Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-302121-1.xml>
Nuclear threat continues to grow, New Zealand warns on anniversary of
anti-nuclear law Nuclear weapons pose an increasing threat to world peace as
more nations acquire them, New Zealand warned Friday as it marked 20 years since
outlawing them on its soil and in its waters. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/08/asia/AS-GEN-New-Zealand-Nucle
ar-Landmark.php>
Israeli official suggests limited patience for further diplomacy with Iran A
senior member of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government suggested that
his country is running out of patience with a U.S.-backed diplomatic overture to
head off Iran's nuclear ambitions. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/07/america/NA-GEN-US-Mideast.php
>
Russia's nuclear power company finds business is good - in Iran and elsewhere
The Russian nuclear power company, Atomstroyexport, has been roundly criticized
for helping Iran build its nuclear program. But that project, along with the
company's mouthful of a name, is not hurting its business prospects. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/07/business/nuke.php >
Nuclear debate lights up Belgian election campaign Belgium likes to boast
that from space, astronauts can spot only two man-made reference points on earth
- the Great Wall of China and the brightly lit Belgian motorway network. FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2889fdc8-155d-11dc-b48a-000b5df10621.html >
Fire shuts down Finnish nuclear reactor A fire at a Finnish nuclear power
station on Thursday shut down a reactor, but no radiation leaked and there was
no danger to workers or the environment, utility officials said. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/07/business/EU-GEN-Finland-Nucle
ar-Plant-Fire.php>
Contaminated zone near Chernobyl nuclear plant becomes wildlife haven,
intriguing biologists Two decades after an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl
nuclear power plant sent clouds of radioactive particles drifting over the
fields near her home, Maria Urupa says the wilderness is encroaching. AP <
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/06/08/science/14_02_126_7_07.txt >
Opinion and Analysis
France trusts in nuclear future Le Monde <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/story/0,,2097918,00.html >
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Posted: 11/06/2007 05:42 PM
11 June 2007
Iran condemns G8 sanctions threat Iran on Saturday brushed aside warnings by
G8 leaders that it would face further U.N. sanctions if it failed to halt
uranium enrichment work. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/09/AR20070
60900853_pf.html> / AP
<
http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=6/11/2007§ion_id=
26&newsid=63775&spcl=no>
Iran threatens Gulf blitz if US hits nuclear plants IRAN has threatened to
launch a missile blitz against the Gulf states and plunge the entire Middle East
into war if America attacks its nuclear facilities. Times <
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article1909896.ece >
Rice: History will rate Bush well Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says
history will remember President Bush's foreign policy favorably despite current
troubles in Iraq, Iran, North Korea and the Middle East AP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070609/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/rice_bush_4 >
US missile shield threatens resolution of Iran stand-off: Russia Russian
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that US missile defence shield
could worsen the Iranian nuclear stand-off and urged Washington to freeze work
on the plans with the Czech Republic and Poland. afp
<
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070609/ts_afp/irannuclearpolitics_0706091
55152>
G8 calls for sustained moratorium on nuclear weapons tests World leaders at
the G8 summit that ended in Germany on Friday called for a sustained moratorium
on nuclear weapons tests. RIAN <
http://en.rian.ru/world/20070608/66933811.html >
Pak to attend global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism Pakistan will
attend a two-day meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Terrorism beginning
in Kazakhstan from June 11. IANS <
http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=37668 >
On G8 margins, India and US stay committed to 123 pact India and the US are
committed to see the 123 pact through to resume nuclear commerce between the two
nations despite some irritants at the moment, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar
Menon said here Friday after a brief chat between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
and President George W. Bush. IANS <
http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=37493 >
/ timesofindia < http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_softens_stand_on_Indo-US_N-dea
l/articleshow/2110568.cms>
Iron Fertilization Of Oceans: A Real Option For Carbon Dioxide Reduction?
Over the last weeks, commercial efforts have been launched to manipulate a
portion of the Pacific Ocean to increase the uptake of atmospheric carbon
dioxide by artificially enhancing phytoplankton activity. sciencedaily <
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070608142214.htm >
Other Nuclear News
G8 calls on North Korea to give up nuclear weapons The Group of Eight nations
on Friday called on North Korea to give up completely all nuclear weapons and
missile programmes. AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/281137/1/.h
tml>
SKorea nuclear envoy departs to US on optimistic note about NKorea standoff A
top South Korean envoy departed Monday for Washington expressing optimism about
a breakthrough in the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program, after a
report that Russia would help resolve a financial dispute that has stymied
talks. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/11/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-US-Nuclear
.php>
Military Option on Table Concerning Iran Military action is one of the
options in dealing with Iran's nuclear program, Israel's deputy prime minister
said Saturday, after discussing the issue with senior U.S.
officials. AP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/09/AR20070
60900335_pf.html>
Lieberman favors Iran military strike Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Sunday the
United States should consider a military strike against Iran because of Tehran's
involvement in Iraq. AP <
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-06-10-us-iran_N.htm >
Tough road ahead for U.S. nuclear deal: PM Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has
warned that tough negotiations lie ahead if New Delhi is to seal a landmark
nuclear energy pact with the United States, preferably before September,
newspaper reports said on Sunday. Reuters <
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=topNews&
storyID=2007-06-10T151433Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-302425-2.xml&archive
d=False>
U.S and Algeria sign nuclear cooperation pact Algeria has signed a nuclear
cooperation accord with the United States to enable it to begin generating
nuclear energy for civilian purposes. Reuters <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/10/frontpage/nukepact.php >
Egyptian atom chief: Engineer stole secrets for Israel A witness testifying
in the trial of the Egyptian nuclear engineer charged with spying for Israel
said Sunday that the accused obtained sensitive documents illegally and passed
them on to Israeli intelligence. AP <
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/869229.html >
No OPEC plan to up oil supply, no shortage: Iran Iran Oil Minister Kazem
Vaziri-Hamaneh said on Monday there is no shortage of crude oil in the market
and OPEC has no plans to increase supplies. Reuters <
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=3264847 >
Opinion and Analysis
Putin and Blair are the joint rulers of nuclear la-la land Times <
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/michael_portillo/ar
ticle1909853.ece>
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Posted: 12/06/2007 05:06 PM
12 June 2007
U.N. Monitor Urges Defusing of Stalemate Over Iran The director general of
the United Nations nuclear inspection agency warned Tehran and Washington for
the first time on Monday that their yearlong stalemate over Iran?s nuclear
activities was turning into a ?brewing confrontation? that he said ?urgently
needs to be defused.? NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/washington/12iran.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print >
/ AFP < http://www.spacewar.com/reports/UN_Nuclear_Chief_Says_Iran_Crisis_Must_Be_Defused_999.html >
/ Gulf-Times < http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=154613&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17 >
Atomic agency cancels meeting with balky Iran A meeting between a senior
Iranian envoy and the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency was
abruptly canceled Monday, with diplomats blaming Iran's refusal to make good on
a promise to provide answers about past nuclear activities. Reuters/AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/11/frontpage/iran.php >
/ Bloomberg < http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ayUqaFPKDUTk >
Iran denies threat to hit Gulf states if US attacks from them A former
Iranian defense minister dismissed as "baseless" Monday a report quoting him as
saying Iran would attack Gulf countries used as a launch pad for a US strike on
Iran. Daily Star/Reuters <
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=82940 >
South east Asian plans for nuclear "Nuclear is the best alternative to keep
power costs under control," Thai energy minister Piyavasti Amranand has said. In
the Phillippines, leaders are preparing a 15-year preparation period for nuclear
power. WNN <
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/nuclearPolicies/110607South_east_Asia_printer.shtml >
Other Nuclear News
US, South Korean envoys meet, seek solution to impasse on North Korea nuclear
talks The top U.S. and South Korean envoys in the North Korea nuclear
disarmament talks met amid reports that Russia had proposed a solution to an
impasse over Pyongyang's access to $25 million (?18.7 million) that has been
frozen in an Asian bank. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/12/america/NA-GEN-US-North-Korea-Funds.php >
Russia steps in to try to resolve N.Korea deadlock Thailand plans to build
its first two nuclear power plants for about US$6bil to meet rising electricity
demand and cut reliance on fuel imports, the country's energy authority said.
Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/11/AR2007061101973_pf.html >
Data on N. Korea centrifuges sought North Korea purchased some two dozen
centrifuges from the Pakistani nuclear supplier network headed by A.Q. Khan and
must account for the equipment as part of the stalled nuclear agreement, said a
senior Bush administration official. WashTimes <
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20070612-122120-2189r.htm >
Thailand to build nuclear power plants Thailand plans to build its first two
nuclear power plants for about US$6bil to meet rising electricity demand and cut
reliance on fuel imports, the country's energy authority said. The Star <
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/12/business/17995921&sec=business >
For a Russian Builder of Nuclear Plants, Business Is Booming The Russian
nuclear power company Atomstroyexport has been roundly criticized for helping
Iran build its nuclear program. But neither that project nor the company?s
mouthful of a name has hurt its business prospects. NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/business/worldbusiness/12nuclear.html?ref=business&pagewanted=print >
Experts to meet on preventing N-terrorism MIAMI - Security experts from
around the world will meet here Monday to discuss how to boost cooperation
between governments to better confront the threat of nuclear terrorism. AFP <
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/June/theworld_June356.xml§ion=theworld&col= >
Company nearing demonstration of centrifuge process that will enrich uranium
in Ohio In a building far from public view in the tree-covered hills of southern
Ohio, the company that recycles uranium from Russian warheads for fueling U.S.
nuclear power plants is preparing to demonstrate an advance from Cold War
technology. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/12/america/NA-FIN-US-Atomic-Plant.php >
US, Russia hail Pakistan's move to combat nuclear terror The United States
welcomed on Monday Pakistan's decision to join a global program led by
Washington and Moscow to combat nuclear terrorism. AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/281675/1/.html >
Report: Risk of Nuclear Warfare Rising The world's top military powers are
gradually dismantling their stockpiles of nuclear arms, but all are developing
new missiles and warheads with smaller yields that could increase the risk of
atomic warfare, a Swedish research institute said Monday. AP <
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3267031 >
Opinion and Analysis
Playing the Iran confrontation Khaleej Times <
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2007/June/opinion_June47.xml§ion=opinion&col= >
After the Bomb NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/opinion/12carter.html?pagewanted=print >
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Posted: 13/06/2007 05:34 PM
13 June 2007
Iran making 'progress' in uranium enrichment The UN atomic agency thinks Iran
could have 8,000 centrifuges enriching uranium by December, a significant rise
in nuclear capability likely to fuel fears that Tehran seeks nuclear weapons,
diplomats said yesterday. AFP <
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&mo
nth=June2007&file=World_News2007061314253.xml>
"Grave concern" by US over Iran's nuclear defiance The United States
expressed "grave concern" Tuesday over Iran's defiance in ramping up its nuclear
capability amid new estimates by the UN atomic agency that the Islamic republic
could have 8,000 centrifuges enriching uranium by December. AFP
<
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070612/pl_afp/usirannuclearpolitics_07061
2184749>
US Ready To Talk To Iran, If It Suspends Enrichment -Envoy Washington remains
interested in joining any direct nuclear talks with Iran if it heeds U.N.
Security Council demands, a U.S. envoy said Tuesday, even as Tehran warned that
the U.S. will regret detaining five Iranian officials in Iraq. AP <
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20070612%5cACQDJ
ON200706121133DOWJONESDJONLINE000409.htm&>
Iran ready to pay price for safeguarding nuclear rights: MP A senior Iranian
member of parliament said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic is ready to pay
the price for safeguarding its nuclear rights, the official IRNA news agency
reported. Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/13/eng20070613_383625.html >
Other Nuclear News
Seoul Says North Korea Bank Issue Nearly Over Negotiations to transfer North
Korean funds held at a Macau bank, central to the reclusive state moving on a
nuclear disarmament deal, are in their final stages, South Korea's foreign
minister said on Wednesday. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-korea-north.html?pag
ewanted=print> / AP
<
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6703386,00.html >
North Korea withdraws part of frozen funds: report North Korea has withdrawn
part of its frozen assets in a Macau bank, signalling a breakthrough in a
long-running dispute blocking Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament, a newspaper said
on Wednesday. AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/281905/1/.h
tml> / AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6704293,00.html >
Thailand to build first nuclear plant Thailand's largest energy utility said
on Tuesday it will invest US$6 billion to build the country's first nuclear
power plant, expected to start operations in 2020. AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/281848/1/.h
tml>
NRC sees "nuclear renaissance" in coming years Energy companies plan to file
permit requests in the next two years to build 27 new nuclear reactors in the
United States, according to a U.S. regulator who said Tuesday his agency expects
a "nuclear renaissance." Reuters <
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN6C26985220070612?fe
edType=RSS>
Official: U.S. must expand efforts to track illegal nuclear bombs A New York
counterterrorism official on Tuesday called for an expanded focus on the various
methods terrorists could use to deliver nuclear or radiological weapons into the
U.S., arguing current efforts were too narrow in scope. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/12/america/NA-GEN-US-Nuclear-Ter
rorism-Conference.php>
Protesters say no to nuclear power plant Hundreds of protesters took to the
streets in Kudus regency, Central Java, on Tuesday to reject the central
government's plan to build a nuclear power plant in nearby Jepara regency. The
Jakarta Post <
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20070613.G04&ir
ec=3>
Opinion and Analysis
Nuclear power is cleaner The Jakarta Post <
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20070613.E02&i
rec=1>
Risks and Realities: The "New Nuclear Energy Revival" ACT <
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2007_05/squassoni.asp >
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Posted: 17/06/2007 05:09 AM
14 June 2007
Iran faces more sanctions over nuclear advances: EU EU powers told Iran on
Wednesday it faced further sanctions for expanding uranium enrichment and
curbing U.N. inspectors' access to its nuclear program. Reuters <
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=topNews&storyID=2007-06-13T184315Z_01_L13206580_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-IRAN-NUCLEAR-COL.XML&archived=False >
Iran brushes off new sanctions threat in atom row Iran does not care if the
United Nations passes any more resolutions against it because of its nuclear
programme, the president said on Wednesday. Reuters <
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2007/06/14/world/iran-brushes-off-new-sanctions-threat-in-atom-row.html&template=/news/templates/newswire/news_story_reuters.html >
US concerned about possible secret Iranian atomic work: ambassador Iran's
refusal to give early notification of new nuclear facilities raises concerns
about possible secret atomic work, the US ambassador to the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) said Wednesday. AFP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070613/pl_afp/irannuclearpolitics_070613190623 >
/ AP < http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/13/europe/EU-GEN-Nuclear-Iran.php >
Iran row forces U.N. atom safeguards panel to fold A U.N. watchdog panel
created to seek ways of improving nuclear safeguards amid concern over Iran's
atomic activity dissolved in disagreement on Wednesday, underlining tension
between Tehran and the West, diplomats said. Reuters <
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20070613/twl-uk-iran-nuclear-iaea-bd5ae06.html >
NAM asks parties to avoid hasty decisions on Iran's nuclear issue NAM group
of the IAEA Board members in a statement on Wednesday called on the parties
engaged in Iran's nuclear case to avoid taking hurried decisions. IRNA <
http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0706131019223834.htm >
China says best option to solve Iran nuclear issue is negotiation A peaceful
solution of the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomatic negotiations is the
best option, Tang Guoqiang, Chinese ambassador to the United Nations' Vienna
Office said on Wednesday. Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/14/eng20070614_384016.html >
India set to sign new initiative to protect n-material, facilities In what
will send a strong signal to the international community as well as to Capitol
Hill in Washington, the Cabinet in its meeting on Friday will look to ratify a
2005 amendment to an IAEA Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear
Materials. IE <
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070613/48/6gyz9.html >
Russia to pay over $808,000 to IAEA technical fund Russia's government press
service said Wednesday the country would grant over 21 million rubles ($808,000)
to the technical assistance and cooperation program of the UN nuclear watchdog.
RNA <
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070613/67145019.html >
Other Nuclear News
North Korea to transfer frozen Macau funds. Macau authorities said the
transfer of North Korean funds out of a Macau bank will start Thursday, Kyodo
News agency reported, signaling a breakthrough in a dispute that has held up
Pyongyang's pledge to shut down its nuclear reactor. AP <
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/14/nkorea.macau.ap/index.html >
Setback for Ill Workers at Nuclear Bomb Plant A federal advisory panel
recommended Tuesday that thousands of former workers at a nuclear weapons plant
be denied immediate government compensation for illnesses that they say result
from years of radiation exposure there. NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/washington/13rockyflats.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1181737571-2c2YUZPty/IAwN6hsFvSJQ&pagewanted=print >
Ten groups eye up nuclear plant Ten European energy groups have shown
interest in becoming strategic investors in a ?2bn ($2.7bn) project to build a
new nuclear plant at Belene in Bulgaria. FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/33cb6f18-1a13-11dc-99c5-000b5df10621.html >
Opinion and Analysis
Talk of attacking Iran escalates tensions CSM <
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0612/p99s01-duts.htm >
Rising global demand for nuclear power FE <
http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=6/14/2007§ion_id=5&newsid=64063&spcl=no >
Quicker Nuclear Dismantling Korea Times <
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2007/06/137_4681.html >
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Posted: 17/06/2007 05:10 AM
15 June 2007
ElBaradei urges Iran to halt atomic expansion The chief U.N. nuclear monitor
urged Iran on Thursday to stop expanding uranium enrichment to ease a standoff
with world powers, who have demanded Tehran shut down the program entirely.
Reuters <
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=topNews&
storyID=2007-06-14T125722Z_01_L14664368_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-NUCLEAR-IRAN-IAEA
-COL.XML&archived=False> / AP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/14/AR20070
61400755_pf.html>
Iran threatens to reduce nuclear cooperation Iran threatened Thursday to
further reduce cooperation with the UN atomic agency if new sanctions are
ordered and insisted its uranium enrichment programme had gone too far to turn
back. AFP <
http://www.jordantimes.com/fri/news/news5.htm >
Iran Rejects Atomic Suspension, Sees `Hidden Agenda' ( Iran isn't willing to
suspend its nuclear program, calling itself a ``master'' of uranium enrichment
technology and accusing some UN atomic agency members of having an agenda to
widen inspections in the Islamic Republic.
Bloomberg
<
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aymw.5d2r24E >
Other Nuclear News
North Korea Gets $25 Million Frozen by U.S. Probe North Korea took possession
yesterday of about $25 million in funds previously frozen by a Treasury
Department investigation, potentially clearing the way for Pyongyang to fulfill
its commitment to shut down an aging nuclear reactor. WP <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/14/AR20070
61400181.html?hpid=sec-world>
Russian Far East bank denies receiving N.Korean fund transfer A bank in
Russia's Far East, where the North Korean government has an account, denied that
it had received over $23 million of Pyongyang's funds reportedly transferred
from a Macao bank account. RNA <
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070615/67252522.html >
Tough road ahead on North Korea nuclear arms: Seoul The path to disarming
North Korea of its nuclear weapons will prove much harder than clearing a
deadlock over its funds that took nearly two years, South Korea's chief nuclear
envoy was quoted as saying on Friday. Reuters <
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=topNews&
storyID=2007-06-15T005136Z_01_TKV003490_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-KOREA-NORTH-COL.X
ML&archived=False>
Official: Interpol needs more funding to combat nuclear terror A top Interpol
official Thursday appealed to the international community for more funding so
the agency can adequately combat nuclear terrorism. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/14/america/NA-GEN-US-Interpol-Nu
clear-Terrorism.php>
India, facing uranium fuel shortage, presses on with nuclear power programme
Firm plans are under way to press ahead with India's indigenous nuclear power
programme should, for some reason, the proposed Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement not
come through. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/15/stories/2007061503381300.htm >
Sweden is interested in cooperation with Russia in atomic energy Sweden is
interested in cooperation with Russia in atomic energy, King Carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden said on Thursday. He heads the delegation of the Swedish Technological
Royal Mission that visited Russia on Thursday.
Itar-tass
<
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11629359&PageNum=0 >
Canada approves plan to bury its nuclear waste Canada said on Thursday it had
approved the idea of burying nuclear waste from its power plants deep in the
ground at a single location, a proposal that green activists immediately
condemned as too risky. Reuters <
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=domestic
News&storyID=2007-06-14T210141Z_01_N14491758_RTRIDST_0_CANADA-WASTE-COL.
XML&archived=False>
Two global reports show nuclear's rise Nuclear energy continues to grow as a
source of baseload electricity generation around the world, including the United
States, according to two new reports. UPI <
http://www.upi.com/Energy/Briefing/2007/06/14/two_global_reports_show_n
uclears_rise/6586/>
Nuclear not the climate cure: US report Nuclear power would only curb climate
change by expanding worldwide at the rate it grew from 1981 to 1990, its busiest
decade, and keep up that rate for half a century, a report released in the US
says. Reuters <
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Nuclear-not-the-climate-cure-US-report
/2007/06/15/1181414500963.html>
Uranium enrichment 'a decade away' IT is unlikely a uranium enrichment
facility will be commissioned in Australia for at least a decade, the head of an
inquiry into the nuclear industry says. AAP <
http://tools.ntnews.com.au/rss_article.php?news_id=15729 >
Opinion and Analysis
Showing initiative Economist
<
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=
9340501>
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Posted: 18/06/2007 03:29 PM
18 June 2007
U.S. Plans Nuclear Talks as North Korea Invites IAEA Christopher Hill, the
assistant U.S. secretary of state, visits China and South Korea today to try to
arrange new nuclear talks after North Korea invited United Nations inspectors to
return for the first time since 2002.
Bloomberg
<
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aguMfY_8fpsA >
/ FT < http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a2d64bf4-1d37-11dc-9b58-000b5df10621.html >
/ Reuters < http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070616.wnorthkorea
0616/BNStory/International/home>
U.S. envoy hopes to make up time in N.Korea talks The chief U.S. envoy in
nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea said on Monday he hopes moves toward
ending Pyongyang's nuclear armament program can return to a tight timeline now
that a banking dispute has been settled. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/18/AR20070
61800077_pf.html>
SKorea expects NKorea nuke shutdown in 2-3 weeks North Korea to start
shutting its reactor in two to three weeks, after a weekend announcement by the
communist state raised hopes of a breakthrough in the protracted nuclear
disarmament deal. AFP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070618/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsba
nking_070618034259> / Reuters
<
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-korea-north-russia.h
tml?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print> / AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6716134,00.html >
Iran Strategy Stirs Debate at White House A year after President Bush and
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced a new strategy toward Iran, a
behind-the-scenes debate has broken out within the administration over whether
the approach has any hope of reining in Iran's nuclear program, according to
senior administration officials.
NYT
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/16/washington/16diplo.html?bl=&_r=1&ei=5
087%0A&en=9787e6bdefb10c60&ex=1182225600&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print>
U.S. needs to make changes in deal: scientists Senior nuclear scientists say
unless the U.S. makes substantial changes in its civil nuclear deal with India,
back and forth negotiations on the 123 agreement are meaningless. The Hindu <
http://www.thehindu.com/2007/06/18/stories/2007061801891300.htm >
Cabinet approves ratification amending IAEA convention The Union Cabinet on
Friday approved ratification of the amendment to the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, which seeks
to strengthen the international legal framework for combating terrorism and
enhance global cooperation in investigation, prosecution and extradition of
those involved in terrorist acts and acts of sabotage involving radioactive
material or nuclear devices and facilities. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061610781300.htm >
Other Nuclear News
Iran says nuclear talks with Europe could continue soon Iran said Sunday that
it would likely resume talks with European officials over its disputed nuclear
program in the next few days. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/17/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-EU-Nuclear
-Talks.php>
Huge nuclear expansion needed to curb climate change Nuclear power would curb
climate change only by expanding worldwide at the rate it grew from
1981 to 1990, its busiest decade, and keeping up that rate for half a
century, a new US report says. Reuters <
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21914116-2703,00.htm
l>
Uranium to Russia Uranium from Australian mines could be powering Russian
nuclear plants by the end of the year, Federal Government officials have
revealed. SHS <
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21916952-662,00.html >
United Nations may officially end search for Iraq's illicit weapons The
search for Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction appears close to an
official conclusion, several years after their absence became a foregone one. AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/17/news/arms.php >
Congress Seeks New Direction for Nuclear Strategy Congress is moving to
change the direction of the Bush administration's nuclear weapons program by
demanding the development of a comprehensive post-Sept. 11, 2001, nuclear
strategy before it approves funding a new generation of warheads. WP <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/17/AR20070
61700969_pf.html>
Opinion and Analysis
Long path ahead on N. Korea's nukes CSM
<
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0618/p06s01-woap.html >
Eyes focused on N. Korea UPI
<
http://www.upi.com/International_Intelligence/Analysis/2007/06/15/analy
sis_eyes_focused_on_n_korea/9027/>
Capability versus intent: The latent threat of nuclear proliferation BAS <
http://www.thebulletin.org/columns/wolfgang-panofsky/20070615.html >
Nuclear weapon-free world: a mirage? The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061601621000.htm >
U.S. should promise no first use of nukes WP <
http://cjonline.com/stories/061507/opi_177295240.shtml >
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Posted: 19/06/2007 03:18 PM
19 June 2007
U.N. nuclear watchdog to visit North Korea After months of stalled
negotiations between North Korea and the international community, the U.N.
nuclear watchdog said Monday it will send a team to Pyongyang next week to
discuss how the agency's inspectors will verify the promised shutdown of the
country's nuclear reactor. AP <
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/18/nkorea.iaea.ap/index.ht
ml?section=cnn_latest> / BBC
<
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6763741.stm >
US urges haste in NKorea's nuke disarmament US chief negotiator Christopher
Hill called on North Korea Tuesday to speed up the shutdown of its nuclear
programme as UN inspectors prepared for their first mission in four years to the
communist state. AFP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070619/wl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsbanking
_070619034651>
July talks depends on N. Korea's denuclearization steps: Aso The resumption
of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs in July will depend on how
North Korea moves on denuclearization, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso said
Tuesday. Kyodo News <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070619/kyodo/d8prki180.html >
House invests $50M for nuclear fuel bank The House on Monday approved a $50
million fund to create an international nuclear fuel bank, an idea aimed at
negating Iran's argument that it needs its own nuclear fuel program. AP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070618/ap_on_go_co/nuclear_bank_4 >
Other Nuclear News
Nuclear powers must do more to prevent terrorists getting nukes, expert says
Nuclear material is not as well-guarded, easily-detected or as hard to
manipulate into a weapon as many think and the world's nuclear powers must act
decisively to keep it from terrorist hands, a nonproliferation expert said
Monday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/18/news/UN-GEN-UN-Nuclear-Terror
ism.php>
Report: India to limit missile program to aid US nuclear deal India will
limit its ballistic missile program to medium-range rockets in a bid to seal a
nuclear cooperation deal with the United States, news reports said Monday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/18/asia/AS-GEN-India-US-Nuclear .
php>
With Rise in Radiation Exposure, Experts Urge Caution on Tests Advances in
radiology have radically transformed medical practice, with CT scans and nuclear
medicine exams providing physicians with the ability to quickly pinpoint
internal bleeding, diagnose kidney stones or confirm appendicitis, assess
thyroid function and identify and open blockages in the blood vessels to the
heart. NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/health/19cons.html?_r=1&ref=health&or
ef=slogin>
UN weapons inspection team for Iraq, Unmovic, nears its end The search for
Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction appears close to an official
conclusion, several years after their absence became a foregone one. IHT <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/18/business/arms.php >
UN official urges all States to sign on to treaty against nuclear terrorism
Urging all Member States to become a party to a new international treaty which
aims to prevent acts of nuclear terrorism, bring perpetrators to justice and
promote cooperation among countries, a senior United Nations official today
called for more vigilance and greater cooperation in the fight against the
scourge UN News <
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=22954&Cr=terror&Cr1= >
Desalination no answer to water crisis-WWF Removing salt from sea water to
overcome a worldwide shortage of drinking water could end up worsening the
crisis, environmental group WWF warned on Tuesday. reuters <
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18349180.htm >
Opinion and Analysis
At 90, an Environmentalist From the '70s Still Has Hope NYT
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/science/earth/19conv.html?em&ex=11823
98400&en=95eff05763e5a5aa&ei=5087%0A>
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Posted: 20/06/2007 04:01 PM
20 June 2007
US Eyes 6-Party Nuke Talks in Early July Six-party talks to resolve the North
Korean nuclear standoff could resume soon after July 4 as nations move toward
dismantling the communist country's nuclear facilities, the U.S. envoy to the
talks said Wednesday. AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6722390,00.html >
/ Xinhua < http://english.people.com.cn/200706/20/eng20070620_385863.html >
Russia, Malaysia calls Iranian nuclear situation 'complex' Russia and
Malaysia in a joint statement Tuesday called Iran's nuclear programme a
'complex situation' but said Teheran had the right to use atomic energy
for 'peaceful purposes' as questions continued to surround a
Russian-built reactor in Iran. DPA
<
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast
/2007/June/middleeast_June356.xml§ion=middleeast&col=>
Ukraine may join Russian uranium enrichment centre Ukraine is interested
in joining an international uranium enrichment project being set up by
Russia to give developing nations the chance to build nuclear power
stations, Russia's atomic energy agency said today. Reuters
<
http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?ccode=ENG4&newscode=1828 >
Vietnam to construct first nuclear power plant Vietnam is expected to
inaugurate its first-ever atomic energy plant by 2020, said the Vietnam
Atomic Energy Commission at a nuclear power conference in Hanoi Tuesday.
Thanhnien News
<
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=29212 >
Other Nuclear News
BDA Funds Deposited in NK Account: Hill North Korea test-launched a
short-range missile again on Tuesday as international efforts to end the
communist nation's nuclear program began showing signs of progress,
South Korean defense officials said. Korea Times
<
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/06/120_5056.html >
Saturday Talks on Iran Nuclear Program Iran's top nuclear negotiator and
the European Union's foreign policy chief will meet Saturday in Portugal
for a new round of talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear program, state
television reported. AP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/19/AR20070
61900768.html>
House Vote Stops Appropriation for New Generation of Nuclear Weapons The
House yesterday approved plans to halt funding for the development of a
new generation of nuclear warheads as House leaders called on the Bush
administration to provide a post-Cold War nuclear strategy that would
detail the future size of the U.S. nuclear stockpile. WP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/19/AR20070
61901924.html?nav=rss_politics/congress>
Opinion and Analysis
Testing North Korea La Times
<
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-northkorea20jun20 ,
0,2946045.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials>
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Posted: 30/06/2007 06:38 AM
22 June 2007
Iran envoy to hold nuclear talks Top Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani is due
to hold to talks in Vienna with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency,
Mohamed ElBaradei. Reuters <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6229116.stm >
Nuclear watchdog might not cope in atomic crisis The head of the world's
nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has warned that the
organisation is so under-funded that it would have difficulty responding to a
nuclear accident. The Guardian <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/korea/article/0,,2108867,00.html?gusrc=rss&fe
ed=12> / CS Monitor
<
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0622/p04s01-wogi.html >
Iran threatens 'longer stride' for nuclear drive Iran warned Thursday it
would take a "longer stride" in its hotly contested nuclear program if it is
slapped with a third set of United Nations sanctions. AFP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070621/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearuseuun_0
70621214641> / Newsweek interview
<
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19355051/site/newsweek/?from=rssL >
US envoy reports 'good' NKorea nuke talks US envoy Christopher Hill said
Friday he had held a "very good discussion" with North Korean officials on a
surprise visit to the communist state to press for swift action on nuclear
disarmament. AFP
<
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070622/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweapons_1
1> / Reuters
<
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/ts_nm/korea_north_dc;_ylt=Aq.5yH5ta
eSJfaSPFL4e61Cs0NUE>
N.Korea puts nuclear monitors' return on hold North Korea said on Thursday a
planned visit by U.N. nuclear monitors was on hold because it had not received
unfrozen bank funds, shaking hopes Pyongyong would start disabling its atom bomb
program soon. Reuters <
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSEO21460320070621?rpc=401&
>
UN Resolution Would Halt Inspection Bodies' Work In Iraq A proposed U.N.
resolution would immediately terminate the work of U.N. inspection bodies
which, under Saddam Hussein's regime, played a pivotal role in monitoring Iraq's
weapons of mass destruction, according to a draft obtained Thursday by The
Associated Press. AP <
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20070621%5cACQDJ
ON200706211924DOWJONESDJONLINE001060.htm&>
Other Nuclear News
U.N. states lag on Iran sanction reports Less than 40 percent of U.N.
member states have filed required reports on how they are complying with
sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, the
chairman of a monitoring committee said Thursday. AP <
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_UN_Iran_Sanctions.html >
U.S. said pushing broad access to NKorea nuclear site The United States is
insisting that multiple facilities at North Korea's Yongbyon complex be shut
down, American officials said on Thursday, and these demands could pose new
pitfalls for the February 13 nuclear agreement. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/21/AR20070
62102009_pf.html>
Soviet-Style Denuclearization Program Recommended for NK A U.S. senator who
helped formulate a dismantlement program for weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
in former Soviet states said Thursday the same experience should be applied to
North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported in Washington. Korea Times <
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/06/120_5227.html >
Climate chief: "No credible scenario without nuclear" Yvo de Boer, executive
secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
said on 21 June that he had never seen a credible scenario for reducing
emissions that did not include nuclear energy. He was speaking at the launch of
the World Energy Council's
(WEC's) Energy and Climate Change study. WNN <
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/energyEnvironment/No_credible_scenari
o_without_nuclear_-_climate_chief-210607_printer.shtml>
Bush says new nuclear plants needed President Bush says three new nuclear
power plants will be needed each year starting 2015 to keep pace with soaring
electricity demand. Reuters <
http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/21/news/economy/bc.bush.nuclear.reut/index
.htm>
Report: Images Show New Pakistan Reactor Satellite images show that Pakistan
is building a new nuclear reactor that can produce weapons-grade plutonium, an
American watchdog group said Thursday, warning that it could contribute to an
atomic arms race with archrival India. AP <
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Pakistan-Nuclear.html?pagewant
ed=print>
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Posted: 30/06/2007 06:39 AM
25 June 2007
U.N. nuclear monitor in Beijing prepares for North Korea visit How to verify
that North Korea is shutting down its main nuclear reactor will dominate the
agenda for a rare U.N. visit this week to the communist nation, a senior U.N.
nuclear monitor said Monday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/25/asia/AS-GEN-China-Koreas-Nucl
ear.php> / AFP
<
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/284285/1/.h
tml>
North Korea says has funds, to move on nuclear deal North Korea said on
Monday that the standoff over frozen funds had been resolved and it would now
start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-korea-north.html?_r=
1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print>
Closure not the end of N Korea nuclear road With a banking debacle to be
resolved this week, the US is trying to revive diplomatic attempts to convince
North Korea to take steps down the road to denuclearisation. FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c92c9940-22b7-11dc-ac53-000b5df10621,_i_rssPage
=7f5f6b12-2f66-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8.html> / Korea Times <
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/06/205_5311.html >
IAEA and Iran agree to draw up action plan The head of the U.N. nuclear
watchdog said on Friday he and Iran's chief negotiator had agreed to draw up a
"plan of action" within two months on how to resolve questions about Iran's
disputed nuclear program. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR20070
62200579_pf.html>
Solana says atom talks with Iran envoy constructive European Union foreign
policy chief Javier Solana said his talks on Saturday with Iran's nuclear chief
were constructive and he hoped for another round in three weeks. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/23/AR20070
62300842_pf.html>
Iran Warns Against Nuclear Sanctions A senior Iranian official warned
Saturday that further U.N. sanctions over Tehran's contentious nuclear program
could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement. AP <
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/23/world/main2971349.shtml >
U.S. allies debate Iran nuclear deal Key U.S. allies are debating the idea of
a nuclear compromise with Iran that would call for only a partial freeze of
Tehran's uranium enrichment program - a stance that could put them at odds with
Washington, officials said Friday. AP
<
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran23jun23,1,33897
99.story?coll=la-headlines-world>
Rice cool to any partial nuclear suspension by Iran The United States
dismissed on Sunday the idea of a partial suspension of uranium enrichment by
Iran, saying that Washington and its allies still insisted on a full suspension.
Reuters <
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnN24236457.html?rpc=401& >
Underfunded UN watchdog delivers warning The UN nuclear watchdog is so poorly
financed that it might be unable to deal with a future atomic accident and no
longer has top-grade equipment to detect covert activity, its director has
warned. Reuters <
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Underfunded-UN-watchdog-delivers-warni
ng/2007/06/24/1182623747812.html>
IAEA approves Bangladesh nuclear power plant Energy-starved Bangladesh has
been approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to set up a
nuclear power station. Reuters <
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=topNews&
storyID=2007-06-24T184209Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-281499-1.xml&archive
d=False>
Other Nuclear News
UK to push for nuclear disarmament Gordon Brown, the incoming British prime
minister, is to put a new focus on the need to secure global nuclear
disarmament, amid signs that he is determined to make the issue a strong foreign
policy priority. FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/cd5fa1c0-227a-11dc-ac53-000b5df10621,_i_rssPage
=4e612cca-6707-11da-a650-0000779e2340.html>
Venezuela Won't Seek Nuclear Bomb Technology in Iran Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez dismissed European press reports that he would sign an agreement
with Iran to develop nuclear weapons when he visits the Central Asian country
next week. Bloomberg <
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ahd3005cEwzc >
Opinion and Analysis
Hope for Denuclearization Korea Times
<
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2007/06/202_5260.html >
Still Waiting on North Korea WP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/23/AR20070
62300950_pf.html>
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Posted: 30/06/2007 06:41 AM
26 June 2007
U.N. Inspectors Invited to Iran for Talks on Nuclear Program A team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency will travel to Tehran in the coming weeks at the invitation of the Iranian government to try to clear up longstanding questions about Iran's nuclear program, the agency said Monday. NY Times <
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/26/world/middleeast/26iran.html > / < http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NUCLEAR_IRAN?SITE=WSPATV&SECTION
=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-06-25-11-34-21/> Reuters
U.S. expects no breakthrough in talks over Iran's nuclear issue The United States does not expect a breakthrough in talks over Iran's nuclear issue, State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said on Monday. Xinhua <
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/26/content_6290252.htm >
IAEA Team Arrives in North Korea U.N. nuclear monitors arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to discuss the communist nation's plans to fulfill its long-delayed pledge to shut down its main nuclear reactor. AP <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR20070
62600111.html> / Reuters
<
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST26744620070626?rpc=401& >
US: NKorea could disable reactor quickly The top U.S. negotiator at North Korean nuclear talks said Monday that the North's plutonium-producing reactor could be disabled by the end of the year. AP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070626/ap_on_re_as/us_nkorea_6 > / Bloomberg < http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aKArIRs69uHI&refer=
home>
Other Nuclear News
Caution greets North Korea moves La Times
<
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-norkor26jun26,1,395
7769.story?coll=la-headlines-world&track=crosspromo>
Iran to launch first nuclear power plant in October, says energy
minister Iran's energy minister said Monday the country would launch its
first nuclear power plant in October, state-run television reported. AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/25/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-Nuclear-Po
wer.php>
Singapore FM sees Myanmar nuclear programme as unlikely Myanmar is
unlikely to develop a nuclear programme as the military-run country
already has enough domestic problems to overcome, Singapore's Foreign
Minister George Yeo said Sunday. AFP
<
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070624/wl_asia_afp/wefasiasingaporemyanma
rnuclear_070624060750>
Russia wants to take part in Belarus power plant construction Russia is
interested in taking part in the construction of a nuclear power plant
in Belarus, the deputy head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency, Andrei
Malyshev, said on Monday. Itar-tass
<
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11660576&PageNum=0 >
Ukraine to move away from Russian design for nuclear plant Ukraine's
nuclear power utility Energoatom said Monday a new reactor it plans to
build in the country's south will break with a long-standing tradition
of using Russian design and technology. Ria Novosti
<
http://en.rian.ru/world/20070625/67765886.html >
Kazakhstan Starts Feasibility Study For Nuclear Plant- Agency Kazakhstan
has launched a feasibility study for a project to construct its first
nuclear plant, Interfax news agency reported Monday. Dow Jones
<
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20070625%5cACQDJ
ON200706250849DOWJONESDJONLINE000227.htm&>
Brazil energy council recommends construction of nation's 3rd nuclear
plant Brazil's energy council on Monday recommended the country resume
construction of its third nuclear power plant. AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/25/america/LA-GEN-Brazil-Nuclear
-Power.php>
EDF interested in building Slovak nuclear plant - report French
state-owned electricity giant Electricite de France (EDF) is interested
in building a new nuclear plant in Slovakia, the SITA news agency
reported without naming sources. Thomson Financial
<
http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2007/06/25/afx3853341.html >
UK's Beckett says nuclear states must cut stockpiles The United States,
Russia and other nuclear states must resume efforts to cut their
stockpiles or risk undermining support for curbing Iran and North
Korea's atomic ambitions, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett
said on Monday. Reuters
<
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2532080820070626?feedType
=RSS>
Egyptian Gets Life on Israeli Spy Charge A state security court
sentenced an Egyptian nuclear engineer to life in prison Monday after
convicting him of spying for Israel, a court official said. AP
<
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Four convicted in Japan over nuclear device exports Four former
executives of a Japanese company were found guilty on Monday of
illegally exporting devices that could be used in producing nuclear
weapons, Japanese media said. Reuters
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The nuclear revival Me Times
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Posted: 30/06/2007 06:41 AM
28 June 2007
IAEA team leaves for Yongbyon A delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency currently visiting Pyongyang left Thursday morning for Yongbyon, where they will visit the country's key nuclear facility.
Kyodo
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http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=322790 > / Reuters < http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070628/wl_nm/korea_north_dc_18 > / AP < http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/koreas.nuclear.ap/index
.html?section=cnn_latest> / AFP
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tml>
U.S. 'deeply troubled' by N.Korea missile firing The White House said on Wednesday it was "deeply troubled" by North Korea's recent test-firings of short-range missiles, but Pentagon officials downplayed them as "routine" and not provocative. Reuters <
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=worldNew
s&storyID=2007-06-28T032954Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-282100-1.xml>
Japan, Russia 6-way delegates to discuss N. Korean nuclear issue Russia's top nuclear negotiator Alexander Losyukov will visit Japan on Thursday to meet his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae the same day to discuss how to move the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs forward, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Kyodo <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070627/kyodo/d8q12mto0.html >
UN's Ban Urges Delay in Push for More Iran Sanctions United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the U.S. and its European allies to delay pursuit of tougher sanctions on Iran while UN inspectors try to break the stalemate over the Islamic government's nuclear work.
Bloomberg
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Speaker: No room in Iran's doctrine for non-cooperation with IAEA Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel on Wednesday reassured Iranian full cooperation with the UN nuclear agency, IAEA, saying Iran's policy has never been to the contrary. IRNA <
http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0706274731175854.htm >
Bush Faces Tough Nuke Diplomacy US news
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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070627/27irankorea.htm >
World cannot afford nuclear climate solution The world must start building nuclear power plants at the unprecedented rate of four a month from now on if nuclear energy is to play a serious part in fighting global warming, a leading think-tank said on Wednesday. Reuters <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070627/3/33zwe.html >
Rice eyes US-India nuclear deal this year US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that a "historic" nuclear energy pact with India could be clinched this year with enough commitment from both sides. AFP
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192855>
Bangladesh, Korean Daewoo plan nuclear plant talks A Bangladesh delegation will hold talks with Daewoo Engineering next month on the South Korean company's plan to invest in a nuclear power plant in the energy-starved country, a government official said. Reuters <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070627/3/33zjz.html >
Russian lawmakers ratify ITER agreement The State Duma lower house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday ratified an agreement on setting up an international organization for carrying out a project to create the world' s first International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).
Itar-tass
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Overexposure to radiation is on the rise Advances in radiology have transformed medical practice, with CT scans and nuclear medicine exams providing physicians with the ability to quickly pinpoint internal bleeding, diagnose kidney stones or confirm appendicitis, assess thyroid function and identify and open blockages in the blood vessels to the heart. Chicago Tribune <
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/nearwest/chi-0626_health_radia
tion_rjun26,1,953551.story?coll=chi-newslocalnearwest-hed>
Clinton, Richardson Fault Policy on Iran Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson on Wednesday urged the Bush administration to continue a dialogue with Iran as the U.S.
tries to thwart the country's pursuit of nuclear weapons. AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6740705,00.html >
US-India relations hit rough patch as differences crop up on trade, nuclear deal The United States has trumpeted a nuclear cooperation deal with India as the cornerstone of strong new ties with a growing economic and strategic force in Asia. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/28/america/NA-GEN-US-India.php >
Meeting of Six on DPRK nuclear problem possible in August The countries, participating in the talks on the nuclear problem in the Korean Peninsula, can hold a meeting at the level of foreign minister in August, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov told reporters. Itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11669635&PageNum=0 >
Lawmakers say black market in arms technology could be in business without A.Q. Khan The black market in nuclear technology run by Pakistan's top scientist probably is still in operation under new management, a senior House of Representatives Democrat said Wednesday.
AP
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/27/america/NA-GEN-US-Pakistan.ph
p> / Dawn <
http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/28/top4.htm >
Warning over nuclear black market Illegal networks selling nuclear technology to the highest bidder on the black market are posing a greater threat than ever, an expert has warned. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6244708.stm >
Opinion and Analysis
The endless Iranian nuclear crisis Guardian <
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/af_alhajji/2007/06/the_endless_iran
ian_nuclear_cr.html>
Sound the alarm Jerusalem Post
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%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull>
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Posted: 30/06/2007 06:43 AM
29 June 2007
IAEA team says Yongbyon still operating, 5 facilities to be shut down A senior official of the International Atomic Energy Agency who visited North Korea's key nuclear plant in Yongbyon said Friday reactors there were still operating, but five facilities will likely be shut down as part of a Feb. 13 denuclearization deal. Kyodo <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070629/kyodo/d8q29g600.html > / Reuters < http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062802807.html >
Rice expects "rapid progress" in North Korean nuclear disarmament Shrugging off North Korea's missile launches, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday she expected "rapid" progress in international efforts to end the hardline communist state's nuclear weapons drive. AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/285099/1/.html >
Japan, Russia agree to strengthen cooperation on Korean peninsula nuclear issue Japan and Russia agreed Thursday to strengthen cooperation on urging the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to implement the initial steps to denuclearization. Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/200706/29/eng20070629_388429.html >
U.N. Watchdog to help China and Qatar on Security The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has made plans with China and Qatar to help the two countries in developing their nuclear security regimes. AKI <
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.430307448&par=0 >
Khan network out of business, says US State Department The Khan network of nuclear proliferators is out of business, says the US State Department, rejecting a claim by some American lawmakers that the network is still active. Dawn <
http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/29/top4.htm >
Other Nuclear News
Ch?vez hints at nuclear future for Venezuela President Hugo Ch?vez yesterday hinted that Venezuela could try to become a nuclear power, during a visit to Russia apparently timed to antagonise the White House. The Guardian <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/venezuela/story/0,,2114634,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12 >
Lithuanian lawmakers pass bill on building new nuclear energy plant Lithuania's parliament passed a nuclear energy law Thursday paving the way for construction of a new nuclear power plant together with neighboring countries. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/28/europe/EU-GEN-Lithuania-Nuclear-Power.php >
Blaze hits German nuclear plant A fire has broken out at a nuclear plant in northern Germany, police say. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6250458.stm >
Russia successfully tests newest nuclear missile Russia successfully tested its newest Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, sending it thousands of km (miles) away from the White Sea to the Kamchatka peninsula in the Far East, Russian agencies said. Reuters <
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/June/theworld_June878.xml§ion=theworld&col= >
Told you so, U.N. Iraq arms inspectors' report says On the day before it is due to be shut down, the U.N. unit that found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq but failed to stop the U.S.-led invasion said on Thursday time had justified its methods and work. Reuters <
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2833381620070628?rpc=401& >
Experts Survey Sunken Russian Nuclear Sub For Radiation A group of Russian and foreign experts Thursday began monitoring radiation levels at the site of a 2003 incident involving a Russian nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea, a Russian Navy official said. RIA Novosti <
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Experts_Survey_Sunken_Russian_Nuclear_Sub_For_Radiation_999.html >
Opinion and Analysis
'Freeze For Freeze' Newsweek <
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19491135/site/newsweek/ >
Prodding Pyongyang Time <
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1638118,00.html >
A yes or a no? The Economist <
http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9413669 >
Hope for six-party talks lives Japan Times <
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/eo20070629rc.html >
Is North Korea serious over nuke deal? UPI <
http://www.upiasiaonline.com/security/2007/06/29/analysis_is_north_korea_serious_over_nuke_deal/ >
Nuclear power: How safe is safe enough? Jakarta Post <
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20070629.F04&irec=3 >
Don't Kick the Inspectors Out of the U.N NY Times <
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/29/opinion/29butler.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print >
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