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International Nuclear News 07/2007 - Διεθνή Πυρηνικά Νέα
02 July 2007
Iran reviews nuclear "time out" idea - official Iran is reviewing a "time out" proposal to stop its uranium enrichment expansion in return for a halt to further U.N. sanctions, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday. Reuters <
http://in.today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2007-07-01T145437Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-282673-1.xml >
IAEA team to visit Iran July 11-13 A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog will visit Iran on July 11-13 to discuss how to resolve questions about Tehran's disputed nuclear activities, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Saturday. Reuters <
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-07/01/content_907052.htm >
U.N. may hold off on Iran sanctions The U.S. and fellow permanent U.N. Security Council members have told Iran that they will hold off on new sanctions if it stops expanding its uranium enrichment activities as they seek to restart talks, diplomats said Friday. AP <
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran30jun30,1,2603363.story?track=rss >
Bush to Urge Putin to Aid in Pressuring Iran President Bush, seeking to change the tone of an increasingly caustic, fraught relationship with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, will urge him on Sunday to support a major escalation of pressure on Iran, administration officials said. NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/us/01putin.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print > / AFP < http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070701/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics_070701103351 >
IAEA, N. Korea Reach Agreement on Shutdown The U.N. nuclear watchdog and North Korea have reached an agreement on how the agency will monitor and verify shutdown of the country's main nuclear reactor, a top official said Friday. AP <
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3329558&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 >
IAEA official hints at deal with N. Korea over monitoring cameras A senior official of the International Atomic Energy Agency indicated Sunday that North Korea agreed to allow the IAEA to use monitoring cameras to verify the shutdown of the country's key nuclear plant when he visited the country last week. Kyodo <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070701/kyodo/d8q3k8v80.html >
UN official: IAEA board likely to meet next week to discuss sending team to NKorea The International Atomic Energy Agency's board will likely meet next week to discuss sending a team to North Korea, a senior official said Sunday. That meeting was virtually certain to approve the mission - paving the way for dismantling the North's nuclear program. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/01/europe/EU-GEN-UN-Nuclear-North-Korea.php >
U.S. Calls for `Quick Return' of UN Inspectors to North Korea The U.S. called for the ``quick return'' of United Nations inspectors to oversee the closure of North Korea's nuclear program, after President George W. Bush spoke by telephone with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun. Bloomberg <
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a6E2L8SJE4GU >
North Korea reactor closure date needs 6-way talks: IAEA The date when North Korea shuts its nuclear reactor now rests on discussions between it and five other countries that signed a disarmament deal, a UN nuclear watchdog official said today after talks in Pyongyang. Reuters <
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=070129 >
U.S. General: North Korea Still a Threat The top U.S. military commander in South Korea on Monday criticized last week's missile test launches by North Korea, saying the country remains a threat despite its recent moves toward dismantling its nuclear program. AP <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/01/AR2007070100928_pf.html >
Seoul to Start Shipping Energy Aid to N.Korea South Korea will start shipping 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil promised to North Korea within two weeks to reward the Stalinist country for shutting down and sealing its nuclear facilities. Chosun <
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200707/200707020020.html >
North Korea questions Japan's participation in nuclear talks North Korea voiced deep concerns Sunday over Japan's participation in six-nation talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear weapons program after Tokyo moved to seize the headquarters of Pyongyang's de facto embassy in Japan. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/01/asia/AS-GEN-NKorea-Japan.php >
U.N. Closes Down Iraq Weapons Monitoring More than four years after Saddam Hussein's ouster, the Security Council voted Friday to shut down the U.N. inspection bodies that helped uncover his illegal weapons programs but were then banned from Iraq by the United States. CBS/AP <
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/30/iraq/main3002284.shtml >
Combating Child Malnutrition: IAEA Nobel Peace Fund Schools for Nutrition Malnutrition remains the world?s most serious health problem and the single biggest contributor to child deaths in the developing world, according to the World Bank. Europa World <
http://www.europaworld.org/week312/combating29607.htm >
IAEA helps Central Asian countries deal with old uranium sites The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is helping Central Asian countries to take steps toward securing millions of tonnes of uranium tailings -a potential source of radioactive and heavy metal pollution- in abandoned sites. Europa World <
http://www.europaworld.org/week312/iaea29607.htm >
Improving Security Through Satellite Telecommunications Two companies are implementing an ESA-supported project to introduce an innovative solution for alarm monitoring and video surveillance via satellite to meet the increasing demand for security systems from the government and corporate market. Science Daily <
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070628071653.htm >
Other Nuclear News
Japan defense chief says US dropping of A-bomb 'couldn't be helped' Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma said Saturday that the United States' atomic bombing of Japan during World War II was inevitable, in comments that drew sharp criticism from survivors. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/30/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Atomic-Bomb.php >
Japan will not seek US atomic bomb apology The Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said yesterday he had no plans to seek an apology from the US over the atomic bombings of Japan during the second world war. The Guardian <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,2116239,00.html >
Nuclear energy using new momentum to take on old obstacles Thanks to global warming, nuclear energy is hot again. Its promise of abundant, carbon emissions-free power is being pushed by the president and newly considered by environmentalists. But any expansion won't come cheap or easy. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/02/america/NA-FEA-GEN-US-Rethinking-Nukes.php >
Fissile material ban talks inch towards consensus The United Nations' Conference on Disarmament ended its second session of the year in Geneva on Friday with all 65 members barring Pakistan, China and Iran indicating their willingness to begin immediate negotiations towards the conclusion of a treaty banning the production of fissile material for weapons purposes. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/02/stories/2007070258921600.htm >
Opinion and Analysis
Iran Has a Message. Are We Listening? WP <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/29/AR2007062902318.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 >
No illusions on Iran UPI <
http://www.upi.com/International_Intelligence/Analysis/2007/06/29/politics__policies_no_illusions_on_iran/7324/ >
New tactics over nuclear N Korea BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6252776.stm >
A new nuclear reaction The Guardian <
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/john_gittings/2007/06/a_new_nuclear_reaction.html >
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Posted: 03/07/2007 08:10 PM
03 July 2007
N.Korea Will Cooperate, Report Suggests North Korea is prepared to extend
wide cooperation to the International Atomic Energy Agency in its mission to
help shut down Pyongyang's weapons-capable nuclear facilities, an IAEA report
made available Tuesday to The Associated Press suggests. AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6754189,00.html >
/ Reuters < http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR20070
70300437.html>
N. Korea puts new demand, may delay nuclear shutdown North Korea has said it
wants to get promised shipments of oil before shutting down its Yongbyon nuclear
reactor, delaying again a key obligation under a February nuclear agreement, US
officials said on Monday. Reuters <
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=83258 >
Prospect of 6-way talks in early July dim, Aso says Foreign Minister Taro Aso
said Tuesday he thinks it is unfeasible for chief delegates to the six-party
talks on North Korea's nuclear programs to meet in early July as projected by
the top U.S. nuclear negotiator. Kyodo <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070703/kyodo/d8q4r7ro1.html >
Chinese FM in NKorea for disarmament talks Chinese Foreign Minister Yang
Jiechi arrived in North Korea on Monday, the latest development in international
efforts aimed at convincing Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
AFP
<
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070703/wl_afp/nkoreanuclearweapons_070702
165933>
N. Korea kept IAEA cameras intact at nuclear complex since 2002 A delegation
of the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed during its visit to North
Korea's nuclear facilities last week that the monitoring cameras, computers and
many other devices used until its inspectors were expelled in 2002 had remained
intact there, an IAEA official said Monday. Kyodo <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070703/kyodo/d8q4r1b80.html >
/ Kyodo < http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070702/kyodo/d8q4fmdo1.html >
Pakistan denies change in nuclear scientist's status Pakistan on Monday
rejected a media report that restrictions on the country's nuclear scientist Dr.
Abdul Qadeer Khan had been eased. Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/200707/03/eng20070703_389574.html >
/ Independent < http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2730420.ece >
Brazilian leads disarmament in UN restructure plan A Brazilian was appointed
on Monday to lead the U.N. disarmament unit, part of a controversial
restructuring plan by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that member states just
approved. Reuters <
http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN323512.html?rpc=401& >
Other Nuclear News
Bush and Putin 'united' on Iran US President George W Bush and Russian
President Vladimir Putin have said they will work together to resolve the crisis
over Iran's nuclear programme. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6262718.stm >
6-Party Talks to Be Held in Parallel With NK Nuke Shutdown The U.S.
State Department said Monday the next six-nation denuclearization talks are
likely to reconvene within weeks, at about the same time that North Korea begins
to shut down its nuclear facilities. Korea Times <
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/07/120_5816.html >
Pressure mounts on Merkel to drop plans to close nuclear plants One day
before an important government strategy session on energy, Chancellor Angela
Merkel faced increased pressure Monday from her own camp to reverse course on
closing Germany's nuclear power plants, despite public opposition, as a way to
help fight global warming. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/02/business/nuke.php >
Japanese defense minister resigns over A-bomb comments Japan's embattled
defense minister resigned Tuesday over his comments suggesting the 1945 atomic
bombings Hiroshima and Nagasaki were inevitable, dealing a blow to the shaky
government weeks ahead of parliamentary elections. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/03/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-A-Bomb-Comm
ent.php>
Israel jails nuclear whistleblower for six months An Israeli court on Monday
sentenced nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who once served
18 years in jail, to six more months behind bars for violating bans on travel
and contact with foreign media. AFP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070702/wl_mideast_afp/mideastisraelnuclea
r_070702130330>
Opinion and Analysis
Disarming the nuclear genie A Times
<
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/IG03Dg01.html >
Myanmar's Nuclear Reactor RSI
<
http://www.rsi.sg/english/eyeonasia/view/20070702163247/1/.html >
Iran feels sanctions bite Boston Globe
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/02/opinion/ediran.php >
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Posted: 04/07/2007 11:40 PM
04 July 2007
N.Korea Urges 'Initial Actions' on Nuclear Deal North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
said on Tuesday each party should take "initial actions" in an aid-for-disarmament
deal, China's Xinhua news agency reported amid signs Pyongyang was preparing to
shut down its main nuclear plant. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR20070
70300753_pf.html> / AP
<
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6756186,00.html >
Chinese and North Korean officials hold disarmament talks The North Korean
leader, Kim Jong Il, met China's foreign minister Tuesday and received a message
from the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, the North's state media said as efforts
to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear program seemed to gain traction. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/03/news/korea.php >
China against another Iran sanction China's envoy to the United Nations has
urged the international community to boost diplomatic efforts to end the nuclear
standoff with Iran. Al Jazeera
<
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2B1398CF-67E0-4288-9565-ECEB2094
EAF4.htm>
Nuclear waste policies a must: Experts Following from its plan to begin
construction of the country's first nuclear power plant by 2010, the government
should now determine the most appropriate system for managing the plant's waste,
an expert says. Jakarta Post <
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20070704.H04&ir
ec=3>
Nuclear expansion is a pipe dream, says report A worldwide expansion of
nuclear power has little chance of significantly reducing carbon emissions but
will add dangerously to the proliferation of nuclear weapons-grade materials and
the potential for nuclear terrorism, says a leading research group that has
analysed the possible uptake of civil atomic power over the next 65 years. The
Guardian <
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2117711,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=
networkfront>
Safety violations revealed, abolished at Russia water reactors Over 140
violations of safety rules have been revealed at Russia's water-water reactors
this year, the chief of the Federal Service for Supervision of Environment,
Technology and Nuclear Management (Rostekhnadzor), Konstantin Pulikovsky, said
at a forum of nuclear oversign authorities opening in Dubna on Tuesday.
Itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11685182&PageNum=0 >
Dozens of radioactive devices have been lost or stolen in Canada since
9-11 At least 76 radioactive devices - several of which could be used in a
terrorist attack - have gone missing in Canada over the last five years, newly
compiled figures show. CP <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070703/kyodo/d8q5cif80.html >
Other Nuclear News
U.S., Russia Launch Nuclear Energy Initiative The United States and Russia on
Tuesday pledged to expand nuclear energy cooperation, make nuclear power
available to other states and reduce their own strategic nuclear weapons to the
lowest possible levels. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-usa-russia-nuclear.h
tml?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print> / WP <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR20070
70302122.html>
Reports: Iranian official says construction on Bushehr plant to finish in
September An Iranian official said the nuclear power plant Russia is building in
Iran will be completed by September, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday, but
the Russian company leading the project said that was unrealistic. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/03/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Iran.php
>
Nuclear experts meeting again in Canada 50 years after first historic Pugwash
disarmament conference Fifty years after nuclear scientists held a meeting in
Pugwash, Nova Scotia, to discuss the threat of nuclear war, a new generation of
scientists and diplomats are returning to the same Canadian village to discuss
ways to revitalize nuclear disarmament. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/03/america/NA-GEN-Canada-Nuclear
-Disarmament-Conference.php>
US nuclear plant anti-terrorist measures consolidated Measures at the
104 US nuclear power stations to mitigate the effects of large fires and
explosions that could result from a terrorist attack, including the impact of a
large commercial aircraft, are now mostly in place and, with minor exceptions,
will be completed by the end of 2007, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
has said. WNN <
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/regulationSafety/US_nuclear_plant_ant
i-terrorist_measures_consolidated-030707_printer.shtml>
Opinion and Analysis
US blame game puts more pressure on Iran Asia Times <
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IG04Ak04.html >
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Posted: 05/07/2007 09:40 PM
05 July 2007
SKorea prepares oil shipment to NKorea amid optimism for progress on nuclear
standoff South Korea has begun preparations for the first shipment of promised
energy aid to North Korea, a top official said Thursday, amid growing optimism
that Pyongyang will finally shut down its main nuclear reactor. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/05/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Nuclear.ph
p>
UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit South Korea next week The head of the U.N.
nuclear watchdog will visit South Korea next week for an international
conference, the government said Thursday, as his agency prepared to oversee
North Korea's promised shutdown of its nuclear reactor. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/05/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-IAEA-Chief
.php>
Iran, IAEA to draw up Modality Plan to end nuclear stalemate Deputy Secretary
of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) for International Affairs Javad
Vaeedi said on Wednesday that Tehran and IAEA are to draw up a Modality Plan to
resolve Iran's nuclear standoff within 60 days. Tehran Times <
http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=7/5/2007&Cat=2&Num=006 >
Iran official rules out nuclear "time out": agency A senior Iranian official
on Wednesday ruled out a nuclear "time out" proposal under which Iran would stop
uranium enrichment expansion in return for a halt to further U.N. sanctions, an
Iranian news agency reported. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/04/AR20070
70400914_pf.html>
Lack of nuclear experts a worry The lack of resources and expertise to track
nuclear sources, which include small devices that contain radioactive material,
was a cause for concern, the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) said yesterday .
Business Day <
http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/national.aspx?ID=BD4A509236 >
Other Nuclear News
Seoul's chief nuclear envoy to visit China for six-party talks South Korea's
chief nuclear envoy was to leave for Beijing Thursday for consultations with
Chinese officials on terms of reopening stalled six-party talks on North Korea's
nuclear program, the Foreign Ministry said. Yonhap <
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2007/07/05/33/0301000000AEN200
70705004100315F.HTML>
'Nuclear deal talks nearing the end' As India and the US are getting ready
for another round of talks on the civil nuclear co-operation later this month,
US Ambassador to India, David C Mulford, on Wednesday said that the two
countries are 'nearing the end' of the negotiations.
Financial Express
<
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=169132 >
Russia guarantees repatriation of spent fuel from Bushehr NPP Russia's
nuclear agency said Wednesday that nuclear fuel Moscow has pledged to supply to
a nuclear power plant being built in Iran will definitely be returned to Russia
and will not end up in the wrong hands. Ria Novosti <
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070704/68343516.html >
Lithuanian president signs law on nuclear power plant construction Lithuanian
President Valdas Adamkus on Wednesday signed a law on the construction of a new
nuclear power plant, the press service of the head of state said. Itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11691768&PageNum=0 >
Asian stocks benefit as nuclear risk recedes in South Korea South Korean
banks and exporters led Asian stocks higher Wednesday after the North Korean
leader, Kim Jong Il, signaled that he was ready to dismantle the North Korean
nuclear program. Bloomberg <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/04/bloomberg/bxasia.php >
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Posted: 10/07/2007 10:41 PM
10 July 2007
Iran slowing down uranium enrichment work: ElBaradei Iran has slowed the
expansion of its disputed uranium enrichment program, the head of the
International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, after Western powers
threatened to hit Tehran with harsher sanctions. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/09/AR20070
70900516_pf.html> / AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/10/europe/EU-GEN-Nuclear-Agency -
Iran-NKorea.php>
IAEA approves atom bomb shutdown mission to N.Korea The U.N. nuclear
watchdog's governing body agreed on Monday to send monitors to North Korea to
verify a shutdown of its atomic bomb program, launching what is likely to be a
long and arduous disarmament process. ...Earlier on Monday, the board approved
an IAEA budget of 295 million euros ($402
million) for 2008 after agency planners cut a requested rise from 2 percent
to 1.4 percent above inflation. Reuters <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/09/AR20070
70900329_pf.html> / AFP
<
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070709/ts_afp/iaeanuclearpolitics_0707091
42129>
ElBaradei: IAEA Budget Problems Dangerous Budget constraints are jeopardizing
the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) ability to perform vital parts
of its mission, particularly those most closely related to preventing the spread
of nuclear weapons, Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei has warned in recent
months. ACT <
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2007_07-08/IAEABudget.asp >
Makeup of IAEA team to Tehran finalized: Iranian envoy Iran's Ambassador to
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali-Asghar Soltaniyeh said here
Monday that the makeup of the IAEA team to visit Tehran on July 11 has been
finalized. IRNA <
http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0707096227115327.htm >
N. Korea nuclear talks likely to be resumed next Wednesday: source China,
host of the six-nation talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program, has
notified related countries of its intent to resume a fresh round of talks
beginning next Wednesday, a diplomatic source here said Tuesday. Yonhap <
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2007/07/10/94/0301000000AEN200
70710003800315F.HTML> / AFP
<
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/287248/1/.h
tml>
Satellite Images Suggest New Tunnels Near Iranian Nuclear Plant Commercial
satellite imagery shows Iran is building a new tunnel complex inside a mountain
near a major nuclear site - a possible attempt to protect sensitive uranium
enrichment activity from aerial attack, nuclear analysts said Monday. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/world/middleeast/10iran.html?_r=1&ore
f=slogin&pagewanted=print>
Nuclear Event Rating Scale Revamped A scale used to classify the severity of
a nuclear accident is being expanded to include incidents related to the
transport of radioactive materials. Live Science <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070709/sc_livescience/nucleareven
tratingscalerevamped>
Other Nuclear News
Olmert, Prodi discuss blocking Iran's nuclear arms program Visiting Italian
Prime Minister Romano Prodi yesterday called for preventing Iran from obtaining
nuclear weapons. Haaretz <
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/880078.html >
Nuclear could develop alongside Indian heavy industry A site in India's
Orissa state is under investigation for suitability for a 4-6000 MWe nuclear
power plant, according to the local government energy minister, Surya Narayan
Patro. WNN <
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newNuclear/Nuclear_could_develop_alon
gside_Indian_heavy_industry_090707_printer.shtml>
China's uranium enough to develop nuclear power by 2020 China has claimed to
have sufficient uranium reserves to develop its own nuclear power industry by
2020. IANS <
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070709/43/6hudp.html >
GE, Hitachi form alliance to compete in global nuclear market General
Electric Co. and Hitachi Ltd. launched a joint nuclear business to capitalize on
rising demand for electricity and increasing concerns about carbon dioxide
emissions from coal-fired plants. AP
<
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/10/apworld/2007071011
1839&sec=apworld>
Russia creates state-owned company controlling nuclear industry Russia has
created a state-owned company to control the nuclear energy industry, from
research and uranium extraction to power stations, waste storage and exports,
the Federal Atomic Energy Agency said Monday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/09/business/EU-FIN-Russia-Nuclea
r.php>
Energy Company Admits Fresh Blunders At Nuclear Plants Swedish energy giant
Vattenfall faces massive criticism after it admitted fresh blunders by its
nuclear reactor operators in Germany after a string of irregularities last month.
DW <
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2675277,00.html >
Poll finds slight majorities in Iran support nuclear weapons, more prefer
economic development Small majorities of Iranians say their country should
develop nuclear weapons and they would feel safer if Tehran possessed such arms,
according to a rare public opinion poll of Iranian citizens. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/10/america/NA-GEN-US-Iran-Poll.p
hp>
Opinion and Analysis
Diplomacy? It works! The Guardian
<
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/mark_leon_goldberg/2007/07/diplomac
y_it_works.html>
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12 July 2007
Head of UN nuclear watchdog expects NKorea reactor shutdown monitoring to go 'smoothly' The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog expressed optimism Thursday about his agency's coming mission to monitor the shutdown of North Korea's sole operating reactor, which he said could be completed within about a month. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/12/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Nuclear-UN
.php> / AFP
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easkorea_070712030235&printer=1;_ylt=AurHDqnsrfC3nOlFRw.5sd3uOrgF> / FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/97845cea-302f-11dc-a68f-0000779fd2ac.html >
South Korea Sends Oil to North In Reactor - Shut Deal A shipment of oil that North Korea has said it is awaiting before it begins to shut its nuclear reactor as part of a disarmament deal set sail from the South on Thursday, a port official said. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-korea-north-oil.html
?pagewanted=print> / BBC
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North Korea nuclear talks to resume on 18 July: China Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme will resume here on Wednesday next week, China's foreign ministry announced. AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/287744/1/.h
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Iran rejects suspension of enrichment, president says, as IAEA visits Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that the West should not expect his country to suspend uranium enrichment as a delegation from the UN nuclear watchdog arrived here to see if Iran is willing to answer outstanding questions on its programme, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported. AP <
http://www.jordantimes.com/thu/news/news9.htm >
First Round Of IAEA Talks With Iran Ends; To Resume Thursday The first round of negotiations between a delegation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iranian officials ended after more than three hours of talks behind the closed doors Wednesday, the Islamic Republic News Agency said. AP <
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20070711%5cACQDJ
ON200707111736DOWJONESDJONLINE000894.htm&> / IRNA <
http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0707128499104235.htm >
Sting Reveals Security Gap at Nuclear Agency Undercover congressional investigators posing as West Virginia businessmen obtained a license with almost no scrutiny from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that enabled them to buy enough radioactive material from U.S. suppliers to build a "dirty bomb," a new government report says. WP <
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR20070
71101895_pf.html>
Other Nuclear News
U.S., Indian leaders discuss nuclear deal U.S. President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday discussed a long-stalled nuclear cooperation deal ahead of talks next week that U.S.
officials hope will finally close a deep rift over the agreement.
Reuters
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Nuclear terror evacuation fears A terrorist attack on Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk could see a major evacuation involving 271,500 people, a new study has found. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6292982.stm >
Paris and Algiers discuss N-power France and Algeria are discussing co-operation in the civil nuclear field as the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, attempts to give life to his ambition for a union of Mediterranean countries. FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e361c3b0-3010-11dc-a68f-0000779fd2ac.html >
Opinion and Analysis
The new drumbeat on Iran The Guardian
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/stephen_kinzer/2007/07/the_new_drum beat_on_iran.html
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Posted: 16/07/2007 10:04 PM
16 July 2007
IAEA Says North Korea Reactor Shut, Seoul Sends Aid U.N. nuclear inspectors verified the shut down of North Korea's reactor, confirming the most significant move to curb the North's atomic ambitions in years, but more remains to be done, the head of the IAEA said on Monday.
Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-korea-north.html?_r= 1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print / AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070716/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear;_ylt=Atv l0CPnv1Mc3NNt4RxAtiCs0NUE / BBC
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Inspectors Check North Korean Nuclear Reactor United Nations inspectors checked the main North Korean nuclear complex today to verify an announcement that the weapons-making facility there had been shut down, as the United States and South Korea welcomed the North Korean move as a significant step toward dismantling the regime's nuclear weapons program. NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/world/asia/15cnd-korea.html?_r=1&oref =slogin
NKorean envoy says country ready to move beyond reactor shutdown North Korea is ready to start disabling its nuclear programs following the shutdown of its sole operating reactor, a North Korean diplomat said Sunday, as long as Washington lifts all sanctions against the communist nation. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/15/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Nuclear.ph p
Hill says NKorea reactor shutdown a good start, problems ahead North Korea's shutdown of its plutonium-producing reactor is a good start but persuading it to abandon all its nuclear ambitions will be difficult, the chief US negotiator said Monday. AFP
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/288392/1/.h tml / Itar-tass
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Iran hopes to settle differences with IAEA within two months Iran on Sunday said it hoped that all differences with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear programme would be settled as scheduled within the next two months. DPA <
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast /2007/July/middleeast_July163.xml§ion=middleeast&col=>
Iran issues warning on U.N. sanctions Cooperation with nuclear inspectors could be affected, Tehran says. LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran16jul16,1,37830 17.story
Cheney pushes Bush to act on Iran The balance in the internal White House debate over Iran has shifted back in favour of military action before President George Bush leaves office in 18 months, the Guardian has learned. The Guardian <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,2127343,00.html >
IAEA chief supports govt's [Thailand's] nuclear plan The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed el-Baradei, has given his support to the idea of Thailand developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Bangkok Post <
http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/16Jul2007_news07.php >
Asean's 1st nuclear lab to be located in Rompin Asean's first nuclear monitoring laboratory will be built in Bukit Ibam, Rompin and is expected to be operational in three years' time. The Star
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/14/nation/20070714165 700&sec=nation
Other Nuclear News
Fire at nuclear reactor after big quake in Japan A strong earthquake struck off the coast of central Japan Monday, collapsing houses, triggering small tsunami waves and setting off a fire at a nuclear power plant. AFP
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/288389/1/.h tml
UK nuclear convoy safety record shows 67 incidents in seven years Convoys of nuclear material have suffered a total of 67 safety incidents over the past seven years in the UK, it emerged yesterday. Scotsman <
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1105262007 >
India seen sticking to guns at US nuclear talks India is expected to show little flexibility in negotiations with the United States this week over a controversial nuclear energy deal, officials said, amid fears that the landmark pact could be running out of time. Agencies
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C07%5C16%5Cstory_16 -7-2007_pg7_43
Opinion and Analysis
Denuclearization Momentum The Korea Times <
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2007/07/137_6545.html >
U.S.-India nuclear alert WashTimes
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070715/COMMENTARY/107150022/10 12
Nuclear Friends in Need Yale Global
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Rising demand for nuclear energy among Asian nations The Jakarta Post
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20070716.E02&i rec=1
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Posted: 17/07/2007 08:24 PM
17 July 2007
North Korea reactor shutdown sets stage for first minister-level talks North Korea's shut-down of a key nuclear facility has brightened prospects for a first-ever ministerial meeting of six nations negotiating to end Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, the US State Department said Monday. AFP
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/288640/1/.h tml / AP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR20070 71700145_pf.html
North Korea Talks - Now Comes The Hard Part After securing the shutdown of a North Korean nuclear reactor, negotiators gathering in Beijing on Tuesday face the much harder task of coaxing Pyongyang to give up a trove of atomic secrets long guarded as vital for its survival. Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-korea-north.html?_r=1&oref=slo gin&pagewanted=print
U.S. Looking Beyond NKorea Nuke Shutdown The United States is looking to build on momentum created by North Korea shutting down its nuclear reactor and will start deliberations on removing it from a list of terrorism-sponsoring states, the main U.S. envoy on the issue said Monday. AP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR20070 71600091_pf.html
IAEA chief calls for speedier pace of nuclear warhead disarmament With 27,000 nuclear warheads still around while much of the world, especially Asia, is racing towards nuclear energy, the time is ripe to speed up the pace of disarmament, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) said Monday. Jurnalo
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http://jurnalo.com/jurnalo/storyPage.do?story_id=48165 >
Other Nuclear News
Poll: Iranians want democracy, nuclear inspections Most Iranians support nuclear inspections, a democratic government and normal relations with the United States, a poll by a U.S.-based organization has found. CNN <
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/16/iran.poll/ >
Russia plans big nuclear expansion Leading the globe in construction of new plants, it also hopes to export as many as 60 plants in the next two decades. CSMonitor <
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0717/p01s04-woeu.html >
Indian officials in Washington try to salvage US-Indian civil nuclear deal Senior Indian and U.S. officials are meeting this week to try to salvage a nuclear cooperation deal that the Bush administration has portrayed as the cornerstone of an emerging partnership with a rising world power. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/17/america/NA-GEN-US-India.php >
Japan Quake Causes Nuke Plant Leak, Fire A strong earthquake shook Japan's northwest coast Monday, setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into the sea - an accident not reported to the public for hours.
AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6783253,00.html >
Fire at nuclear plant in Germany reignites debate about exit from nuclear power A fire at one nuclear power plant and the temporary shutdown of another has boosted supporters of Germany's increasingly controversial plan to close its nuclear energy program, despite concerns that coal- or gas-fired replacements will produce more greenhouse gases.
AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/16/europe/EU-GEN-Germany-Nuclear -Debate.php
Opinion and Analysis
Shutdown in Yongbyon Asahi
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http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707170171.html >
Five Years Later in North Korea NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/opinion/17tue2.html?_r=1&oref=slogin& pagewanted=print
Kim's nuclear spring The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22084220-16382,00.ht ml
Small step on long road for N Korea BBC
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6901861.stm >
Nuclear distraction The Guardian
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/john_gittings/2007/07/nuclear_distr action.html
The Path to Pyongyang CFR
http://www.cfr.org/publication/13815/path_to_pyongyang.html?breadcrumb= %2Fpublication%2Fpublication_list%3Ftype%3Ddaily_analysis
Indo-US Deal: Bridging the gap NDTV
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showcolumns.aspx?id=COLEN200700191 37
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Posted: 19/07/2007 08:32 AM
18 July 2007
U.N. Confirms North Korea Nuclear Shutdown The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had verified that North Korea had closed all five of its major nuclear facilities, a milestone in efforts to get the country to give up its nuclear weapons programs. Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-nuclear.html?_r=1&oref=slogin& pagewanted=print / AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsia ea_070718034912 / AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear;_ylt=Avr nj6hrjOnUsAKifcsOMuGs0NUE
Talks start after UN confirms NKorea nuclear shutdown North Korea has shut down all the facilities at its main nuclear reactor site, the UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday, shortly before crucial talks on the next phase of disarmament began in Beijing. AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/ts_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponstalks_0 70718072021
Optimism on North Korea talks U.S. special envoy Christopher Hill is no cockeyed optimist, but he emerged from meetings with his North Korean counterpart Tuesday exuding something more than a hint of hope about denuclearization talks with the reclusive communist regime. LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-norkor18jul18,1,389 2233.story?track=rss
IAEA ready to review Japan nuclear plant accident The U.N. nuclear watchdog is ready to join Japan to investigate an accident involving minor radiation leaks at the world's biggest nuclear plant after an earthquake this week, the body's chief said on Wednesday. Reuters <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070718/3/34y8s.html > / AP < http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Quake.php >
Iran, IAEA agreements indicate Tehran's goodwill: MP Recent agreements reached between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog indicate Tehran's goodwill to settle its nuclear row with the West and remove remaining ambiguities, said a Majlis representative on Tuesday. IRNA <
http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0707172181114555.htm >
IAEA says yet to see concrete plan of Myanmar's nuclear ambition The International Atomic Energy Agency has yet to see any concrete plan by military-ruled Myanmar to build a nuclear reactor although the country has signed a deal with Russia to set up a research reactor, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Wednesday. Kyodo <
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070718/kyodo/d8qerep00.html >
US, India begin fresh talks to seal nuclear deal The United States and India began a fresh round of talks to finalize a landmark civilian nuclear accord, with Washington saying they are prepared to grapple with tough outstanding issues. AAFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_sthasia_afp/usindianuclearpolit ics_070718064129
Brazil, SAfrica support India's nuclear quest Brazil and South Africa on Tuesday expressed their willingness to support India's quest for nuclear energy at international fora. DPA <
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?file=data/subcontine nt/2007/July/subcontinent_July705.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=> / Dawn < http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/18/int7.htm >
Other Nuclear News
Japan Quake Raises Nuclear Fears Japanese authorities today suspended the operation of a nuclear power plant after a radiation leak and other damage from a deadly earthquake on the nation's northwestern coast raised new concerns about the safety of Japan's accident-plagued nuclear industry. NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/world/asia/17cnd-quake.html_r=1&hp&o ref=slogin / AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/18/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Quake-Nucle ar-Plant.php
U.S., India make another stab at nuclear deal The United States and India on Tuesday began a high-level effort to conclude a controversial nuclear cooperation agreement that the State Department said was still within reach. AFP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR20070 71701507_pf.html
Lithuania sets up working group for construction of new NPP Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas signed a decree to set up a working group for talks on the construction of a new nuclear power plant, the governmental press service said on Tuesday, adding, Prime Minister's Aide Saulius Specius will head the group. Itar-Tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11725111&PageNum=0 >
Opinion and Analysis
Brave new world of Iranian nuclear cooperation A Times <
http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IG18Ak02.html >
The Khan Job BAS
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Will Iran, Korea really back off nukes? CSMonitor <
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0718/p01s01-usfp.html >
Progress in Pyongyang The Guardian
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/mark_leon_goldberg/2007/07/progress _in_pyongyang.html
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Posted: 19/07/2007 09:38 PM
19 July 2007
Japanese nuclear plant may be on quake fault line The world's biggest nuclear power station faces an uncertain future after it emerged yesterday that it may lie directly above the fault line that triggered Monday's earthquake in which nine people died and more than 1,000 were injured. Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,2129633,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed =12 / Yomiuri < http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070719dy01.htm > / AP http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/japan.quake.ap/index.ht ml?section=cnn_latest
Six nations seek North Korea disarmament deadline Envoys seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions sought to forge agreement on Thursday on a deadline for disabling the North's atomic facilities and exposing its trove of nuclear secrets. Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK21205620070719feedType=R SS / BBC < http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6905806.stm >
IAEA chief sees 'positive move' from Iran on nuclear intentions Iran's decision to allow inspections of its heavy water reactor at Arak and its willingness to discuss its nuclear programme are positive steps, the UN's atomic watchdog chief said Wednesday. AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070718/wl_mideast_afp/irannucleariaea_070 718082613
Energy: Malaysia Faces Complex Choices, Says IAEA Chief Like many countries, Malaysia faced complex choices in planning to expand its energy mix and ensuring energy security, said International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Dr Mohamed ElBaradei. Bernama <
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=274107 >
Other Nuclear News
South Korea proposes high-level talks with North Korea South Korea has proposed another round of high-level talks with North Korea early next month, an official said Thursday, amid heightened optimism that the communist nation will fulfill a pledge to end its nuclear programs. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/19/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Talks.php >
Accidents dim hopes for green nuclear option The recent earthquake in Japan and accidents at two German power plants raise questions on the safety of nuclear energy as a cleaner alternative. CSMonitor <
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0719/p04s02usgn.html >
German economy minister defends nuclear industry after Vattenfall incidents German Economy Minister Michael Glos has defended the country's nuclear power stations, saying that even the oldest ones are ahead of the rest of the world in terms of security, despite recent incidents at two Vattenfall Europe AG sites. AFX News <
http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2007/07/18/afx3925998.html > / DW < http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2696709,00.html >
U.S., India nuclear talks expected to go third day The United States and India are likely to hold a third day of meetings to try to conclude a controversial nuclear cooperation agreement, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. Reuters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR20070 71802133_pf.html
Russia Focuses on Nuclear Energy Throwing the Door Wide Open to Foreign Investment Opportunities While investment opportunities still exist in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector of the Russian energy industry for the construction of gas liquefaction plants, the Government has turned its focus on the nuclear power generation sector. PRN <
http://marketwatch.nytimes.com/custom/nyt-com/html-story.asp?guid={B950 1DAB-B017-4FE6-B1E4-B015DA541F78}&symb=&sid=&siteid=NYT&dist=NYT&osymb=>
Opinion and Analysis
Second-Stage Denuclearization Korea Times <
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2007/07/137_6769.html >
Giving up nukes Khaleej Times
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Inside intel /Without fuel, the reactor won't work Haaretz <
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/883870.html >
A new start on Iran The Hindu
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Alternative realities The Guardian
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/roger_howard/2007/07/alternative_re alities.html
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Posted: 20/07/2007 05:33 PM
20 July 2007
North Korean Nuclear Talks Fail to Set Disarmament Timetable, but Yield Agreement on Goals Delegates to the six-nation talks aimed at disarming North Korea of its nuclear weapons said they had failed to set a timetable for disarmament during meetings that were scheduled to end on Friday. NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/world/asia/20korea.html?_r=1&oref=slo gin / Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK21205620070720?feedType =RSS
US, India break 'logjam' in nuclear talks but final accord elusive The United States and India have "broken a logjam" in talks to forge an implementing agreement for their landmark civilian atomic deal but a final accord remains elusive, officials said on Thursday. AFP
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/289303/1/.h tml
Australia invited to join exclusive nuclear club AUSTRALIA is on the brink of joining the world's most influential and exclusive nuclear club, a move that would pave the way for uranium enrichment here. Daily Telegraph
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22102823-5005941,00 .html
IAEA authorises Kayerekera mine The International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) of the United Nations has sanctioned mining of Uranium at Kayerekera in Karonga after being swayed by procedures followed to license Paladin Africa for the task, The Daily Times has learnt. Daily Times <
http://www.dailytimes.bppmw.com/article.asp?ArticleID=5779 > / Mine Web http://www.mineweb.net/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=23680&sn=Deta il
Other Nuclear News
Nuclear Plant Logs 3rd Radiation Leak Troubles at a Japanese nuclear
power plant damaged by an earthquake on Monday continued Thursday when
the plant's operator reported that it had detected a third radiation
leak. NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/world/asia/20leak.html?_r=1&oref=slog in&pagewanted=print
Fire at nuclear plant's transformer likely caused by land subsidence
Fire at nuclear plant's transformer likely caused by land subsidence A
fire at a nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture after Monday's
earthquake was likely caused by land subsidence, exposing yet another
danger in the anti-temblor design of the facility, officials said. Asahi
<
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707200130.html >
India, US closer to nuclear deal after Cheney push A high level team
from India has extended its stay here by a day raising hopes that an
agreement on the proposed India-US nuclear deal may be close at hand
after a push by US Vice President Dick Cheney. IANS
<
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070720/43/6i90q.html >
Australia talking to Washington about boosting nuclear cooperation The
Australian government said Friday it would hold talks with Washington
about bolstering cooperation on nuclear energy, but insisted Australia
would not become an international dumping ground for atomic waste. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/asia/AS-GEN-Australia-US-Nucl ear-Energy.php
Not-Guilty Plea in Nuclear Theft Case A contract employee at a nuclear
materials cleanup site in Tennessee pleaded not guilty Thursday to
charges that he stole classified information about enriching uranium to
sell to foreign governments. AP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/19/AR20070 71901085_pf.html
Opinion and Analysis
Bombs Away Economist
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=94668 90
The riddle of Iran Economist
<
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9514293 >
The Tony Soprano of North Korea Time
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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1642898,00.html >
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Posted: 23/07/2007 10:38 PM
23 July 2007
Japan OKs IAEA at Quake - Hit Nuke Plant Japan will allow investigators from the U.N. nuclear watchdog to inspect a nuclear power station damaged last week by a powerful earthquake in order to address international safety concerns, an official said Monday. AP
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Japan-Quake-Nuclear.html?_r=1& oref=slogin&pagewanted=print / Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUST20337520070722?feedType =RSS
More Iran sanctions not before September: diplomats Western powers have quietly put off efforts to toughen United Nations sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program until September in hopes of improved cooperation with U.N. inspectors, European diplomats say. Reuters <
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3397322 >
US, India finalse nuclear accord The United States and India finalized Friday an implementing agreement for their landmark civilian nuclear deal after extensive talks in Washington, officials said. AFP <
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontine nt/2007/July/subcontinent_July873.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=> / The Hindu < http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/23/stories/2007072359891200.htm >
Other Nuclear News
North Korea demands power reactors North Korea's nuclear envoy has demanded that his country be given power-generating reactors as a reward for eventually dismantling its atomic weapons programs. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/22/news/nuke.php >
Japan quake not seen slowing U.S. nuclear revival A resurgence of nuclear power in the United States likely won't be stalled by this week's earthquake in Japan that shut the world's largest nuclear plant, industry watchers said. Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN2027123620070720?feedTy pe=RSS
Radioactive water spilled at N-plant in '04 quake Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced Saturday that water containing radioactive substances spilled from a spent fuel pool at five of the seven nuclear reactors of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Earthquake in October 2004. The Yomiuri Shimbun <
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070722TDY01005.htm >
France to help UAE launch civilian nuclear programme The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy held a round of official talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris yesterday. Wam <
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theuae/200 7/July/theuae_July606.xml§ion=theuae&col=>
Indonesia may put on hold plans to build first nuclear power plant There are signs that Indonesia may put on hold plans to build its first nuclear power plant until it is certain that it will be safe. CNA
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/289439/1/.htm l
Attack on nuclear protesters in Russia kills one Attackers dressed in dark clothes and wielding metal pipes raided a camp of environmentalists protesting nuclear-waste processing at a Siberian chemicals plant, killing one activist. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/22/asia/russia.php >
Green groups urge block on Westinghouse deal Four international environmentalist groups have appealed to the US government to block the proposed sale of 10 per cent of Westinghouse Electric, the US nuclear systems company, to Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan's state atomic energy agency, warning that the deal would enable the potentially unstable central Asian republic to produce nuclear weapons. FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/077473f4-38b5-11dc-bca9-0000779fd2ac.html >
Opinion and Analysis
Patient bargaining v sabre-rattling: contrasting fates along Axis of Evil The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2132447,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed= 12
Nuclear progress FT
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a66e710a-371e-11dc-9f6d-0000779fd2ac.html >
Analysis: Is North Korea Changing? AP
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No to nukes LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-nuclear23jul23,0,6 924211.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials
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Posted: 25/07/2007 12:52 AM
24 July 2007
Iran, IAEA set more nuclear talks on Tuesday Iran will resume talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday to clarify its atomic activity, an Iranian official said, a process diplomats say has slowed moves to adopt tougher U.N. sanctions against Tehran. Reuters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/23/AR20070 72300742_pf.html
Brown Predicts Tougher Stance on Iran British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that tougher sanctions are likely against Iran over its contested nuclear program while declining to rule out the possiblity of future military action against the country. AP <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6800580,00.html >
U.S. Eyes Key N. Korea Disarmament Moves By End - 2007 The United States hopes the next phase in ending North Korea's nuclear program -- disabling a reactor and declaring all of its past atomic activities -- can be completed this year, the U.S. envoy to nuclear talks said on Monday. Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-korea-north-hill.htm l?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
New panel to investigate Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant; report could be sent to UN Japan will set up an independent panel to investigate glitches and malfunctions, including radiation leaks, burst pipes and flooding, that plagued a nuclear plant after an earthquake earlier this month, the government announced Tuesday. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/24/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Quake-Nucle ar.php
EU contribution to IAEA will help bolster N-safety A seven million euro contribution by the European Union to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will help bolster the nuclear and radiological safety of several nations in African. PTI
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/The_United_States/EU_contribut ion_to_IAEA_will_help_bolster_N-safety/articleshow/2222524.cms
'123 fulfils Prime Minister's assurances' The draft nuclear cooperation agreement negotiated last week by India and the United States fulfils all the assurances Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave Parliament in August 2006, senior officials told The Hindu on Monda y. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/24/stories/2007072457750100.htm >
Other Nuclear News
Radioactive water flowed via cables Radioactive water that leaked into the sea from a quake-hit nuclear power plant likely flowed along electric cables protruding from a damaged floor before reaching drainage ditches, the plant's operator said Monday. The Asahi Shimbun <
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707240125.html >
NUCLEAR POWER ON SHAKY GROUND / Plant shutdowns mean more CO2 emissions This is the third and final installment of a three-part series examining how earthquake-prone Japan can coexist with nuclear power plants, a concern that has surfaced in the wake of the July 16 earthquake in the Chuetsu region of Niigata Prefecture--the first temblor anywhere in which the fault line ran beneath a nuclear power plant. The Yomiuri Shimbun <
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20070724TDY01002.htm >
American acceptance of nuclear power grows As the price of oil rises, so has the number of Americans who believe nuclear energy is an acceptable source of power, although the pro-nuclear camp is still a minority, a study showed on Monday. Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2336269820070723?feedT ype=RSS
Germany seeks consensus in NSG on Indo-US N-deal Germany on Monday said it would try to "forge a consensus" within the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal. PTI
http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=aaad1238-1ac2 -4c13-8221-4a2f82bb1764&&Headline=N-deal%3a+Germany+seeks+consensus
20 suspects detained in attack on nuclear demonstrators in Russia Russian authorities have detained 20 suspects in an attack on a camp of anti-nuclear protesters in Siberia that left one environmentalist dead and seven injured, police said Monday. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/23/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-Demonstr ator-Killed.php
Opinion and Analysis
Good news: you are unlikely to be nuked any time soon FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/15c249fc-397f-11dc-ab48-0000779fd2ac.html >
Satellite view of North Korea nuclear site BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6908123.stm#five >
Going nuclear Fortune
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/08/06/10014 1305/index.htm?section=money_latest
Nuclear Summer CAP
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http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/07/nuclear_summer.html >
Fire at nuclear plants Asahi
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http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707240086.html >
Nuke Deal: Breakthrough or Bad Bargain? IPS <
http://www.antiwar.com/bidwai/?articleid=11337 >
Europe and the Indo-US nuclear deal ISN
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http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=17891 >
Anatomy of a Nuclear Sting Newsweek
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19916061/site/newsweek/ >
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Posted: 25/07/2007 07:03 PM
25 July 2007
IAEA inspectors to check Iran reactor The UN nuclear watchdog agency said Tuesday it will send a team of inspectors early next week to a disputed Iranian reactor - a key step in efforts to allay concerns over the country's nuclear program. AP <
http://www.jordantimes.com/wed/news/news8.htm > / Reuters http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-iran-nuclear-iaea.ht ml?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
Iran nuclear negotiators heading to Russia for talks: diplomat Iranian nuclear negotiators were heading for Moscow Tuesday for further talks on the crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions after setting a date with UN nuclear experts for crucial inspections in Iran, diplomats told AFP. AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070724/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics _070724223725
Iran raises stakes in war of nerves over enriching uranium Iran warned yesterday that it would consider taking "illegal" steps, including possible abrogation of the non-proliferation treaty, if further UN sanctions are imposed because of its nuclear programme. The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2134160,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed= 12 / The Inependent
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http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2798521.ece >
IAEA to send team to quake-hit nuclear plant The U.N. nuclear watchdog will send a team of experts to Japan in the coming weeks to check the world's biggest nuclear power plant after a powerful earthquake last week caused radiation leaks, the agency said on Tuesday. Reuters <
http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSL2492442620070 724?rpc=401&>
Japan's Quake-Prone Atomic Plant Prompts Wider Worry After a deadly earthquake struck northwestern Japan last week, the nation was stunned by widespread damage to a nuclear power plant near the quake's center, including minor radiation leaks, ruptured pipes, flooding and a fire that belched black smoke for more than an hour on live television. NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/world/asia/25japan.html?_r=1&oref=slo gin&pagewanted=print
Other Nuclear News
Indian government approves cooperation on civil nuclear deal with US India's Cabinet has signed off on a deal spelling out the technical details of a much-touted civilian nuclear cooperation pact with the United States, a news agency reported Wednesday. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/25/asia/AS-GEN-India-US-Nuclear . php
Fire at Japanese nuclear power plant A small fire broke out today at a partly constructed nuclear power station in northern Japan, the third blaze at the plant this month. It comes a week after an earthquake caused a radioactive spillage at another atomic plant. The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,,2133721,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed =12
Water from pipe flooded reactor floor Up to 2,000 tons of water from an outdoor pipe broken in the July 16 earthquake inundated the basement of a nuclear reactor building here, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said.
Asahi <
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707250114.html >
Japan quake sends tremors across nuclear industry A Japanese earthquake that forced the closure of the world's biggest nuclear plant has highlighted the energy source's dangers, just when support had been growing. Reuters <
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL2489828520070724?rpc=40 1&>
Russia puts off Bushehr NPP launch until fall 2008 The Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran cannot be completed by the fall of 2007 as suggested by Iranian authorities and will only be commissioned a year later, a Russian subcontractor said. Ria Novosti <
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070725/69617615.html >
Next Generation Nuclear Plant revived The USA's long-running program to build an advanced hydrogen-producing nuclear reactor system has sprung back into life with a request for expressions of interest. WNN
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newNuclear/Next_Generation_Nuclear_Pl ant_revived_240707_printer.shtml
Local reactor 15 years away AUSTRALIA'S first nuclear reactor is at least 15 years away and will require bi-partisan political support, the head of the government's nuclear agency said yesterday. The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22131339-30417,00.ht ml
China selects Westinghouse to build four nuclear power plants China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. Ltd. (SNPTC) and China National Technical Import and Export Corp. signed deals Tuesday with the U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric Co. to build four nuclear power plants in China and transfer core technologies for third-generation AP1000 reactors. Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/6223351.html >
Opinion and Analysis
Protecting India's interests The Hindu
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http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/25/stories/2007072551121000.htm >
N Korea uranium complicates six-party talks FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/320d197c-38e7-11dc-ab48-0000779fd2ac.html >
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Posted: 27/07/2007 03:44 AM
26 July 2007
Iran says it will never stop nuclear activities Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Tehran would never yield to international pressure to suspend its nuclear program. Reuters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/25/AR20070 72501684_pf.html
Call to inspect Japanese N-plant quickly The International Atomic Energy Agency should inspect an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant as quickly as possible before any clean-up that might obsure the extent of the damage, the head of the opposition Social Democratic party of Japan has urged.
FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/07ca37de-3ac8-11dc-8f9e-0000779fd2ac.html > / AFP http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/290377/1/.h tml
Japanese power company unsure when quake-hit nuclear plant will resume operations The company that runs the nuclear power plant severely damaged by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in northwestern Japan said Thursday it is still estimating damages 10 days after the temblor and does not know when it can reopen. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/26/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Quake-Nucle ar.php
India Nuclear Deal Complies With U.S. Law: Burns Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Wednesday that a just-completed nuclear deal with India complies with U.S. law, but some experts doubted that, and lawmakers said the agreement could face a rough road in the U.S.
Congress. Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-india-usa-nuclear.ht ml?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print / AFP http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/290460/1/.h tml
India 'must allow inspections from IAEA' Australia will consider selling uranium to India if it agrees to inspections from the international atomic energy agency, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said AAP
http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/india-must-allow-inspections-from-iaea /20071426-pry.html
Zambia opens first cancer hospital Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa on Thursday opened a 10 million dollar specialist cancer hospital which will enable patients to receive treatment at home for the first time.
AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070719/wl_africa_afp/zambiahealthcancer_0 70719165058
Other Nuclear News
Asia security forum to praise North Korea's nuclear shutdown, call for humanitarian action Foreign ministers gathering in Manila for Asia's largest security forum were expected to praise North Korea for shutting down its nuclear reactor while pressing it to do more to address humanitarian concerns. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/26/asia/AS-GEN-ASEAN-NKorea.php >
13 radiation leak sources suspected at N-plant Thirteen instances of damage at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture are suspected to have caused radioactive leaks, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun <
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070726TDY03002.htm >
N-safety manuals to be revised The government will revise its safety evaluation manuals for the construction site of nuclear power plants in response to unexpected damage caused by the July 16 earthquake in Niigata Prefecture, sources said. The Asahi Shimbun <
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707260112.html >
France, Libya sign accord on nuclear energy project Libya and France on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding for the cooperation on a nuclear energy project during a visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, an aide to Sarkozy said. Reuters <
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL25437471.html?rpc=401& >
Australia signals move toward selling uranium to India Australia signaled Thursday it is edging toward a decision to sell uranium to India despite New Delhi's refusal to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/26/asia/AS-GEN-Australia-India-U ranium.php
Indonesia, South Korea sign preliminary deal to develop nuclear power plant An Indonesian company signed a preliminary agreement with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corp. to jointly develop Indonesia's first nuclear power plant, a government official said Wednesday. AP
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillbus.asp?fileid=20070725165943&irec =0
No spillage of yellow cake after accident' A trailer transporting a container with 62 drums of radioactive yellow cake from Jaduguda in Jharkhand to the Nuclear Fuel Complex at Hyderabad overturned at Narsannapeta in Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday morning. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/26/stories/2007072662531200.htm >
Japanese atomic bomb survivors arrested during Faslane protest SURVIVORS of the Nagasaki atomic bomb attack were among those arrested at Faslane naval base yesterday during a protest at plans to renew the Trident nuclear weapon system. The Scotsman <
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1164442007 >
Pakistan Test Fires Nuclear - Capable Missile Pakistan successfully tested on Thursday a cruise missile capable of carrying a variety of warheads, including nuclear, the military said. Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-pakistan-missile.htm l?pagewanted=print
Opinion and Analysis
After the quake, the fallout The Economist <
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9535176 >
Why Japan will never be a nuclear-free zone FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/80a3ae48-3b26-11dc-8f9e-0000779fd2ac.html >
Are Indian nuclear power plants earthquake-resistant? The Hindu <
http://www.thehindu.com/seta/2007/07/26/stories/2007072650021500.htm >
Nuclear waste is hardly a worry when the climate change threat is so urgent The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2134599,00.html?gusrc=rss&fe ed=12
The nuclear deal and a Russian initiative The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/26/stories/2007072651471000.htm >
The ideal nuclear deal The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22134207-7583,00.htm l
Opening the Nuclear Front WP
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/earlywarning/2007/07/opening_the_nuclear _front_1.html
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Posted: 27/07/2007 02:41 PM
27 July 2007
U.N. nuclear monitors head for North Korea International monitors arrived in Beijing on Friday on their way to North Korea, where they will keep watch over the nuclear complex at the heart of a disarmament deal. Reuters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/27/AR20070 72700162_pf.html / AP
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Nuclear-Agency-NKorea.html?_r= 1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
Iranian minister says sanctions are ineffective More U.S. or international sanctions will not persuade Iran to back down on its nuclear program and could lead to "confrontation" with the West, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in an interview published on Thursday. Reuters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/26/AR20070 72602107_pf.html
Critics slam France over nuclear deal French green groups and opposition politicians Thursday attacked plans to build a French reactor in Libya for water desalination as a perilous masquerade that would encourage Muammar Qadhafi to get a nuclear bomb. AFP <
http://www.jordantimes.com/fri/news/news5.htm >
Welcome to Ethiopia's Fly Factory One of the poorest countries in the world has an ambitious plan to eliminate the tsetse fly. But some scientists say it's a waste of money Science Magazine <
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/317/5836/310 >
Other Nuclear News
U.S. to Announce Nuclear Exception for India Three years after President Bush urged global rules to stop additional nations from making nuclear fuel, the White House will announce on Friday that it is carving out an exception for India, in a last-ditch effort to seal a civilian nuclear deal between the countries. NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/washington/27india.html?_r=1&hp=&oref =slogin&pagewanted=print
ASEAN hopes for more openness from NKorea after easing of tensions over nuclear program Southeast Asia hopes to see reclusive North Korea open up to the outside world in terms of investments, trade and information, and welcomes the easing of tensions on the Korean peninsula after the shutdown of the North's nuclear reactor, an official said Friday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/27/asia/AS-GEN-ASEAN-NKorea.php >
Now What Will North Korea's Nuclear Scientists Do? North Korea's main atomic complex now stands dormant under international watch, but nations seeking to end its nuclear threat face the problem of what to do with the scientists who gave the poor state its budding arsenal. Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-korea-north-nuclear . html?pagewanted=print
Nuclear power plants in Japan to improve preparedness for fire in wake of deadly quake Nuclear power plants across Japan will acquire chemical fire vehicles and set up a hot line to fire stations to improve preparedness after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in northwestern Japan severely damaged a nuclear plant in northwestern Japan, raising concerns for safety. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/27/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Quake-Nucle ar.php / The Asahi Shimbun
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http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707270135.html >
In Indonesia, Japan quake casts a shadow over plans for nuclear plants Environmental groups campaigning against Indonesia's plan to build some of Southeast Asia's first nuclear power reactors near this poor rice farming village in East Java were given a stark demonstration of their worst fears on July 16 when an earthquake in Japan severely damaged one of the world's largest nuclear power facilities, causing a minor radiation leak. IHT <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/26/asia/nuclear.1-102247.php >
Sarkozy: Trust Arab states with nuclear technology After agreeing to nuclear cooperation with Libya, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the West should trust Arab states to develop such technology for peaceful purposes or risk a war of civilizations. Reuters
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/26/sarkozy.libya.reut/index.htm l
US backs France's nuclear deal with Libya The United States on Thursday threw its support behind France's plans to build a reactor in Libya for desalination, which critics fear could be used by Tripoli to create a nuclear weapon. AFP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070726/pl_afp/francelibyanuclearus2_07072 6202848
Germany angry at France-Libya deal Germany is unhappy with a proposed nuclear energy deal between France and Libya, a top German foreign ministry official said on Thursday, describing the agreement as "politically problematic" and potentially damaging to German business interests. FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ee4a2f50-3bbf-11dc-8002-0000779fd2ac.html >
Nigeria can't adequately store, track its radioactive material, says country's nuclear chief The new president of Nigeria is urging the country to embrace nuclear power, although his own nuclear watchdog is struggling to track the radioactive materials already in use here. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/26/africa/AF-GEN-Nigeria-Nuclear .php
Administration Urges Full Warhead Funding The Bush administration has told Congress that delays in funding for a new generation of nuclear weapons may require a return to underground testing to ensure that older warheads remain reliable. WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/25/AR20070 72502093_pf.html
Candidates see Iran nuclear threat U.S. presidential candidates agree Iran should not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons but at this point in the 2008 campaign, their prescriptions for preventing such an outcome are vague. Reuters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/26/AR20070 72600477_pf.html
Russia blames late payments for Iran reactor delay Moscow has delayed the start-up of Iran's first nuclear power station to 2008 because Tehran has fallen behind with payments for the Bushehr plant, a top Russian official said on Thursday. Reuters <
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2681173620070726?rpc=401& >
Areva-China talks continue over nuclear power stations Areva SA is still in talks with China over a contract for two power stations, and a deal could be signed within the coming months, the head of the French nuclear power company's Chinese operations said Thursday. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/26/business/EU-FIN-France-China - Nuclear.php
Opinion and Analysis
Nuclear Mishap or Meltdown?: It's All a Matter of Degree Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=FD9E82DA-E7F2-99DF-3889FDE5D 7101770&chanID=sa025
More damage at reactor The Asahi Shimbun <
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707270115.html >
Future safeguards The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22140725-16382,00.ht ml
Guarding against nuclear terrorism The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/27/stories/2007072754171200.htm >
Time to Reset the Doomsday Clock? WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/26/AR20070 72601146_pf.html
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Posted: 30/07/2007 10:09 PM
30 July 2007
UN Nuclear Team Arrives in North Korea A second team of U.N. nuclear experts arrived in North Korea on Saturday to monitor the shutdown and sealing of the country's sole plutonium-producing reactor. AP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/28/AR20070 72800520_pf.html / Xinhua
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/28/content_6443292.htm >
U.S., India reach deal on nuclear technology The United States and India announced Friday a landmark deal on nuclear cooperation for civil purposes that they said will benefit both countries and strengthen international non-proliferation efforts. CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/us.india.nuclear/index . html / The Hindu
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http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/29/stories/2007072960590800.htm >
No nuclear deal with others: Nicholas Burns Stating that India was a "unique" case, the Bush administration has ruled out a similar civilian nuclear deal with any other country including ally Pakistan, and stressed that the "very high bar" of the Nuclear Suppliers Group on proliferation would prevent other nations from getting the same "treatment" as New Delhi. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/29/stories/2007072960720800.htm >
UN secretary general congratulates IAEA on 50th jubilee United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the 50th anniversary. Itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11754247&PageNum=0 >
Southeast Asia to Set Up Nuclear Monitor Southeast Asian countries will set up a safety watchdog to ensure that nuclear power plants in the region are not used to produce weapons or aid terrorists and other criminal groups, an official said Saturday. AP
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-ASEAN-Nuclear-Free-Zone.html?_ r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
IAEA to develop nuclear safety data system with Russia Russia's industrial safety regulator Rostekhnadzor said Friday it would establish a system for exchanging information with the UN nuclear watchdog to ensure radiation safety. Ria Novosti <
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070727/69800683.html >
Pope appeals for nuclear disarmament, calls for release of Korean hostages Pope Benedict XVI called Sunday for nuclear disarmament, saying nuclear technology must be used instead to promote development in the respect of the environment. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/29/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Pope.php >
Other Nuclear News
N. Korea Reaffirms Nuclear Commitment North Korea's new foreign minister reaffirmed his country's commitment to ending its nuclear weapons program, an official said Sunday. AP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/29/AR20070 72900206_pf.html
Washington tightens financial squeeze on Iran, firms supporting Tehran's nuclear drive The US government is escalating financial sanctions against Iran and ratcheting up pressure on Iranian firms suspected of supporting Tehran's nuclear ambitions. AFP
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=3&article _id=84172
SE Asia to adopt new plan on nuclear-free zone Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia are due to adopt a five-year work plan on Sunday to strengthen the implementation of a treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region, a Philippine diplomat said. Reuters
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=topNews& storyID=2007-07-29T053419Z_01_MAN266835_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-ASEAN-NUCLEAR-COL .XML&archived=False / AFP
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/291087/1/.h tml
Deal allows India to resume nuclear tests: experts The United States should not make it easier for India to resume nuclear testing and produce fissile material for nuclear weapons, says a senior US nuclear [expert]. Dawn <
http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/29/int2.htm >
Australia rebuffs Pakistan over uranium Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Friday dismissed a plea from a Pakistani minister to supply uranium to his country, saying the South Asian nation did not have any nuclear power stations. AFP <
http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/28/top13.htm >
Germany warn Siemens on Libya atomic deal - paper Germany's Environment Ministry and opposition Greens party have warned Siemens not to take part in a planned French nuclear deal with Libya, Handelsblatt reported.
Reuters <
http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN953484.html?rpc=401& >
Nigerian president says country needs nuclear energy Nigeria's new President and energy minister, Umaru Yar'Adua, has urged the country to embrace nuclear power in order to meet its growing energy needs. WNN
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/nuclearPolicies/Nigeria_needs_nuclear _energy-270707_printer.shtml
Canada to help Argentina build nuclear reactor Canada and Argentina have agreed to start negotiations for a new nuclear power plant in the South American country using Canadian CANDU technology, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited said on Friday. Reuters <
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=business News&storyID=2007-07-27T175452Z_01_N27422674_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESS-ENERGY-A RGENTINA-COL.XML&archived=False>
Opinion and Analysis
Inside Iran's nuclear nerve centre: halfway house to an atomic bomb The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2137598,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed= 12
Stage-managed nuclear tour reveals why Iran won't be the first to blink The Independent <
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2816667.ece >
Lying Ahead of Nuclear Talks The Korea Times <
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2007/07/137_7331.html >
Bet on India WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/28/AR20070 72800999_pf.html
In Its Nuclear Deal With India, Washington Appears to Make More Concessions NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/world/asia/28india.html?_r=1&oref=slo gin&pagewanted=print
The mirage of nuclear power LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-josephson30jul30,0,6540002.st ory?coll=la-opinion-rightrail
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31 July 2007
U.N. nuclear watchdog team says North Korea cooperated on inspections North Korea has cooperated fully with a team U.N. nuclear experts who were monitoring the shutdown and sealing of the country's sole plutonium-producing reactor, the leader of the team said Tuesday. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Nuclear-IA EA.php / Reuters
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http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?rpc=401&type=topNews& storyID=2007-07-31T040846Z_01_PEK291233_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-KOREA-NORTH-NUCLE AR-COL.XML&archived=False>
U.N. Inspectors Revisit Iran's Arak Heavy - Water Site U.N. inspectors visited Iran's Arak heavy-water reactor site on Monday, the first such trip since April in a show of Iranian nuclear transparency meant to ward off harsher U.N. sanctions. Reuters
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-iran-nuclear-inspectors.html?_ r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print / AFP
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Tehran Ready to Erase Negative Impacts of UNSC Sanctions Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini announced here today that his country has devised several mechanisms to defuse the negative effects of UN Security Council sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Fars News <
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8605080539 >
Speed key to India-U.S. nuclear deal vote, says envoy The United States is confident of getting Congressional backing for a historic but controversial nuclear pact with India, but New Delhi needs to move fast on key steps needed for the vote, Washington's envoy said on Monday.
Reuters
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/30/AR20070 73000603_pf.html
Fuel from other countries won't be hit, says Mulford U.S. Ambassador to India David Mulford said India's (proposed) strategic fuel reserves sourced from other countries would remain unaffected even if it was to conduct a nuclear test. The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/31/stories/2007073157870100.htm >
Other Nuclear News
France, India work on nuclear cooperation France, a key member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, on Monday agreed to expeditiously conclude a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation pact with India. PTI
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070020855&ch= 7/30/2007%2011:51:00%20PM
Uranium sales to India on agenda: Downer Federal cabinet will discuss the potential sale of Australian uranium to India "fairly soon," Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says. AAP
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Uranium-sales-to-India-on-agenda-Downe r/2007/07/31/1185647889638.html
Energy Bill Aids the Expansion Plans of Atomic Power Plants A one-sentence provision buried in the Senate's recently passed energy bill, inserted without debate at the urging of the nuclear power industry, could make builders of new nuclear plants eligible for tens of billions of dollars in government loan guarantees. NYT
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/washington/31nuclear.html?_r=1&hp=&or ef=slogin&pagewanted=print
U.K. energy official in Russia to discuss nuclear waste disposal British energy official Malcolm Wicks has arrived in Russia on a two-day visit to discuss nuclear waste disposal, the British Embassy in Moscow said Monday. Ria Novosti <
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070730/69945113.html >
Medco Power eyes Indonesia's first nuclear power project A subsidiary of PT Medco Energi Internasional Group, the country's largest publicly traded oil company, is interested in participating in the construction of Indonesia's first nuclear power plant, which will be built in Gunung Muria, Central Java, the company's executive says. The Jakarta Post
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailbusiness.asp?fileid=20070731.L03&ir ec=2
Driver runs checkpoint at nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee, crashed and flees A driver ran a checkpoint at a nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee early Monday and crashed into a barrier, then fled on foot, authorities said. AP
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/30/america/NA-GEN-US-Weapons-Pla nt-Crash.php
Opinion and Analysis
Nuclear-power politics The Economist
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http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9568661 >
Algeria's nuclear secrecy ISN
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http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=17923 >
Walker's World: France's nuclear deals UPI
http://www.upi.com/International_Intelligence/Analysis/2007/07/30/walke rs_world_frances_nuclear_deals/7117/
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