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International Nuclear News 05/2009 - Διεθνή Πυρηνικά Νέα
4 May 2009
N. Korea to Use Nuke Status as Bargaining Chip Seoul will need to reward North Korea with high-priced economic incentives to end its nuclear program if the Stalinist country is recognized as a nuclear state, according to a former Cabinet minister. The Korea Times < httpaddress://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/05/113_44249.html >
Robert Gates: bombing Iran would not stop nuclear threat Bombing Iran would fail to stop the Islamic Republic from building nuclear weapons and could only 'buy time', according to Robert Gates, the US defence secretary. The Telegraph < httpaddress://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5257343/Rober t-Gates-bombing-Iran-would-not-stop-nuclear-threat.html>
'Long road' to nuclear-free world: Robert Gates US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday lauded the sentiment behind President Barack Obama's wish for a world without nuclear weapons, but said it would be "a long road to get there." AFP < httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gGd2USa6L3t_JD2llhh _ CGGTS5MA>
Blix Backs Obama's Nuclear Strategy U.S. President Barack Obama's pledge to work toward a nuclear weapon-free work marks a step in the right direction for the international community, former International Atomic Energy Agency chief Hans Blix told Foreign Policy this month GSN < httpaddress://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20090501_8320.php >
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Pakistan Strife Raises U.S. Doubts on Nuclear Arms As the insurgency of the Taliban and Al Qaeda spreads in Pakistan, senior American officials say they are increasingly concerned about new vulnerabilities for Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, including the potential for militants to snatch a weapon in transport or to insert sympathizers into laboratories or fuel-production facilities. NYT < httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/world/asia/04nuke.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=nuclear&st=nyt >
Iran readies for battle at nuclear arms ban talks Iran has attacked the United States ahead of a major meeting on the troubled global anti-nuclear arms treaty, slamming U.S. cooperation with Israel and India while ignoring President Barack Obama's offers of dialogue. Reuters < httpaddress://uk.reuters.com/article/burningIssues/idUKTRE54221J20090503 >
Japan says shares concerns on Iran nuclear drive Japan's Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said on Saturday that Tokyo shared the concerns of world powers over Iran's controversial nuclear programme. AFP < httpaddress://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/japan-says-shares-concerns-on-iran-nuclear-drive-20090503-aqzr.html >
Japanese PM Urges Resumption Of North Korea Talks Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program should start again as soon as possible, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Sunday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/05/03/world/international-us-korea-north-japan-aso.html?scp=22&sq=nuclear&st=nyt >
US official: North Korean nuclear test likely A senior Obama administration official said he expects that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon before it is forced back to international disarmament negotiations. AP < httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050102634_pf.html >
Expert Groups Largely Back Obama's Nuclear Stance Two bipartisan panels of nuclear weapons experts are endorsing much of President Obama's ambitious arms-control effort in advance of next week's nonproliferation talks here between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. WP < httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050103404_pf.html >
Russia to build floating Arctic nuclear stations Russia is planning a fleet of floating and submersible nuclear power stations to exploit Arctic oil and gas reserves, causing widespread alarm among environmentalists. The Guardian < httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/russia-arctic-nuclear-power-stations >
Chernobyl: Nuclear Wasteland? Or Nature Reserve? Scientists Argue Over 1986 Soviet Nuclear Plant Disaster. When biologists began to probe the closed-off land around Chernobyl, they said they got a shock. ABC News < httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=7474050&page=1 >
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North Korean Nuclear Issue in Disarray The Korea Times < httpaddress://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/05/137_44180.html >
FACTBOX: A look at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear arms plant Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSTRE5403TU20090501?rpc=401 &>
The West's Preventative Capitulation Der Spiegel < httpaddress://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,622268,00.html >
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Posted: 07/05/2009 05:17 AM
6 May 2009
Storage sites for nuclear waste need local support As more and more countries are considering introducing nuclear power, there is a need to find 'good solutions' for the spent radioactive waste, former International Atomic Energy Agency head Hans Blix said Tuesday. DPA < httpaddress://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/features/article_1475146 .php/...__>
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Zardari: Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is safe Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday insisted that his country's nuclear arsenal is "definitely safe," despite growing concerns about recent gains by the Taliban along the country's border with Afghanistan. CNN < httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/pakistan.zadari.nukes/ >
U.S. Wants Israel, India In Anti - Nuclear Arms Treaty India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel should join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the global pact meant to limit the spread of atomic weapons, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. Reuters httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/05/05/world/international-us-nuclea r-treaty-usa.html?_r=1&sq=nuclear&st=nyt&scp=5&pagewanted=print
Israel brushes off call to sign nuclear arms pact An Israeli official on Wednesday criticized a U.S. call to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as hard to understand, citing the pact's failure to prevent countries from obtaining atomic arms. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5451IE20090506?rpc=401 &>
Israeli president: US outreach to Iran OK for now Israeli President Shimon Peres cautiously endorsed new U.S. outreach to Iran following a longer-than-expected visit with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, telling The Associated Press that the American leader should be given a chance to resolve differences with Iran through negotiation. AP < httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090506/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_israel >
Israeli official: Give Iran three months to halt nuclear programme Iran should be given three months to show it is willing to halt its nuclear programme, Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday during a visit to Italy. Lieberman's office said he told Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that the international community should then take "practical steps" against Tehran if it did not meet the deadline. DPA httpaddress://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267505,israeli-official-give-ir an-three-months-to-halt-nuclear-programme.html
U.S. tries again on North Korean nuclear talks The United States is launching a diplomatic effort to get North Korean nuclear talks back on the rails. CNN < httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/us.northkorea/index.html >
Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors back Obama's nuclear-free commitment The mayors of Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki supported U.S. President Barack Obama's recent commitment to eliminate nuclear weapons in their respective speeches Tuesday to a session of the preparatory committee of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. Kyodo httpaddress://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hiroshima-nagasaki-may ors-back-obamas-nuclear-free-commitment
Tepco may restart nuclear reactor on Friday -Nikkei Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) may begin a trial run of the No. 7 reactor at its quake-hit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world's biggest, as soon as Friday, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUST 36559920090506?rpc=401&>
Utah takes nuclear waste from states with own dump Despite having their own radioactive waste dump, three states have shipped millions of cubic feet of waste across the country this decade to a private Utah facility that is the only one available to 36 other states, according to an Associated Press analysis of U.S. Department of Energy records. AP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR20090 50502930_pf.html
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Pakistan's Nuclear Scenarios, U.S. Solutions NYT httpaddress://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/pakistan-scenarios-us -solutions/
Nuclear ban benefits for Israel The Washington Times httpaddress://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/nuclear-ban-benefits-fo r-israel/
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Posted: 09/05/2009 02:58 AM
8 May 2009
Egypt Brushes off Reports on Nuclear Traces Egypt said on Thursday media reports that U.N. nuclear inspectors found traces of highly enriched uranium at an Egyptian reactor complex addressed an old issue that had already been resolved. Reuters < httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7528372 >
Iran Wields Nuclear Bomb-Building Capability, Senate Report Says Iran is believed in foreign intelligence circles to have paused formal nuclear-weapon design efforts six years ago after gaining the technical proficiency to build a bomb, the Associated Press reported yesterday NTI < httpaddress://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20090507_6443.php > / CNN < httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/iran.nuclear/index.html >
Astana to host IAEA environment protection conference IAEA International Conference on Remediation of Land Contaminated by Radioactive Material Residues will be held in Kazakh capital from May 18 to May 22, 2009. panarmenian < httpaddress://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=31465 >
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North Korea repeats vows to strengthen nuclear deterrent North Korea vowed on Friday to strengthen its nuclear deterrent because of what it called Washington's continuing hostile policy, as a US envoy toured the region to try to restart disarmament talks. AFP httpaddress://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/427772/1/.h tml
Claims of 'Brisk' Activity at North Korea Nuclear Site South Korean officials have detected "brisk" activity at a North Korean nuclear test site, a South Korean newspaper reported Thursday, citing an unidentified South Korean government official. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/asia/08briefs-Nkorea.html?_r=1 &ref=global-home
U.S. envoy in China seeking N.Korea strategy The U.S. envoy for North Korea began a swing through Asia on Thursday to seek support from regional powers to rein in North Korea, which may be preparing to rattle security with a second nuclear test. reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSPEK207843 >
Delegates Take Key Step in Nuclear Treaty Review Delegates preparing for a major conference next year to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty have agreed on an agenda, and some said the change in President Barack Obama's tone and emphasis was a key factor. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/08/world/AP-UN-UN-Nuclear-Disar mament.html
Taleban won't get Pakistani nuclear weapons U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that the Taleban went too far when fighters advanced on a district of Pakistan just outside the capital city, and said he is satisfied that the Pakistani army is fighting back hard. AP httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/international /2009/May/international_May535.xml§ion=international&col
Pakistani Offers Assurances on Nuclear Control Pakistan's president offered renewed assurances Thursday that his country, whose stability is threatened by a rising extremist insurgency, has full control of its nuclear weapons. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/07/us/politics/AP-US-US-Afghani stan-Pakistan.html
Lavrov says new START to be key issue at Russia-US summit. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a new strategic arms reduction treaty (START) will be the key issue at the upcoming Russia-US summit in Moscow in July and experts will work in the coming months to provide proposals for the Russian and US Presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama. itar-tass < httpaddress://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=13917329&PageNum=0 >
Obama's Budget Eliminates New Funding for Nuclear Detection President Obama would eliminate new funding for advanced-generation equipment to detect nuclear weapons and radiological materials at U.S. borders and ports and around New York City in his 2010 budget, homeland security officials said. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR20090 50703518_pf.html
Obama budget seeks end to Yucca nuclear waste dump The Obama administration said Thursday it wanted to officially terminate the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage waste site and instead spend $197 million to phase out the project and "explore alternatives" for nuclear waste disposal. reuters httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5464TM20090507?fe edType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews
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Chain Reaction How the U.S.-UAE nuclear deal could set off a Middle East arms race. FP < httpaddress://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4915 >
Diplomacy works, but it cannot defuse every threat FT httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34115604-3b31-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html?ncl ick_check=1
Obama Administration Is Bringing Nuclear Arms Control Back WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR20090 50704070_pf.html
Nuclear power usage Asahi Shimbun < httpaddress://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905080073.html >
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Posted: 13/05/2009 02:32 PM
13 May 2009
Nuclear Experts Present Draft Fissile Materials Cutoff Pact A panel of nuclear experts yesterday presented a proposed version of a long-awaited international treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons GSN < httpaddress://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/ts_20090512_7881.php >
Russia and Japan sign cooperation accord Russia and Japan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of the peaceful use of nuclear energy as a necessary step in their deepening collaboration. WNN httpaddress://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Russia_and_Japan_sign_cooperation _accord-120509.html
Can sterile tsetse flies save African agriculture? Each year in Africa the tsetse fly causes more than US$4 billion in agriculture income losses, kills three million livestock and infects up to 75,000 people with trypanosomiasis, according to the UN. Though sterilising the flies may help wipe out the offending parasite, it is a long, expensive process that is losing experts to other more well-funded health research, according to scientists. IRIN httpaddress://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/0c4bb9eea1e52f7f22b5089e2 3bd1833.htm
Nuclear Suppliers Group Meets with UAE Officials The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) held a meeting with UAE officials in Abu Dhabi to discuss cooperation in the areas of export control for nuclear-related items and?sensitive goods Wam < httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2009/M ay/theuae_May316.xml§ion=theuae&col=>
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Report: No proof yet NKorea is producing plutonium U.S. and South Korean authorities have found no concrete evidence yet that North Korea is reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods to harvest weapons-grade plutonium, a news report said Wednesday. AP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR20090 51300274_pf.html
Russian FM optimistic on arms control deal with US Russia's foreign minister has signaled Moscow's readiness for compromise on a new nuclear arms control agreement with the United States and said he hopes for a deal by year's end, news reports said Tuesday. AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i0xBv8YQwWSZqAQgjd42R CvU1uEAD984N2Q00
Russia to deliver nuclear submarine by year-end Russia will deliver nuclear submarine Nerpa to India before this year end, as the shipbuilders have fixed the vessel, which suffered an accident last year, and the government agreed to provide funding for sea trials. The Hindu < httpaddress://www.hindu.com/2009/05/13/stories/2009051359811200.htm >
German nuclear lobby sets out post-election plan Germany's nuclear power industry lobby is ready to discuss plans to reverse the country's atomic exit programme with any new government after the Sept. 27 national elections, it said on Tuesday. Reuters httpaddress://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUKLC 76898720090512
Britain's farmers still restricted by Chernobyl nuclear fallout Nearly 370 farms in Britain are still restricted in the way they use land and rear sheep because of radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear power station accident 23 years ago, the government has admitted. The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/12/farmers-restricted-ch ernobyl-disaster
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Understanding Iran's Deterrence Game TIME < httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1897548,00.html >
The Nuclear Realists WSJ < httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB124217073493612717.html >
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Posted: 19/05/2009 02:55 AM
18 May 2009
ElBaradei urges Iran to engage with U.S. Iran should engage with the United States and negotiate over its nuclear programme, Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a magazine interview released on Saturday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLG538421 > / AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iOnKCW21ugVYAgD68-ff 8nFtB0ug
Nuclear powers agree on treaty agenda The big five nuclear powers have issued a joint statement welcoming progress towards worldwide nuclear disarmament, although their optimism remains overshadowed by the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran. FT httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa5d675e-42ce-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html?ftc amp=rss / DPA httpaddress://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/269036,nuclear-powers-support-r eview-of-treaty-on-disarmament.html
France offers Pakistan nuclear energy help France and Pakistan have agreed to cooperate in the nuclear field, officials said Friday, with Islamabad claiming an important breakthrough in its bid to be seen as a responsible nuclear power. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iZ57_cSGpmiOKuVA6d5k N79aw9hg
Some more steps from India needed to implement N-deal: Blake India needs to take a "couple of steps" to fully implement the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal which has changed the architecture of the global non-proliferation regime, a top American diplomat has said. The Economic Times httpaddress://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/More-steps-needed-to -implement-N-deal/articleshow/4534395.cms
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Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says Members of Congress have been told in confidential briefings that Pakistan is rapidly adding to its nuclear arsenal even while racked by insurgency, raising questions on Capitol Hill about whether billions of dollars in proposed military aid might be diverted to Pakistan's nuclear program. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/world/asia/18nuke.html?_r=1&sq=nuclea r&st=nyt&scp=3&pagewanted=print
Israel's Netanyahu to Press Obama on Nuclear Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will stress the need for urgency in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions when he meets U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, a senior Netanyahu adviser said. Reuters httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE54H0P520090518?feedType=R SS&feedName=topNews
Arab League: Israel's nuclear program more worrying than Iran Arab League Chief Amr Moussa on Sunday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to raise Israel's ambiguous nuclear program onto the agenda for discussion, rather than focusing on Iran's contentious uranium enrichment. Haaretz < httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086079.html >
Developing Nations Seek Assurances on Nuclear Arms U.N. nuclear talks hit a roadblock Friday as Cuba, Iran and other developing nations demanded that the five original nuclear powers accept legally binding commitments to dismantle their nuclear arsenals and provide assurances they will not use such weapons against states that do not possess atomic weapons. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR20090 51503518_pf.html
Clock ticking as Russia, US kick off nuclear arms talks Russia and the United States open fresh nuclear disarmament negotiations this week under pressure to strike a deal by year's end that experts say will have far-reaching consequences for world security. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQDSTbl7Ubsyr-Unm6w _RMBnhO5w
Ship with reprocessed nuclear fuel docks in Japan An armed vessel docked at a central Japanese port carrying the nation's first consignment of reprocessed nuclear fuel to land here in eight years. AFP httpaddress://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/429978/1/.h tml
Nuclear Cleanup Awards Questioned A private company was being paid $300 million by the federal government to clean up radioactive waste at two abandoned Cold War plants in Tennessee when an ironworker crashed through a rotted floor. That prompted a major safety review, which ended up forcing work to an abrupt halt, and the project was shut down for months. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR20090 51702254_pf.html
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How real is the Pakistan nuclear risk? Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Afghanistan-Pakistan/idUSTRE54D1RC20 090515?rpc=401&>
Could Taliban get keys to Pakistan's A-bomb? CSMonitor < httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0515/p06s11-wosc.html >
The High Price of Deterring Iran WSJ < httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB124259185503527891.html >
The nuclear deal cannot be reopened The Hindu < httpaddress://www.hindu.com/2009/05/16/stories/2009051652031100.htm >
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Posted: 20/05/2009 03:47 AM
19 May 2009
Interview with the Director General Mohamed Elbaradei
'It Was Others Who Failed' Mohamed ElBaradei, 66, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), discusses the record of his term in office, his bitter struggle with the Bush administration and the dangers that new nuclear powers pose. Der Spiegel < httpaddress://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,625600,00.html >
Peace laureates publish declaration against nuclear arms Seventeen winners of the Nobel Peace Prize are calling for a world free of nuclear weapons in a joint declaration that was published Monday in the Chugoku Shimbun in Hiroshima, following U.S. President Barack Obama's recent commitment to eliminate nuclear arms. Kyodo < httpaddress://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090519a8.html >
Kazakhstan studies plan to host nuclear fuel bank Kazakhstan is still studying the plan to host the international nuclear fuel bank in its territory,Timur Zhantikin, chairman of the Kazakh Atomic Energy Committee, was quoted as saying on Monday by Interfax News Agency. Xinhua < httpaddress://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/18/content_11397532.htm >
Uranium a hot commodity as nuclear demand grows Affordable and practical electric cars may not have zoomed into a showroom near you quite yet, but the shift in public and government opinion toward action on climate change has increased the odds you'll one day be plugging in instead of gassing up. The Globe and Mail httpaddress://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090519.RGIMAGBIGPICT UREART1845/TPStory/Business
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Obama Tells Netanyahu He Has an Iran Timetable President Obama said Monday that he expected to know by the end of the year whether Iran was making "a good-faith effort to resolve differences" in talks aimed at ending its nuclear program, signaling to Israel as well as Iran that his willingness to engage in diplomacy over the issue has its limits. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/world/middleeast/19prexy.html?_r=1&sq =nuclear&st=nyt&scp=3&pagewanted=print / FT < httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a179f90c-440b-11de-a9be-00144feabdc0.html >
Pakistan Denies It Is Expanding Nuclear Arsenal Pakistan denied Monday it was expanding its nuclear arsenal, a week after the top U.S. military officer said there was evidence it was doing so. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/18/world/AP-AS-Pakistan.html?sq =nuclear&st=nyt&scp=23&pagewanted=print
Russia, U.S. begin talks on cutting nuclear weapons Vast stockpiles of nuclear weapons amassed during the Cold War could become the catalyst for a thaw in relations this week between the United States and Russia. Reuters httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE54H34Q20090519?feedType=R SS&feedName=topNews
U.S.-Russian Team Deems Missile Shield in Europe Ineffective A planned U.S. missile shield to protect Europe from a possible Iranian attack would be ineffective against the kinds of missiles Iran is likely to deploy, according to a joint analysis by top U.S. and Russian scientists WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/18/AR20090 51803055_pf.html
France to help Romania build new nuclear reactor France will help Romania build a new nuclear reactor, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday while meeting with his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu. Xinhua < httpaddress://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/18/content_11397644.htm >
Chalk River reactor shut down Canada's medical community could be faced with another shortage of diagnostic isotopes after another shutdown of a nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ont. The Globe and Mail httpaddress://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090518.wchalk19/BN Story/National/home
India test fires nuclear-capable missile India test-fired a nuclear-capable missile on Tuesday with a range of up to 3,000 kilometers, a defense ministry official said. AP httpaddress://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212411259&pagename=JPost %2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Opinion and Analysis
Iran and Israel NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/opinion/18iht-edcohen.html?sq=nuclear &st=nyt&scp=21&pagewanted=print
Bargaining over the bomb The Economist httpaddress://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1 3684453&fsrc=rss
In a Nuclear Minefield WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/18/AR20090 51802581_pf.html
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Posted: 21/05/2009 06:18 AM
20 May 2009
Big names and bucks back nuclear 'bank' Buffett's bankroll, Obama's clout and the partnership of a savvy ex-Soviet strongman may turn the steppes of central Asia into a nuclear mecca, a go-to place for "safe" uranium fuel in an increasingly nervous atomic age. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/19/world/AP-Nuclear-09-Fuel-Ban k.html?_r=1&sq=nuclear&st=nyt&scp=2&pagewanted=print
Scientists: Iran could make nuke in 1-3 years Iran could produce a simple nuclear device in one to three years and a nuclear warhead in another five years after that, a group of U.S. and Russian scientists and experts said in a report issued Tuesday. AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i52UDHqLL3ljh41jdBtOb iWfV9wQD989L27O0
U.S., Russian officials to discuss new nuclear treaty Russian and U.S officials are meeting Wednesday and Thursday in Moscow to discuss a replacement pact for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I, which is expiring in December. CNN < httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/19/us.russia.nuclear.talks/ >
Grisly Video May Slow Nuclear Pact The emergence of a videotape depicting a grisly beating administered by a member of the royal family of the United Arab Emirates has complicated a U.S. effort to create the Arab world's first nuclear energy program, officials said. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/19/AR20090 51903262_pf.html
U.S. Removes Highly Enriched Uranium from Kazakhstan The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration today said that it had extracted 162.5 pounds of spent nuclear fuel from Kazakhstan since last December GSN < httpaddress://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20090519_1158.php >
Other Nuclear News
Obama: Reducing Spread of Nukes a High Priority Preparing for a July summit on the issue with his Russian counterpart, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said it is ''absolutely imperative'' that the United States take the lead in reducing the spread of nuclear weapons. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/19/us/politics/AP-US-Obama-Nucl ear-Weapons.html?sq=nuclear&st=nyt&scp=19&pagewanted=print
UN Chief: Time to Break Stalemate on Cutting Nukes U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged nations to seize on recent momentum in nuclear disarmament talks, saying they had a historic opportunity to make the world a safer place. AP < httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap_on_re_eu/un_un_nuclear_weapons >
Photos show Pakistan expanding nuclear sites: institute Satellite photos released on Tuesday show Pakistan has expanded two sites crucial to its nuclear program as part of an effort to bolster the destructive power of its atomic arsenal, a US arms control institute said. AFP httpaddress://www.smh.com.au/world/photos-show-pakistan-expanding-nuclear-site s-institute-20090520-beub.html
Reactor shutdown 'catastrophe' as medical isotopes dry up A shutdown of the Canadian nuclear reactor that produces much of the world's medical isotopes is a "catastrophe" that threatens to delay or cancel critical medical procedures both in Canada and abroad for many weeks, medical experts said Tuesday. The Globe and Mail httpaddress://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090519.chalk20/BNS tory/Front/home / Reuters httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/19/AR20090 51903861_pf.html
Opinion and Analysis
Will the US-UAE nuclear deal reach meltdown? The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/19/nuclear -deal-us-uae
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26 May 2009
IAEA Convenes To Discuss ElBaradei's Successor The U.N. atomic watchdog gathered Tuesday for an informal meeting to question five aspirants for the agency's top job, just a day after North Korea defied the world by staging a nuclear test. AFP < httpaddress://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=2009052 60611dowjonesdjonline000190&title=iaea-convenes-to-discuss-elbaradeis-successor>
Iran rejects Western proposal for freezing its nuclear program Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday rejected a Western proposal for Tehran to "freeze" its nuclear work in return for no new sanctions, and ruled out any talks with major powers on the issue. haaretz httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/objects/pages/PrintArticleEn.jhtml?itemNo =1088198
Report Questions Conventional Wisdom About Iranian Regime "Tehran feels vulnerable, both from outside and from within." WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/25/AR20090 52502390.html
Ahmadinejad seeks debate with Obama Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday ruled out any talks with world powers on Tehran's nuclear drive, but said he was open to a debate with US President Barack Obama. AFP httpaddress://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/worl d/13+ahmadinejad+seeks+debate+with+obama-za-16
Other Nuclear News
Seismic Readings Appear to Point to a Small Nuclear Test Initial seismic readings from the underground blast in North Korea were consistent with a relatively small nuclear test, but it will be days or weeks before the United States and international organizations can determine whether it was a nuclear detonation and how successful it might have been, experts said Monday. nyt < httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/world/asia/26threat.html?hp >
North Korea fires short-range missiles "The North is continuing its saber-rattling," the unnamed official said. CNN < httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/nkorea.test/index.html >
UN condemns North Korean nuclear test The United Nations swiftly condemned North Korea for its test of a powerful nuclear bomb, and South Korea announced Tuesday it would join a U.S.-led initiative to intercept ships suspected of spreading weapons of mass destruction. AP < httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090526/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear_30 >
South Korea Condemns NK's 2nd Nuke Test North Korea said it conducted a second underground nuclear test "successfully" Monday, about a month after it threatened to resume nuclear and missile testing to protest the UN condemnation of its April 5 rocket launch. Koreatimes < httpaddress://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/05/113_45637.html >
Swiss warn US Senate investigator in nuclear probe Switzerland has warned a U.S. Senate investigator not to interview a Swiss lawyer involved in a nuclear smuggling case, a spokesman for the Swiss Justice Department said Monday. Guardian < httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8524887 >
Russian Uranium Sale to U.S. Is Planned Russia, already a large supplier of nuclear-reactor fuel to Europe and Asia, is expected on Tuesday to sign its first purely commercial contract to supply low-enriched uranium to United States utilities. nytimes < httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/world/europe/26russia.html?_r=1&hp >
Opinion and Analysis
The Birth of an International Nuclear Fuel Bank? scitizen httpaddress://scitizen.com/stories/future-energies/2009/05/The-Birth-of-an-Int ernational-Nuclear-Fuel-Bank/
Yes, North Korea is a nuclear power atimes < httpaddress://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/KE26Dg02.html >
North Korea: what the test means guardian < httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/25/north-korea-nuclear-test >
Test Delivers a Message for Domestic Consumption NYT < httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/world/asia/26northk.html?_r=1&hpw >
The Waiting Game timesonline httpaddress://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6360752 .ece
An Early Test for Obama's Engagement Policy WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/25/AR20090 52501961.html?sub=AR
Arab nuclear ambitions embolden spurs nuclear renaissance huffingtonpost httpaddress://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-shihabeldin/arab-nuclear-ambitions -em_b_207399.html
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