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International Nuclear News 10/2009 - Διεθνή Πυρηνικά Νέα
01 October 2009
Iran broke law by not declaring atom site - ElBaradei Iran broke a transparency law of the U.N. nuclear watchdog by failing to disclose much earlier a nuclear plant being built for uranium enrichment, agency director Mohamed ElBaradei said in a televised interview. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42812320090930 > / The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/30/iranian-nuclear-weapons-moh amed-elbaradei / AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iSyUL5Xs1ulxSE1s0YrZC UKwMOAQD9B1MCR00 / Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=107491§ionid=351020104 >
Iran to propose third-party uranium enrichment: Ahmadinejad Iran will propose that it is prepared to buy from a third party uranium enriched to the grade it requires for its Tehran reactor rather than carry out the enrichment itself, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jIb4xkfE53XNXh72IJgc G3neBqVQ / ISNA < httpaddress://isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1411551&Lang=E >
U.S. Opens Door To Bilateral Talks With Iranians The United States hopes to launch a process here Thursday that could rein in Tehran's nuclear ambitions and possibly reorient Iran's role in the world, though U.S. officials are skeptical that Tehran will act decisively when its diplomats sit down for long-awaited discussions with world powers. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/30/AR20090 93002407_pf.html / AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJ066MCWygVF3a2QqiAzz hzxijZgD9B1TSVO0 / Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=107562§ionid=351020104 > / Haaretz < httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1118002.html >
U.N. Awaits Iran's Word on Nuclear Inspections The United Nations nuclear watchdog could dispatch inspectors to Iran's recently revealed nuclear facility within days if Tehran bows to demands from the U.S. and its allies to give investigators unfettered access to the site. WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB125434865221253965.html?mod=googlenews _wsj / Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=107506§ionid=351020104 >
As U.S. Plots Iran Strategy, Envoy's Visit Hints at a Thaw As the United States and Iran prepared for critical talks over Tehran's nuclear program, the Iranian foreign minister arrived quietly in Washington on Wednesday to visit the unofficial embassy here, the first visit to the capital by an Iranian of that rank in a decade. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/world/middleeast/01nuke.html?_r=1&hpw =&pagewanted=print
India can't be expected to sign NPT in present form: IAEA chief In a clear authentication of India's stand, IAEA chief Mohamed El-Baradei on Wednesday said that India cannot be expected to sign NPT in its present form and that CTBT instead could be more acceptable to New Delhi. The Times of India httpaddress://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/India-cant-be-expected-to -sign-NPT-in-present-form-IAEA-chief/articleshow/5073444.cms / The Hindu < httpaddress://www.hindu.com/2009/10/01/stories/2009100161431200.htm >
How safe are interventional cardiac procedures? Recently, radiation protection measures in interventional radiology especially in cardiology have been receiving special attention. The Hindu < httpaddress://www.thehindu.com/seta/2009/10/01/stories/2009100150441500.htm >
Other Nuclear News
France Toughens Stance on Iran Under President Nicolas Sarkozy, France has adopted an increasingly hard-edged approach to Iran, often out ahead of the Obama administration with uncompromising language criticizing Iranian leaders and warning that their nuclear program threatens world peace. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/30/AR20090 93004757_pf.html
Possibility of a Nuclear-Armed Iran Alarms Arabs As the West raises the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, Arab governments, especially the small, oil-rich nations in the Persian Gulf, are growing increasingly anxious. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/world/middleeast/01arabs.html?sq=nucl ear&st=nyt&scp=3&pagewanted=print
Iranian Opposition Warns Against Stricter Sanctions As the United States and its allies consider further sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fear that such punishment could have unintended consequences, strengthening the government's hand against domestic dissent and triggering an even harsher crackdown on political foes. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/30/AR20090 93004244_pf.html
Door open to dialogue with N. Korea Washington's number two diplomat said the United States is open to dialogue with North Korea if it helps get international nuclear disarmament talks started again, and urged the regime yesterday to take advantage of the opportunity. AP httpaddress://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/10/01/diplomat_says _us_open_to_nuclear_dialogue_with_n_korea/
Opinion and Analysis
Iranian Statement May Offer Window Into Nuclear Efforts NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/world/middleeast/01diplo.html?sq=nucl ear&st=nyt&scp=13&pagewanted=print
Time for diplomacy to end the stand-off with Iran FT < httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fbd6c88-ae0a-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.html >
Talking With Iran: Chances for a Breakthrough Are Low TIME httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1926905,00.html?xid=rss-w orld
The power, and threat, of Iran LATimes httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-crooke1-2009oct01,0,764603.st ory
Ahmadinejad: Iran's Man of Mystery TIME httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1927100,00.html?xid=rss-w orld
Analysis: Israel rethinks anti-Iran warnings Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE58T2VV20090930?rpc=401 &>
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Posted: 02/10/2009 10:30 PM
02 October 2009
Iran Agrees to Send Enriched Uranium to Russia Iran agreed on Thursday in talks with the United States and other major powers to open its newly revealed uranium enrichment plant near Qum to international inspection in the next two weeks and to send most of its openly declared enriched uranium outside Iran to be turned into fuel for a small reactor that produces medical isotopes, senior American and other Western officials said. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/world/middleeast/02nuke.html?_r=2&ref =global-home&pagewanted=print / WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB125438735077055655.html?mod=rss_com_mos tcommentart / Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42854220091002 > / AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJ066MCWygVF3a2QqiAzz hzxijZgD9B2RAP80 / Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=107608§ionid=351020104 > / The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/01/iran-uranium-enrichment-pla nt-inspection
IAEA says chief ElBaradei to visit Iran soon The International Atomic Energy Agency says its director will visit Iran to discuss issues related to the country's nuclear program. AP < httpaddress://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6647294.html > / Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Iran/idUSTRE5905XE20091001 > / WSJ < httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB125444482868158131.html >
Iran to cooperate with nuclear watchdog, says Solana Speaking after high-level talks in Geneva, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Iran would cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency on inspections of a new facility ahead of a second round of talks in October. France 24 httpaddress://www.france24.com/en/20091001-iran-defends-absolute-rights-nuclea r-talks-geneva-solana-jalili
Obama: Iran Must Follow Through on Nuke Promises President Barack Obama on Thursday called landmark nuclear talks with Iran a constructive beginning, then challenged Tehran to match words with deeds by giving international inspectors ''unfettered access'' to a previously secret uranium enrichment plant within two weeks. AP < httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091002/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_iran >
Iran has disclosed all nuclear sites - minister Iran has declared all its atomic sites to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Thursday, countering suspicions that it may have undeclared facilities. Reuters httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR20091 00103191_pf.html / NPR < httpaddress://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113374399 >
Don't threaten Iran, Carter says The United States and other nations should take a diplomatic approach toward Iran in negotiations over that nation's nuclear program, President Carter said Thursday. CNN < httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/01/carter.iran/index.html >
The Canadian connection: Iran acquiring nuclear materials in Canada Iran has been running a sophisticated procurement operation in Canada to acquire materials for its nuclear and weapons programs, according to a senior Canadian official. Tha National Post httpaddress://www.canada.com/technology/Canadian+connection+Iran+acquiring+nuc lear+materials+Canada/2052630/story.html
Other Nuclear News
Israel's Doubts On Talks Allayed When President Obama announced efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program through diplomatic engagement, the concern in Israel was that open-ended talks would allow the Islamic republic time to continue toward its suspected goal of developing a nuclear weapon. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR20091 00104906_pf.html
Obama keeps Israel's nuke secret President Obama has reaffirmed a 4-decade-old secret understanding that has allowed Israel to keep a nuclear arsenal without opening it to international inspections, three officials familiar with the understanding said. The Washington Times httpaddress://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/02/president-obama-has-rea ffirmed-a-4-decade-old-secr/
Radioactive Waste Becomes Growing Problem Nuclear power accounts for a significant part of South Korea's green energy mix, but experts warn that the growing amount of spent nuclear fuel could provide a massive headache in the future. The Korea Times < httpaddress://www.koreatimes.co.kr./www/news/biz/2009/10/123_52836.html >
Belgium may extend lifetimes of nuke plants -paper Belgium may extend the lifetimes of its three oldest nuclear power stations by ten years to 2025 to guard against energy shortages, newspaper De Standaard reported on Friday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSB 6642120091002?rpc=401&>
All must profit from German nuclear deal - lobby The head of Germany's utility industry group BDEW said on Friday that profits from a deal on longer life cycles for nuclear plants must be shared across the energy companies so as to avoid one-sided advantages. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL 27792120091002?rpc=401&>
Opinion and Analysis
Iran Nuke Talks: Succeeding Beyond (Low) Expectations TIME httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1927327,00.html?xid=rss-w orld
Analysis: Limited Geneva deal wins Iran sanctions respite Reuters httpaddress://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/2/worldupdates/2009 -10-02T083647Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-428538-1&sec=Worldupdates
Iran Again: Is Everyone Bluffing? NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/opinion/02iht-edwallerstein.html?sq=n uclear&st=nyt&scp=9&pagewanted=print
Opportunity for Iran and West The Khaleej Times httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/editorial/2 009/October/editorial_October4.xml§ion=editorial
Anything more to declare? The Economist httpaddress://www.economist.com/world/middleeast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story _id=14564629
Iran: Talking is the only option The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/02/iran-us-talks-in-ge neva
At the tipping-point The Economist httpaddress://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14548847&fsr c=rss
Leaving Israel With No Choice? WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR20091 00104205_pf.html
Part of a larger game plan? The Hindu < httpaddress://www.hindu.com/2009/10/02/stories/2009100260940800.htm >
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Posted: 06/10/2009 04:22 AM
05 October 2009
IAEA to inspect Iran's Qom site Oct. 25 U.N. experts will inspect Iran's newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant on Oct. 25, the IAEA nuclear agency chief said on Sunday, praising a shift "from conspiracy to cooperation" between Tehran and the West. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42898820091005 > / AP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/04/AR20091 00400643_pf.html / Fars News < httpaddress://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8807121584 >
Iran says IAEA chief full of praise for cooperation Iran said on Monday that the chief of the UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei was full of praise for Tehran's "cooperation" over its nuclear programme during his weekend visit to the Islamic republic. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hiBKnv6ahDBA4ftpaddressN3Qk JrxJcXAA
ElBaradei: We made little progress on denuclearization The UN nuclear watchdog Chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, says regional and global stability can only be achieved through total nuclear disarmament. Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=107804§ionid=351020104 >
Report Says Iran Has Data to Make Bomb Senior staff members of the United Nations nuclear agency have concluded in a confidential analysis that Iran has acquired "sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable" atom bomb. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/world/middleeast/05iran.html?sq=nucle ar&st=nyt&scp=15&pagewanted=print
U.S. sees advance in Iran nuclear cooperation President Barack Obama's top security adviser on Sunday dismissed a report that Iran was closer to making an atomic bomb and said Iranian cooperation in the last few weeks was good for nuclear non-proliferation. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5931MT20091004 >
Iran says no change in nuclear stance after Geneva talks There has been no change in the Iranian nuclear stance and the issue was not raised in the Geneva talks with the world powers, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said Monday. "We have not raised anything about our right to pursue peaceful nuclear technology in the Geneva talks," the spokesman said. DPA httpaddress://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/288722,iran-says-no-change-in-n uclear-stance-after-geneva-talks.html
Israel names Russians helping Iran build nuclear bomb Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has handed the Kremlin a list of Russian scientists believed by the Israelis to be helping Iran to develop a nuclear warhead. He is said to have delivered the list during a mysterious visit to Moscow. The Times httpaddress://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6860161 .ece
UAE aims for first Gulf nuclear reactor in 2017 The United Arab Emirates aims to have a nuclear reactor -- the first in the Gulf Arab states -- in commercial operation in 2017 as part of a $40 billion atomic energy program, a top official said on Sunday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE5932HF20091004 >
Other Nuclear News
France Plays Unaccustomed Role: Diplomatic Hawk Once the world's self-proclaimed international mediator, France is now trying its hand at pit-bull diplomacy with Iran. WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB125453147264661011.html#mod=todays_euro pe_economy_and_politics
Black Market Shows Iran Can Adapt to Sanctions President Obama has vowed to keep the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program after last week's meeting in Geneva, and his advisers said the United States was intensively recruiting other nations to join in a harsher economic embargo against Tehran should diplomacy fail. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/world/middleeast/05sanctions.html?sq =nuclear&st=nyt&scp=14&pagewanted=print
N.Korea says it is open to nuclear talks, according to Chinese media North Korea told visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday that it was open to bilateral and multilateral talks on its nuclear programmes, China's state television reported. AFP httpaddress://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1009265/1/ .html
Key Indian Figures Call for New Nuclear Tests Despite Deal With U.S. A little more than a year after India and the United States signed a historic civilian agreement lifting a 30-year ban on nuclear trade, some former top nuclear scientists here are arguing that India needs to conduct another weapons test. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/04/AR20091 00402865_pf.html
Myanmar says nuclear ambitions are peaceful - Japan Japan said on Saturday it had been assured by military-ruled Myanmar that it was not developing nuclear weapons even though it was working with Russia on a nuclear energy programme. Reuters httpaddress://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/4/worldupdates/2009 -10-03T201921Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-428901-1&sec=Worldupdates
Merkel's return to power boosts nuclear industry Angela Merkel's new government may claw back billions of euros of windfall profits from German utilities in exchange for a stay of execution for the country's nuclear power plants. FT < httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83773336-b15a-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0.html >
Lithuania to build new nuclear power plant, seeks European investors Lithuania is seeking European investors to underwrite construction of a new nuclear power plant. UPI httpaddress://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2009/10/02/Lithuania-to-build-new-n uclear-power-plant-seeks-European-investors/UPI-54491254515404/
Opinion and Analysis
Containing a Nuclear Iran Newsweek < httpaddress://www.newsweek.com/id/216702 >
U.S. Wonders if Iran Is Playing for Time NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/world/asia/03policy.html?sq=nuclear&s t=nyt&scp=34&pagewanted=print
Analysis: Iran is winner in nuclear talks, at least for now CNN < httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/03/iran.talks.analysis/ >
Iran's nukes in exchange for peace Haaretz < httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1118894.html >
Negotiating With Tehran NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/opinion/03sat1.html?sq=nuclear&st=nyt &scp=37&pagewanted=print
The Coming Failure On Iran WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/02/AR20091 00204020_pf.html
Nuclear Cheating The Times httpaddress://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6861005 .ece
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Posted: 07/10/2009 06:49 AM
6 October 2009
Interview with Director General Mohamed ElBaradei
'Language of force is not helpful on Iran issue' The Hindu < httpaddress://beta.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article28114.ece >
Russian FM: Iran Enrichment Deal Needs Finalizing Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that an agreement reached between Tehran and six world powers last week for Russia to help enrich uranium for an Iranian reactor has yet to be finalized. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/05/world/AP-EU-Russia-Iran.html ?sq=nuclear&st=nyt&scp=16&pagewanted=print
Clinton calls Iran nuclear talks a 'positive' step US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates described last week's nuclear talks with Iran as a positive step but said it was too early to predict the outcome of the negotiations. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j9cTCXWkUX4VNnzcsyjg vhATdTrw
Anger as Iran holds up IAEA inspectors' visit Britain on Monday expressed irritation that the International Atomic Energy Agency was being forced to wait three weeks before being given access to Iran's hitherto secret enrichment plant, amid fears that the delay could allow Tehran to cover up possible evidence of military links to its nuclear programme. FT < httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f4b8c92-b1e1-11de-a271-00144feab49a.html >
Former IAEA Chief: Iran Inspections Step in Right Direction The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says it is a step in the right direction for Iran to let agency inspectors visit its uranium-enrichment site. But he says questions about Iran's nuclear program will not be easily answered. VOA < httpaddress://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-05-voa54.cfm >
India-US to hold second round of nuke fuel talks in Vienna The US and India will hold the second round of talks on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in Vienna this week, with officials hoping to complete the negotiations much before the one year time limit under the historic Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. The Hindu < httpaddress://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article29483.ece #>
Welcome to the nuclear club According to estimates from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), global reliance on nuclear energy will double by 2030, with the number of nuclear power plants (NPP) rising by 60pc. As President Dmitry Medvedev put it recently, Russia could claim a quarter of the world's "nuclear pie". Russia Now < httpaddress://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/6261620/Russia-Now---Wel come-to-the-nuclear-club.html#>
Bahrain to get nuclear lifesaving technology A multi-million-dollar, lifesaving technology using nuclear energy will be set up soon in Bahrain, it has been revealed. The positron emission tomography (PET) scanning facility produces a three-dimensional image of functional processes in the body. Trade Arabia < httpaddress://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=HEAL&artid=168290 >
Other Nuclear News
North Korea considers return to nuclear talks North Korea -- North Korea's leader is offering to return to multinational disarmament talks in a renewed effort to draw Washington into one-on-one talks that the United States has yet to fully embrace. AP < httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091006/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_nuclear >
U.N. chief, Gorbachev call for end to nuclear arms United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Monday for world leaders to display political will to work towards genuine reductions and an eventual ban of nuclear weapons. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42933520091005 >
Adding Up The Radiation From Scans Since August, patients who undergo CT scans at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center have gotten a little something extra: a record of the amount of radiation they were exposed to during the test. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/05/AR20091 00502908_pf.html
Opinion and Analysis
Why We Know So Little About Iran's Nuclear Program TIME httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1927123,00.html?xid=rss-w orld
Iran Assumptions NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/opinion/06iht-edgreenway.html?_r=1&sq =nuclear&st=nyt&scp=4&pagewanted=print
Memories of Iraq return in Iran nuclear row FT < httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83c9f826-b1ca-11de-a271-00144feab49a.html >
Iran's Big Victory In Geneva WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB200014240527487036283045744529336242791 14.html
ANALYSIS - UAE could spur regional nuclear power rush Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42928820091005 >
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Posted: 11/10/2009 12:03 PM
7 October 2009
Interview with the Director General Mohamed ElBaradei - 2nd part
The reality is that India will remain outside the NPT The Hindu < httpaddress://beta.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/article30065.ece #>
Iran plans to use new centrifuge at nuclear plant Iran plans to use a new generation of faster centrifuges to enrich uranium at a newly-revealed nuclear site, its atomic energy chief said in remarks published Tuesday. Reuters httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/06/AR20091 00600638_pf.html
IAEA undertakes to supply nuclear fuel for Tehran reactor: MP The International Atomic Energy Agency has undertaken to supply nuclear fuel to Iran for its Tehran nuclear reactor that produces isotopes for medical use, MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Tuesday. Tehran Times < httpaddress://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=204810 >
Russia denies claim about Iran's nuclear program A Russian security official has denied a report that Israel has presented evidence to Moscow that shows Russian experts are helping Iran develop a "nuclear weapon". Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=108017§ionid=351020101 >
Egypt opposition wants to make ElBaradei president Whether President Hosni Mubarak runs for re-election in 2011 or gives way to his son Gamal, an opposition party sees UN nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei as a strong contender for Egypt's top job. AFP httpaddress://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=31870 4&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17
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U.S. warns Iran may face more sanctions The United States and its allies may impose sweeping sanctions on Iran if Tehran fails to allay fears it is building nuclear weapons, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN06429899 >
Majority in U.S. Would Back Attack to Prevent Iran Nuclear Bomb A majority of Americans are skeptical that diplomacy with Iran will succeed and say the U.S. should use military action if necessary to prevent the Iranian government from developing a nuclear weapon. Bloomberg < httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aNvqCq5beGAE >
French envoy calls for substantial nuclear talks France's recently appointed special envoy on North Korea said Wednesday there should be "real and concrete discussions" if international talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programs resume. AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iURO8fOyWVOA0ytFlaAGu C9F7R9wD9B64QEO0
Chavez jokes about atomic bomb Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is poking fun at Washington's misgivings over a possible transfer of nuclear materials between Venezuela and Iran. AP httpaddress://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/chavez-jokes-about-atomic-bo mb-20091007-gmqx.html
Plane breaches Dimona reactor's airspace An ultra-light plane breached the Dimona nuclear facility airspace Tuesday. Israel Air Force jets were scrambled to intercept the aircraft, forcing it to land in an airfield near the southern city of Arad. The pilot was detained for questioning, then released. YnetNews < httpaddress://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3786317,00.html >
Nuclear Poker Heats Up in Berlin It seems a foregone conclusion that Berlin will back away from the nuclear energy phase-out legislated in 2002. But with power companies set to profit handsomely, the bluffing has begun. Der Spiegel < httpaddress://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,653302,00.html >
Opinion and Analysis
Israel will wait Foreign Policy < httpaddress://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/10/06/israel_will_wait >
Is the U.S. Preparing to Bomb Iran? ABC News < httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-preparing-bomb-iran/story?id=8765343 >
Analysis: US leery of direct talks with NKorea AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hqVsvaS4WO_7LXrY6kWGS 5B6IB_AD9B5SKLG0
China Aims to Steady North Korea NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/world/asia/07korea.html?sq=nuclear&st =nyt&scp=5&pagewanted=print
Nuclear Power: An Inconvenient Solution? GreenBiz httpaddress://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/10/06/nuclear-power-inconvenient-solu tion
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ElBaradei: Obama has rekindled hope for word peace International Atomic Energy Egency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Friday that US President Barack Obama deserved to win the Nobel Prize for Peace because he had rekindled hope for world peace and had taken the lead on nuclear non-proliferation. ElBaradei won the prize himself in 2005 jointly with the Vienna-based IAEA. EarthTimes < httpaddress://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289422,elbaradei-obama-has-rekindled-hope-for-word-peace.html > / Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-BarackObama/idUSTRE59824J20091009?virtualBrandChannel=11604 >
Geneva talks, one step forward for Iran: Mottaki Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says "Iran's logic and resistance" defeated the country's enemies in the nuclear talks. Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=108203§ionid=351020104 >
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Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world "hope for a better future" and striving for nuclear disarmament. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5981JK20091009 > / AP < httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAekET4T1D_vzDMN4JW_xZyvgezAD9B7G1Q80 > / Novelprize.org < httpaddress://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/press.html >
Iran looms over Clinton trip to Europe, Russia Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is planning to press for a strong commitment from Russia for the possible use of tough new sanctions on Iran when she visits Moscow next week at the end of a European tour. AP < httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jcK-KDf9IyGhGLPocUYWWtkC-cEwD9B7EFPG0 >
U.S., Allies Confer on New Iran Sanctions The Obama administration quietly convened its first meeting with 10 key allies this week to try to build consensus on new economic sanctions aimed at punishing Iran for its nuclear program. Wall Street Journal < httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB125504663473974875.html >
Iran to "blow up heart" of Israel if attacked: official Iran would "blow up the heart" of Israel if it was attacked by the Jewish state or the United States, a Revolutionary Guards official was quoted Friday as saying. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE59816920091009 >
Japan and S. Korea Agree to Joint Stance on North South Korea and Japan closed ranks on North Korea on Friday, vowing that they would not provide economic aid and would continue to enforce sanctions until they were convinced that the North would abandon its nuclear weapons program. NY Times < httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/world/asia/10korea.html?_r=1 >
North Korea to Send Nuclear Envoy to U.S. - Report A senior North Korean nuclear envoy plans to visit the United States later this month for a trip that could pave the way for restarting dialogue between the two countries, a South Korean broadcaster said on Friday. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43023620091009 >
Minor radioactive leak at Japanese nuclear plant A small amount of radioactive water leaked at a nuclear plant being decommissioned in Japan but there was no risk to people's health or the environment, officials said Friday. AFP < httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/October/international_October584.xml§ion=international&col >
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Struggle looms to build on Iranian nuclear deals Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/gc08/idUSTRE5973BV20091008 >
Measuring progress The Economist < httpaddress://www.economist.com/world/middleeast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14587907&fsrc=rss >
Ch?vez to Iran: How About Some Uranium? TIME < httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1929256,00.html >
How to Manage a Nuclear Iran Foreign Policy < httpaddress://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/10/08/how_to_manage_a_nuclear_iran >
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13 October 2009
UK places trade restrictions on two Iranian firms The government has ordered financial companies to stop trade with two Iranian firms, Bank Mellat and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, amid alleged nuclear links, a minister said on Monday. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h7P-1TR7zlT90McEGC8g GMS9-Qjw
PM-Obama meet in mind, India and US move on n-fuel talks India has shared with the US the broad contours of setting up a dedicated national reprocessing facility to handle US-origin nuclear fuel. This is a key step forward towards concluding discussions on reprocessing before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Washington in November. Indian Express httpaddress://www.indianexpress.com/news/pmobama-meet-in-mind-india-and-us-mov e-on-nfuel-talks/528451/
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Clinton visits Russia to discuss Iran, nuclear treaty US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a mission to Russia on Tuesday to advance negotiations for a new US-Russian nuclear arms treaty and seek Moscow's help in curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gm3ejArE3VvjFWWO9Vzl 5vg0rM0A
US wants bunker-buster fast, denies Iran is reason The Pentagon is speeding up delivery of a colossal bomb designed to destroy hidden weapons bunkers buried underground and shielded by 10,000 pounds of reinforced concrete AP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/13/AR20091 01300154_pf.html
Security of Pakistan nuclear weapons questioned An audacious weekend assault by Islamic militants on Pakistan's army headquarters is again raising fears of an insurgent attack on the country's nuclear weapons installation. Pakistan has sought to protect its nuclear weapons from attack by the Taliban or other militants by storing the warheads, detonators and missiles separately in facilities patrolled by elite troops. AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hhyr4wXmqD0Z8hIRPe_1N vWOcRMQD9B9QG300
Hospital error leads to radiation overdoses After Cedars-Sinai reset a CT scan machine in February 2008, more than 200 brain scans on potential stroke patients were performed at eight times the normal dose of radiation, the hospital says. LATimes httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cedars13-2009oct13,0,1200257.st ory
Memo Calls for Reversing Law to Phase Out German Nuclear Plants Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives want to prolong the life of Germany's nuclear reactors by overturning a law aimed at phasing out atomic energy by the 2020s, according to a party working document. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/world/europe/13iht-germany.html?sq=nu clear&st=nyt&scp=2&pagewanted=print
Nuclear strategy: Ambitious plans for home and export markets The crisis and the global recession have hit demand for electricity in Russia and around the world, and led to several proposed nuclear power plants being delayed. FT < httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/746335d2-b6c5-11de-8a28-00144feab49a.html >
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U.N. shifts strategy for nuclear arms control LATimes httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-gordin13-2009oct13 ,0,7488506.story
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14 October 2009
Site studies begin for Aqaba nuclear plant The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) on Tuesday launched environmental and feasibility studies for the location of the Kingdom's first nuclear power plant. The Jordan Times < httpaddress://www.jordantimes.com/?news=20721 >
Tokyo Electric May 'Uprate' Reactors to Boost Output Tokyo Electric Power Co., Asia's biggest nuclear operator, may raise capacity at existing reactors to meet emissions-reduction targets set by the new government. Bloomberg < httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aw9_aIe2Cgek >
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Russia Resists U.S. Position on Sanctions for Iran Denting President Obama's hopes for a powerful ally in his campaign to press Iran on its nuclear program, Russia's foreign minister said Tuesday that threatening Tehran now with harsh new sanctions would be "counterproductive." NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/world/europe/14diplo.html?hpw=&pagewa nted=print / AP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/13/AR20091 01300102_pf.html
'Nuclear threat' to power grids Scientists have warned that Iran and North Korea could produce a weapon capable of paralysing Western electricity grids for months or years. Experts fear that a missile-launched nuclear bomb exploded above the earth's atmosphere could cause a catastrophe. BBC < httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8304256.stm >
U.S. hails cooperation on North Korea, sees new steps North Korea's neighbours and the United States are coordinating closely to draw the isolated state back to nuclear disarmament talks and reviewing possible next steps, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSSP545717._CH_.2400 >
Russia's new military doctrine allows preventive nuclear strikes Russia's new military doctrine does not rule out preventive nuclear strikes against potential aggressors, the head of its Security Council said on Wednesday. Ria Novosti < httpaddress://en.rian.ru/russia/20091014/156461160.html >
Australia firm on uranium exports to India: FM Australia has asked India to take part in joint military exercises but is standing firm against exporting uranium for the Asian country's nuclear energy programme, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h2KNsNuuGHCauZjkoCTw rCbWMmUQ
Areva May Sign India Nuclear Contract Early Next Year Areva SA, the world's biggest maker of atomic reactors, and Nuclear Power Corp. of India may sign an agreement early next year to build India's first large-capacity plant using overseas equipment after a global ban was lifted. Bloomberg < httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=a6CVOlBQkfdY >
French government demands to know about EDF nuclear dumps in Russia The French government demanded answers from electricity giant EDF on Tuesday after reports claim the company has been sending spent nuclear fuel to Russia. RFI < httpaddress://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/118/article_5481.asp >
Cedars-Sinai radiation overdoses went unseen at several points The dosage -- eight times the programmed amount -- appeared on technicians' screens during CT scans. Doctors also missed the problem. Experts say blind trust of medical machinery is a growing concern. LATimes httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cedars-sinai14-2009oct14,0,5065 886.story
US documents point to secret Japan nuclear pact Despite decades of denials by Washington and Tokyo, US officials believe they enjoyed a secret pact to transport nuclear weapons through Japan, newly declassified documents showed. AFP < httpaddress://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26208923-23109,00.html >
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A Russian policy shift on Iran? BBC < httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8305953.stm >
Analysis: Russia uses ambiguity to boost its power AP < httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091013/ap_on_an/eu_clinton_russia_analysis >
A different regime change in Iran FT < httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/718526f2-b82a-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a.html >
Could an Israeli air strike stop Iran's nuclear program? CSMonitor < httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1013/p08s01-wome.html >
A Dangerous Iran? Here's A Plan CBS News < httpaddress://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/13/opinion/main5381550.shtml >
Hillary's Iranian Agenda Khaleej Times < httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/editorial/ 2009/October/editorial_October28.xml§ion=editorial&col=>
Changing North Korea NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/opinion/14iht-edlankov.html?_r=1&sq=n uclear&st=nyt&scp=2&pagewanted=print
Will Japan Go Nuclear? Huffington Post httpaddress://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-cirincione/opportunity-to-lead-japan _b_318543.html
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Posted: 20/10/2009 02:39 PM
15 October 2009
Russia's Putin warns against intimidating Iran Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned major powers on Wednesday against intimidating Iran and said talk of sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme was "premature". Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43160620091014 >
Some See Iran as Ready for Nuclear Deal Iran says it has no plans to build nuclear weapons. Western nations say they do not believe Iran and periodically release intelligence reports that they say prove Iran has been working on building a bomb. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/world/middleeast/15iran.html?_r=1&pag ewanted=print
IAEA experts checking Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on October 13 started inspections at the Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant, the information center of the Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant has reported. Interfax Ukraine < httpaddress://www.kyivpost.com/nation/50679 >
Laureates to Nobel winners: Prepare for 'lightning bolt' David Waller has some simple advice for anyone looking to improve morale at their organization -- even if it's not the easiest advice to follow. CNN < httpaddress://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/nobel.prize.laureates/ >
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Chinese Premier hails cooperation with Iran China, reluctant to isolate Iran in its standoff with the West over its nuclear program, will maintain cooperation with Tehran and foster "close coordination in international affairs," Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSTRE59E15R20091015 >
Medical isotope shortage to continue: Harper The federal government will continue to pressure the operators of a medical isotope-producing nuclear reactor to complete its repairs as soon as possible but expects health-care networks will have to brace for more challenges in the meantime, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said here Friday. CanWest News Service httpaddress://www.canada.com/news/Medical+isotope+shortage+continue+Harper/189 4579/story.html
India inks nuclear pact with Argentina India on Wednesday signed an agreement in civilian nuclear cooperation with Argentina, the seventh pact it has inked after coming out of isolation in the civilian nuclear field. The Hindu < httpaddress://www.hindu.com/2009/10/15/stories/2009101562041200.htm >
Even Rabbit Droppings Count in Nuclear Cleanup Anything that hops, burrows, buzzes, crawls or grazes near a nuclear weapons plant may be capable of setting off a Geiger counter. And at the Hanford nuclear reservation, one of the dirtiest of them all, its droppings alone might be enough to trigger alarms. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/science/earth/15rabbit.html?sq=nuclea r&st=cse&scp=2&pagewanted=print
France suspends work at nuclear fuel plants due to plutonium excess France's nuclear safety authority suspended work at a nuclear fuel plant after discovering it had underestimated plutonium levels. AP httpaddress://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1255450652737&pagename=JPost %2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
German parties agree nuclear extension-officials German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have agreed with the Free Democrats (FDP) on extending the life of nuclear plants deemed safe but the timing is unclear, FDP and conservative politicians said on Thursday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSB AT00321120091015?rpc=401&>
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Cripple Iran to save it LATimes httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-hannah15-2009oct15 ,0,3827675.story
A step forward on Iran The Hindu < httpaddress://beta.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article34079.ece >
How to Engage Iran WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/14/AR20091 01403267_pf.html
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16 October 2009
U.S. Considers a New Assessment of Iran Threat U.S. spy agencies are considering whether to rewrite a controversial 2007 intelligence report that asserted Tehran halted its efforts to build nuclear weapons in 2003, current and former U.S. intelligence officials say. WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB125565146184988939.html?mod=googlenews _wsj
Quick accord sought on Iran's uranium export World powers want Iran to agree quickly to the export of low-enriched uranium to Russia for further enrichment as it would reduce the risk of the material going for nuclear weapons, France's Foreign Ministry said Thursday. AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iT-UaQdTH8ZpXsqf_rllR mkIilxgD9BBM5M00
Diplomats Set to Resume Nuclear Talks With Iran Diplomats from the United States, France, Russia and the United Nations are scheduled to meet with Iranian officials next Monday, October 19, in Vienna to resume discussions about the country's nuclear program. But VOA < httpaddress://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-15-voa44.cfm >
Precursor to PM's US visit: India notifies separation plan in IAEA In the run-up to PM Manmohan Singh's first state visit to Washington in the Obama administration, India has notified its separation plan in the IAEA, which formally separates India's civilian and military nuclear establishments. The Times of India httpaddress://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Precursor-to-PMs-US-visit-Indi a-notifies-separation-plan-in-IAEA/articleshow/5128379.cms
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Radiation Overdoses Point Up Dangers of CT Scans At a time when Americans receive far more diagnostic radiation than ever before, two cases under scrutiny in California - one involving a large, well-known Los Angeles hospital, the other a tiny hospital in the northern part of the state - underscore the risks that powerful CT scans pose when used incorrectly. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/us/16radiation.html?ref=health&pagewa nted=print
China Aid Could Mar Efforts to Rid NKorea of Nukes China's recent offer of aid to North Korea could undermine U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang and help feed a cycle of failed negotiations aimed at ending the isolated country's nuclear program, a former U.S. negotiator said Thursday. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/15/world/AP-AS-NKorea-China-San ctions.html?_r=1&sq=nuclear&st=nyt&scp=15&pagewanted=print
Next nuclear worry for US: Kazakhstan? So far, the former Soviet state has cooperated with the US on nuclear issues. But a new report suggests that Kazakhstan might be looking to do business with other, less responsible regimes, too. CSMonitor < httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1016/p02s04-usfp.html >
French nuclear facility under scrutiny over plutonium stocks The French government demanded to know how a nuclear research facility lost track of its plutonium stocks after several previously undeclared kilos of the material were found. The Times of India httpaddress://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/French-nuclear-facility -under-scrutiny-over-plutonium-stocks/articleshow/5128525.cms
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A Hitch in Iran's Nuclear Plans? WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/15/AR20091 01502761_pf.html
The 3-minute video that may prove Iran's nuclear intentions Haaretz < httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1121587.html >
Beijing Is Violating North Korean Sanctions WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487041072045744744241166380 40.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Pyongyang duck LATimes httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-stares16-2009oct16 ,0,2100772.story
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19 October 2009
U.N. nuclear chief calls for U.S.-Iran talks on nuclear dispute Direct talks without preconditions between the United States and Iran are the only solution to the conflict over Tehran's nuclear program, the U.N. nuclear agency's head was quoted as saying Saturday. Reuters < httpaddress://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE59G1XH20091017 > / Ria Novosti < httpaddress://en.rian.ru/world/20091018/156507894.html > / Jerusalem Post httpaddress://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1255694830457&pagename=JPost %2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
World powers, Iran meet in Vienna on uranium deal World powers and Iran are set to meet in Vienna Monday for talks on supplying the Islamic Republic -- which the West accuses of seeking to build an atomic bomb -- with nuclear fuel. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hs3katbQVBZuvTd1rwVU Xs_YGkaA / The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2009 /oct/19/iran-iaea
Iran seeks to buy highly-enriched uranium A team of Iranian experts heads for the Austrian capital to discuss the terms of a deal to buy highly-enriched uranium without exchanging any of Tehran's low-enriched uranium, Press TV has learned. Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=108998 >
Iran says will enrich uranium if no deal in Vienna Iran will further enrich uranium itself if nuclear talks fail with the U.N. watchdog, Russia, France and the United States in Vienna on Monday, an Iranian official said. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43257020091019 >
US considering ways to accept Iran enrichment The United States is considering ways to officially announce that it has agreed to Iran's demand to locally enrich uranium, sources say. Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=109024§ionid=351020104 >
Talks on Iranian Reactor Deal Show Divisions on Sanctions A team of Obama administration officials, joined by officials from France and Russia, will begin negotiating in Vienna on Monday with Iranian diplomats over terms of an unusual deal that could remove a significant amount of Tehran's low-enriched uranium from the country. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/17/AR20091 01701856_pf.html
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Clinton Says Agrees With Russia on Iran Steps The United States and Russia agree they must consider further steps against Iran if they are unable to reach a diplomatic solution to its nuclear programme, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a newspaper. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43259120091019 >
China could bend on Iran nuclear sanctions, say experts China has repeatedly said it opposes sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, but Beijing could make concessions to protect its wider interests, especially in terms of Sino-US ties, experts say. AFP httpaddress://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1012251/1/ .html
Experts doubt effectiveness of US sanctions on Iran A flurry of congressional measures aimed at toughening US sanctions on Iran to pressure the Islamic republic to abandon its suspect nuclear program will likely have little to no impact, experts say. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gWxBFGE_H7zi7iXgAJ1w SokuMxHg
Chavez says Iran helping Venezuela find uranium Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday Iran is helping his country explore for uranium, but stressed his government would only use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59G1WQ20091017 >
SKorea's Top Diplomat Urges NKorea to Disarm South Korea's foreign minister called North Korea's uranium enrichment program ''worrisome'' and pressed the nation Monday to take real steps toward nuclear disarmament. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/19/world/AP-AS-Koreas-Nuclear.h tml?_r=1&sq=nuclear&st=nyt&scp=8&pagewanted=print
German Nuclear Plants Get a New Lease The victory of Chancellor Angela Merkel's new alliance in elections last month promises to extend the country's use of nuclear power -- and reignite protests among those who have fought to phase it out. WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB125574177193591541.html#mod=todays_euro pe_economy_and_politics
Nuclear power: The consumer always pays Model for new UK reactors reveals damaging disagreements between Finland and French contractors The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/19/nuclear-power-gas-coa l
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How Obama's Secret Iran Talks Set the Stage for a Nuclear Deal TIME < file:///Z:/NewsCenter/Dpr/2009/How Obama's Secret Iran Talks Set the Stage for a Nuclear Deal>
Analysis: Washington's overplayed hand on Russia AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hasWechEzpCxLjY2e0w71 QKIZMuQD9BE1STO0
5 Myths About Iran and the Bomb WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/15/AR20091 01503476_pf.html
Obama's Nuclear Agenda Korea Times/Project Syndicate < httpaddress://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/10/137_53718.html >
Nuclear power: A bung by any other name The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/19/nuclear-power-energ y-government-costs
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20 October 2009
Iran atom talks off to "good start" despite tensions Talks between Iran and world powers on a deal to allay concerns about Tehran's nuclear drive started well on Monday, the U.N. atomic agency chief said, despite Iran's reported refusal to negotiate with France. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43273420091020 > / NYT < httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/world/middleeast/20nuke.html > / AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfrAD7FF0odpgvyQtPQnI rnDCeOgD9BED3900
France removed from Iran uranium suppliers France has been removed from the list of potential suppliers of highly enriched uranium for Iran, as talks are underway in Vienna between Tehran and three world powers. Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=109070 > / AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWloScbNGHhrQtQcZcIA Kasg-xjA
Iran says nuclear technology program to go ahead Iran will never abandon its "legal and obvious" right to nuclear technology, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday, adding that Tehran had no plan to halt its disputed uranium enrichment work. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59J1BO20091020 >
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Any North Korea meeting must lead to six-way talk: U.S. The United States wants any bilateral contacts with North Korea to result in the resumption of stalled six-country nuclear negotiations, the top U.S. diplomat for Asia said on Monday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE59I5T820091019 >
U.S. Seeks to Keep Watching Russia's Weapons With a key arms control treaty set to expire soon, the Obama administration is searching for ways to keep inspectors in Russia or else it risks losing American eyes on the world's second most formidable nuclear weapons arsenal for the first time in decades. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/world/europe/20arms.html?sq=nuclear&s t=nyt&scp=2&pagewanted=print
Lowering the alert levels in U.S. and Russia The high alert levels for U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear forces are more political statements carried over from the Cold War than military necessities for the 21st century, according to a multinational study released last week. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/19/AR20091 01903329_pf.html
Nonproliferation panel gives up nuke cut target to below 1,000 by 2025 An international nuclear nonproliferation panel currently meeting in Hiroshima gave up Monday on making recommendations to reduce the number of nuclear warheads in the world from more than 20,000 at present to less than 1,000 by 2025, sources close to the panel said. Kyodo < httpaddress://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9BE82G81&show_article=1 >
Canada makes nuke deal despite the risks Trade Minister Stockwell Day will sign a treaty with Kazakhstan today that will clear Canada to export nuclear technology to the ex-Soviet republic, part of a push by the government to drum up business for Canada's nuclear industry in Central Asia and India. CanWest News Service httpaddress://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Canada+makes+nuke+deal+despite+risks/ 2027647/story.html
Atomic Power Revival for GE, Areva Leaves Waste Puzzle Unsolved When 65 scientists met at Princeton University in 1955 to decide where to permanently store radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, their conclusion was simple: Bury it deep underground, far from earthquakes. Bloomberg < httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aQZtg3hJdMYA >
The Dilemma of Aging Nuclear Plants From the time the world's first commercial nuclear power plants were switched on in the late 1950s, installed generating capacity rose rapidly over two decades. It leveled off in the 1980s as new building programs were scrapped in the wake of the accident at Three Mile Island, among other factors. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/business/global/20renuke.html?_r=1&sq =nuclear&st=nyt&scp=2&pagewanted=print
Considering an Alternative Fuel for Nuclear Energy For decades, scientists have dreamed about turning thorium - an element that is less radioactive and produces less nuclear waste than uranium - into an alternative fuel for nuclear energy. Recent technological developments may be bringing the dream closer to reality. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/business/global/20renthorium.html?sq =nuclear&st=nyt&scp=3&pagewanted=print
Opinion and Analysis
Nuclear swap WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/19/AR20091 01903043_pf.html
Why a Month Matters Foreign Policy < httpaddress://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/10/19/why_a_month_matters >
Iran's nuclear disclosures: why they matter CSMonitor < httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1017/p19s01-usfp.html >
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21 October 2009
Troubled Iran nuclear talks with 3 big powers resume Talks between Iran and three big powers resumed Wednesday after further delay over Tehran's hesitancy to endorse a tentative deal to help defuse a long standoff over its disputed nuclear ambitions. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59J1QI20091021 > / NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/world/middleeast/21nuke.html?_r=1&pag ewanted=print / AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfrAD7FF0odpgvyQtPQnI rnDCeOgD9BF2C980 / Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=109181 >
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Gates Says US Won't Accept Nuclear North Korea U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing" than before. AP < httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8876887 >
China committed to NKorea sanctions: US envoy A top US diplomat said Tuesday that China had expressed its commitment to implementing UN sanctions on North Korea aimed at getting the isolated nation to return to six-nation denuclearisation talks. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gHhnSZa6g2vUehdEVa9V G1GA5Vrg
NKorea Diplomat in China Ahead of Rare Trip to US A senior North Korean diplomat stopped in Beijing en route to the United States for a rare visit aimed at laying the groundwork for direct negotiations with Washington, news reports said. AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iURO8fOyWVOA0ytFlaAGu C9F7R9wD9BF5N4O0
Clinton outlines nuke-free world US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to outline key steps Washington will take to fulfill President Barack Obama's vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. AFP < httpaddress://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26241130-5005361,00.html >
Finland will not build three new nuclear plants Finland, which is building its fifth nuclear reactor, has yet to decide how many reactors it will need in the next decade but it will be fewer than three, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said Tuesday. AFP < httpaddress://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international /2009/October/international_October1371.xml§ion=international&col=>
Alarm as Taiwan wants to extend life of oldest nuclear plant Taiwan wants to extend the life of its oldest nuclear power plant for another 20 years, the government said on Tuesday, triggering alarm among activists who fear it could put public safety at risk. AFP httpaddress://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1012657/1/ .html
Jordan looking to export uranium by 2011 Jordan is coming up with 'strong results' indicating the country would emerge as a key exporter of uranium by the end of 2011, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) President Khalid Touqan said Tuesday. DPA httpaddress://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1508293.php/ Jordan-looking-to-export-uranium-by-2011
Opinion and Analysis
Behind Iran's Diplomatic Snub of France TIME < httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1931276,00.html >
Opinion: talks and terror - can the Iranian nuclear issue be resolved? Deutsche Welle httpaddress://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4809088,00.html?maca=en-en_nr-1893 -xml-atom
Six Wrong-Headed Cliches about Disarmament Der Spiegel < httpaddress://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,656171,00.html >
Why We Need to Test Nuclear Weapons WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487045006045744832241177321 20.html
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Iran, 3 powers have till Friday to OK nuclear deal The U.N. nuclear watchdog presented on Wednesday a draft deal to Iran and three world powers for approval within two days to reduce Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium, seen by the West as a nuclear weapons risk. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43326520091022 > / NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/world/middleeast/22nuke.html?_r=1&hp =&pagewanted=print / Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=109241§ionid=351020104 > / FT < httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e50b8422-bea1-11de-b4ab-00144feab49a.html >
Iran Envoy Backs Uranium Deal, but Will Tehran? A top Iranian negotiator praised a plan Wednesday that would ship most of his country's uranium abroad for enrichment and limit its ability to build a nuclear weapon. There was no guarantee, however, that Tehran's leaders would accept the idea. AP < httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8877212 > / Tehran Times < httpaddress://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=206120 >
US calls Iran nuclear fuel draft deal a 'very positive step' The Obama administration said Wednesday that a draft accord on shipping Iran's nuclear fuel abroad is a "very positive step," expecting the document to be approved here by the end of the week. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jRZDsWRtqNKmB5ZF5OUp bomcJhDg
Israel largely quiet on Iranian deal Israel was largely mum Wednesday on reports that Iranian negotiators had expressed support for a deal that - if accepted by their leaders - would delay Teheran's ability to make nuclear weapons by sending most of its known existing enriched uranium to Russia for processing. Jerusalem Post httpaddress://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256037278701&pagename=JPost %2FJPArticle%2FShowFull / Israel News < httpaddress://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3793663,00.html >
Iran reserves right to up uranium enrichment Iran will not renounce its right to enrich uranium to levels above five percent purity even if it strikes a deal for a third party to carry it out, the head of its Atomic Energy Organisation said in comments published on Thursday. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jW-VccUuQEl3vlAKn9c _fKytNPlg
Clinton cites nuke worry; panel fears bio attack Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned of dire consequences from the spread of nuclear weapons, while a special U.S. panel asserted that the more worrisome and urgent threat is terrorists attacking the United States or its allies with biological weapons. AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hw-uWV0hQkJdwsd5BXKYK QvUQ8ZgD9BFNEDG0 / AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLp-9M3IW5ur4qIGq-45 19e8XyAw
U.N. Agency Hunts For Microscopic Nuclear Clues A hotchpotch set of grey and white buildings huddled in fields outside Vienna may seem an unlikely setting for a laboratory which could help uncover illicit nuclear activity. Reuters httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/10/22/world/international-us-nuclea r-iaea.html?pagewanted=print
Israel, Iran officials met in Cairo to discuss nuke-free Mideast A representative of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission and a senior Iranian official met last month to discuss the chances of declaring the Middle East a nuclear-free zone, Haaretz has learned. Haaretz < httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1122798.html >
Other Nuclear News
Gates Pledges Nuclear Umbrella to Counter North Korea U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that North Korea poses a threat to Washington's allies in North Asia and promised to protect them under the U.S. nuclear umbrella. Reuters httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/10/22/world/international-us-korea -north-gates.html?sq=nuclear&st=nyt&scp=3&pagewanted=print
Opinion and Analysis
Iran Keeps Obama Waiting on Nuclear Deal TIME httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1931597,00.html?xid=rss-w orld
What's With Iran? NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/opinion/22iht-edmedish.html?sq=nuclea r&st=nyt&scp=3&pagewanted=print
The Iran talks we should end WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR20091 02103222_pf.html
Draft nuclear deal is a victory for Iran Haaretz < httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1122794.html >
This Time, Ban the Test NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/opinion/22iht-edmatthews.html?sq=nucl ear&st=nyt&scp=2&pagewanted=print
Nuclear disarmament Asahi Shimbun < httpaddress://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200910220139.html >
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Posted: 24/10/2009 08:53 AM
23 October 2009
Russia agrees to Iran nuclear deal: Lavrov Russia has agreed to proposals by the U.N. nuclear watchdog to help reduce Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59M1NY20091023 >
Deadline expires for Iran uranium deal Iran faced a new nuclear deadline Friday and new international pressure to agree a uranium enrichment deal brokered by the UN atomic watchdog. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gb4SRICMgZSCu0AONUok 6-Qhfm2Q
Senior Iranian MP casts doubt on atom fuel deal A senior Iranian MP rejected on Thursday the idea of sending enriched uranium abroad for further processing, hinting at Tehran's reluctance to embrace a proposal meant to ease international tension over its nuclear ambitions. Reuters < httpaddress://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE59L2KI20091022 >
Israel Signals Concern on Iran Talks The Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak, said on Thursday that Iran must cease all uranium enrichment, a statement that reflected Israeli concern over a draft agreement taking shape in Vienna, where earlier this week Iran took part in nuclear talks with the United States, Russia and France. NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/world/middleeast/23mideast.html?_r=1 &hpw=&pagewanted=print
Iran denies allegations of tensions with Israel at conference Representatives of Iran and Israel attended an international conference on nuclear disarmament last month in Egypt, but Iranian officials Thursday denied news reports that the two archenemies engaged in direct dialogue at the meeting amid conflicting accounts of heated exchanges. WP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/22/AR20091 02202452_pf.html
Other Nuclear News
Suicide attacker hits Pakistani military complex A suicide bomber killed six people Friday near a military complex in northern Pakistan reportedly associated with the country's nuclear weapons program, as the government presses on with a week-old offensive against militants in the northwest. AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6V D6wVTmAD9BGI5DO1
US-UAE nuclear deal to take effect soon - State Dept The United States and United Arab Emirates are finalizing a landmark nuclear power cooperation agreement now that Congress has given its tacit approval, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Reuters httpaddress://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/23/worldupdates/2009 -10-23T094651Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-433752-1&sec=Worldupdates
Japan Probes 1960s Nuclear Agreements With U.S. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates cautioned Japan this week against letting a fact-finding mission into decades-old secret nuclear-weapons agreements affect relations between the two countries, according to an official familiar with the matter. WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB125623748164901865.html?mod=googlenews _wsj
Opinion and Analysis
Deal or no deal? The Economist httpaddress://www.economist.com/world/middleeast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story _id=14710692
Iran: Nuclear fission The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/iran-nuclear-proces sing-negotiations-israel
Iran's smokescreen in Vienna not completely dissipated Ria Novosti < httpaddress://en.rian.ru/analysis/20091022/156556949.html >
What might derail the Iran nuclear deal? CSMonitor < httpaddress://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1022/p06s10-woeu.html >
Iran will emerge victorious The Guardian < httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/23/iran-nuclear-deal >
Will Iran nuke deal bury chances of Israeli attack? Haaretz < httpaddress://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1122968.html >
FACTBOX: What happens to spent nuclear fuel? Reuters httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-BusinessofGreen/idUSTRE59M1EA2009102 3
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27 October 2009
Interview with the Director General Mohamed ElBaradei
ElBaradei: "Avec un accord sur le nucl?aire iranien, tout deviendrait possible" L'Express < httpaddress://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/elbaradei-avec-un-accord-sur-le-nucleaire-iranien-tout-deviendrait-possible_798440.html >
Iran hints it could ship some uranium abroad Iran hinted Monday it could agree to ship some low-enriched uranium abroad for processing as reactor fuel as the world awaited its reply on a U.N.-drafted nuclear plan aimed at easing tensions with the West. AP < httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jG7bnyWWJfgaYD-JwcqmImlpRujwD9BIUUTG0 > / Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=109644 > / Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59N14M20091026 > / Ria Novosti < httpaddress://en.rian.ru/world/20091026/156592719.html >
Top Iran MP against shipping uranium in one shot An influential MP on Tuesday opposed shipping Iran's entire low-enriched uranium abroad in one batch but came out in support of a UN-drafted nuclear deal, which a colleague hailed as a "win-win" plan. AFP < httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ioSosHHYmlfQtFDxWzi56YJbDXWQ >
UN experts inspect controversial Iran atomic plant UN experts on Sunday were inspecting Iran's controversial second uranium enrichment plant to verify whether the newly disclosed facility was designed for peaceful nuclear purposes. AFP < httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jYQ0AfPm_Gb88LdHPHdpKvq6DPEQ > / Bloomberg < httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601104&sid=af.Kt6huozlo > / Fars News < httpaddress://english.farsnews.net/newstext.php?nn=8808031182 >
Obama rallies support over Iran US President Barack Obama has called the French and Russian leaders to consolidate their support ahead of a key UN nuclear inspection in Iran. The White House said Nicolas Sarkozy and Dmitry Medvedev fully backed a new UN plan on Iran's nuclear programme. BBC < httpaddress://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8323902.stm >
Bernard Kouchner: Iran and Israel in 'race to confrontation' Iran's nuclear ambitions have started a "race to confrontation" with Israel and the world's leading powers must break the deadlock before the Jewish state "reacts", according to France's foreign minister Bernard Kouchner. The Telegraph < httpaddress://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6431007/Bernard-Kouchner-Iran-and-Israel-in-race-to-confrontation.html #>
Russia calls for patience, dynamics on Iran nuclear issue A Russian diplomat on Monday urged "maximum patience" and dynamics in resolving the Iranian nuclear standoff. Xinhua < httpaddress://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/26/content_12333823.htm >
Iran would need 18 months for atom bomb - diplomats Intelligence agencies estimate that it would probably take Iran a minimum of 18 months to develop a nuclear weapon if it chose to build one, Western diplomats and intelligence officials said. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-43441320091026 >
Turkish PM says West treating Iran unfairly Turkey's prime minister accused Western powers of treating Iran unfairly over its peaceful nuclear program, in an interview Monday in which he referred to the Iranian president as a friend. AFP < httpaddress://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=206501 >
IAEA delegation visits Zimbabwe A three-member International Atomic Energy Agency team is in the country at the invitation of the Government to review and advise on measures to strengthen the regulatory framεwork for safety and security of radiation. The Herald < httpaddress://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=11805&cat=1 >
Other Nuclear News
Iran officials appear split on nuclear plan High-ranking Iranian officials appear divided over a draft proposal with the United States and other countries that would transfer the bulk of the Islamic republic's enriched uranium stockpile out of the country. WP < httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/26/AR2009102602468_pf.html >
World powers discuss unity on Iran nuclear deal: US The United States said world powers had spoken Monday of the need to maintain united pressure on Iran as Tehran weighs a UN-brokered deal aimed at ending the crisis over its nuclear program. AFP < httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hOaSuvwcuadYVVKSA6vdYmDtVIyA >
Iran expects Russia to honor Bushehr commitments on time Tehran expects Moscow to launch Iran's first nuclear power plant as scheduled, the Iranian foreign minister said on Monday. Ria Novosti < httpaddress://en.rian.ru/world/20091026/156592297.html >
U.A.E. Cabinet Backs Nuclear-Energy Accord With U.S., WAM Says The United Arab Emirates cabinet approved an atomic-energy agreement with the U.S., a necessary step to awarding construction contracts for reactors in the Persian Gulf nation, state-run WAM news agency reported. Bloomberg < httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601104&sid=a31hHwOiEXm4 >
Nuclear energy becomes pivotal in climate debate Once vilified by environmentalists and its future dim, nuclear energy has become a pivotal bargaining chip as Senate Democrats seek Republican votes to pass climate legislation AP < httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jsukLqyQ2R1X4f60DpGHPBX545lgD9BI1DQO0 >
Carefully Cleaning Up the Garbage at Los Alamos No one knows for sure what is buried in the Manhattan Project-era dump here. At the very least, there is probably a truck down there that was contaminated in 1945 at the Trinity test site, where the world's first nuclear explosion seared the sky and melted the desert sand 200 miles south of here during World War II. NYT < httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/us/24alamos.html?sq=nuclear&st=nyt&scp=34&pagewanted=print >
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Both Iran and West Fear a Trap on Deal NYT < httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/world/middleeast/26iran.html?_r=1&em=&pagewanted=print >
The Reasons Behind Iran's Nuclear-Delaying Tactics TIME < httpaddress://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1932157,00.html >
Dickering Over Uranium WSJ < httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703298004574457702047409962.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion >
Iran and Obama's first lesson Asharq Alawsat < httpaddress://www.alarabiya.net/views/2009/10/27/89364.html #>
Time to accept a nuclear Iran Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=109619 >
Mr. Kim's scam WP < httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/26/AR2009102602712_pf.html >
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28 October 2009
Iran Wants Big Changes to Nuclear Deal With Powers Iran wants major amendments within the framεwork of a U.N. nuclear fuel deal which it broadly accepts, state media said, a move that could unravel the plan and expose Tehran to the threat of harsher sanctions. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59N14M20091027 > / LATimes httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-nuclear28-2009 oct28,0,7395393.story
Compromise key to Iran nuclear deal Iran said on Tuesday that it would decide on a nuclear deal that envisages the country shipping low-enriched uranium (LEU) to Russia to be converted into metal fuel rods for a medical research reactor by Friday, October 30. Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=109775§ionid=3510303 >
US expects Iran nuclear response within 'days' The United States said Tuesday it expected Iran's verdict on a UN-brokered uranium deal within days, but refused to comment on Tehran's demands for "very important changes." AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hdOH8dfbzcGbtnmy-zYB FwAtf0sw
Iraq goes nuclear with plans for new reactor programme Iraq has started lobbying for approval to again become a nuclear player, almost 19 years after British and American war planes destroyed Saddam Hussein's last two reactors, the Guardian has learned. The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/27/iraq-nuclear-reactor-progra mme/print
Other Nuclear News
U.S. set to respond if Iran defiant: Obama aide The United States will be ready to respond if Iran fails to take tangible steps soon to meet its commitments over its nuclear program, President Barack Obama's national security adviser warned on Tuesday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE59Q4OT20091027 >
US Senate committee to vote on Iran fuel sanctions The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will vote Thursday on legislation that would impose sanctions on Iran's gasoline suppliers in order to pressure Tehran to give up its nuclear program, the panel's chairman said. Reuters < httpaddress://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINN2621061720091026 >
France Seeks Answers From Iran on Nuclear Program France said Tuesday it is increasingly exasperated with Iran's strategy in international negotiations on its nuclear program, and pressed for a quick answer as to whether Tehran will accept a U.N. proposal aimed at defusing tension. AP httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/27/world/AP-EU-EU-Iran.html?sq =nuclear&st=nyt&scp=13&pagewanted=print
Additional U.S.-North Korea Talks Possible This Week The Obama administration yesterday did not rule out the possibility of additional informal talks this week with a North Korean envoy visiting the United States, the Yonhap News Agency reported GSN < httpaddress://gsn.nti.org/gsn/nw_20091027_3812.php >
Ex-US diplomat: Russia balks at zero nuke talks Russia is not ready to agree to a proposed new round of arms control talks that were to begin after a deal is reached on extending the START 1 nuclear treaty, a U.S. nuclear expert said Tuesday. AP httpaddress://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/27/AR20091 02701693_pf.html
Russia says U.S. to respect its arms treaty concerns Russia expects to receive within days U.S. proposals taking into account Moscow's concerns regarding a new strategic weapons deal negotiated by the two nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE59Q4FQ20091027 >
Japanese Hope Obama Will Visit A-Bomb Cities Soon A speech and a Nobel prize have raised hopes in Japan that Barack Obama will become the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the two cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombs in World War II. AP < httpaddress://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8923299 >
Vattenfall Says German Nuclear Starts to Be Subject to Politics Vattenfall AB, the Nordic region's biggest utility, said two German nuclear plants scheduled to be restarted next year may become a political issue after last month's general election. Bloomberg < httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aF9iyVMWAQDU >
Nuclear compensation victory for Bulgaria Bulgaria has won an extension of financial support from the European Commission for the early shutdown of nuclear power reactors at Kozloduy. WNN httpaddress://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP_Nuclear_compensation_victory_for_B ulgaria_2710091.html
Bill to Ban Foreign Nuke Waste Makes Small Advance A bill designed to keep foreign countries from disposing their nuclear waste in the United States is taking a small but significant step toward getting a U.S. House committee vote for the first time. AP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPKbNiFvcl53Z5dBtZovJ JpjudbQD9BJKBUG0
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Analysis: US Making Plans for Iran Nuke Strategy AP httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091027/ap_on_an/us_us_iran_nuclear_analysi s
Now is not the time to let a nuclear Iran off the hook The National httpaddress://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091028/OPINION/7 10279912/0/BUSINESS
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IAEA: First Iranian Response on Enrichment Deal Iran has given an initial response to a plan that calls for Tehran to ship most of its enriched uranium abroad, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday. An official familiar with Iran's response said Tehran was unwilling to accept the deal, which would delay Tehran's ability to make a nuclear weapon. AP < httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091029/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_nuclear > / NYT httpaddress://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/world/middleeast/30nuke.html?_r=1&hp =&pagewanted=print / Reuters httpaddress://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/30/worldupdates/2009 -10-29T234943Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-435297-4&sec=Worldupdates / The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/29/iran-nuclear-uranium-exchan ge-deal / Press TV < httpaddress://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=109946 > / LATimes httpaddress://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-nuclear30-2009 oct30,0,2021427.story / FT < httpaddress://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de886852-c4f2-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html >
US still awaits 'formal response' from Iran on nuclear deal The United States is still awaiting a "formal response" from Iran to a UN-brokered plan on nuclear cooperation with major powers, the State Department said Thursday. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gTX0lalgvmifMlD9W82C rCrU4gxg
EU expresses "grave concern" over Iran's nuclear programme The European Union renewed pressure on Iran on Friday by urging co-operation over its controversial nuclear programme and demanding the 'prompt release' of EU citizens held in custody. DPA httpaddress://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1510316 .php/EU-expresses-grave-concern-over-Iran-s-nuclear-programme
Other Nuclear News
China's Hu Invites North Korea's Kim to Visit: Report Chinese President Hu Jintao has invited reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il for a visit as Pyongyang has reached out to its foes and signaled it could return to dormant nuclear talks hosted by Beijing. Reuters < httpaddress://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59S1GN20091029 >
No plan yet for U.S.-North Korea talks, U.S. says Informal contacts between U.S. officials and a senior North Korean diplomat have not produced plans for formal bilateral talks, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. Reuters < httpaddress://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091029/wl_nm/us_korea_north_usa >
Russia to boost Obama with nuclear treaty: report Moscow and Washington want to reach a deal on a key nuclear disarmament treaty before US President Barack Obama receives his Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, a Kremlin source was quoted as saying Friday. AFP httpaddress://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gJQS81pRr932_91xG6Lh gCPkTdoA
Cross-party group urges end to nuclear weapons threat A cross-party group of senior politicans joined former defence chiefs today to promote the cause of nuclear disarmament, an issue they described as critical but too often ignored. The Guardian httpaddress://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/29/top-level-group-nuclear -disarmament
China Plans to Build Advanced Nuclear-Power Plant China will start building its first large nuclear-power reactor with home-developed "fourth generation" technology in 2012-13, a senior engineer involved in developing the system said. WSJ httpaddress://online.wsj.com/article/SB125683823531916471.html#mod=todays_asia _economy_and_politics
India's Nuclear Power Output to Rise as Fuel Ban Ends Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd., the nation's monopoly producer, said generation may jump 47 percent this year after the U.S. and Europe lifted a ban on the sale of uranium fuel and technology. Bloomberg < httpaddress://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=apQBjwo9ZzCI >
Harper may finalise civil nuclear deal during visit Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit India next month, his maiden official trip to the country during which the two sides are expected to finalise a civil nuclear deal and ink a major economic treaty besides exploring ways to lower trade barriers. The Hindu < httpaddress://www.hindu.com/2009/10/30/stories/2009103055401800.htm >
Russia Hopes Nuclear Ship Will Fly to Mars Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation's space chief said in remarks released Thursday. AP < httpaddress://www.sptimesrussia.com/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=30166 >
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Deadline missed The Economist httpaddress://www.economist.com/world/middleeast-africa/displayStory.cfm?story _id=14732577
Why Obama's Iran Policy Will Fail CBS < httpaddress://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/29/opinion/main5449495.shtml >
Moscow in the Middle TIME < httpaddress://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1933227,00.html >
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