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International Nuclear News 12/2006 - Διεθνή Πυρηνικά Νέα
01 December 2006
ElBaradei Says Use Carrot and Stick on North Korea The international community needs to offer incentives to North Korea rather than just apply pressure for it to return to six-party talks aimed at dismantling its nuclear program, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on Friday.
Reuters
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR20061
13000038_pf.html> / AP
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/30/asia/AS_GEN_Japan_IAEA.php > / Kyodo < http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061130/kyodo/d8lnadq80.html\ >
Real aims of Iranian nuclear programme murky as before-IAEA chief Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei said that real aims of the Iranian programme for uranium enrichment are unclear for him as before. ElBaradei expressed this viewpoint, delivering a lecture at Tokyo Industrial University on Thursday. Itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11038927&PageNum=0 >
Japan Envoy Says Nuke Talks Possible North Korea won't unilaterally abandon its atomic weapons program, the communist nation's nuclear envoy said Thursday, speaking after two days of meetings with his U.S.
counterpart failed to produce a date on restarting six-nation disarmament talks. AP
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR20061
13000380_pf.html>
Other Nuclear News
U.S. May Pursue Iran Sanctions Even if Russia Balks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signaled Thursday that the United States is willing to risk a breach with Russia if the Russians do not soon sign on to a U.N.
Security Council resolution to punish Iran for its nuclear activities.
WP
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/30/AR20061
13000031_pf.html> / NYT
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/01/world/middleeast/01iran.html?pagewant
ed=print>
US envoy declares 'ball is in North Korea's court' US envoy Christopher Hill has said the ball was now in North Korea's court, admitting there remained "a lot of work to do" to restart talks on ending its nuclear program. AFP <
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/244489/1/.h
tml>
U.S. Overstates China Nuclear Clout, Report Says The United States has been exaggerating China's nuclear clout in a process that could lock the two into a Cold War-style arms race, two arms-control advocacy groups said in a report on Thursday. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-china-usa-nuclear.ht
ml?pagewanted=print>
Experts: Polonium Is Deadly if Ingested Polonium is lethal when swallowed, with the power to destroy the human body's DNA. But because it doesn't penetrate the skin, it is easy to transport -- even across national borders. AP
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13000693_pf.html> / AP
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hp>
British government to publish proposals for new multibillion nuclear missile arsenal Contentious proposals to replace Britain's nuclear submarine fleet - likely to expose divisions in Prime Minister Tony Blair's government - will be laid out next week, his official spokesman said Thursday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/30/europe/EU_POL_Britain_Nuclear
_Missiles.php>
Rice letter raises concerns about conditions in U.S.-Indian nuclear legislation Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told lawmakers Thursday that U.S.-Indian relations could be damaged if they do not revise their draft of a bill to allow shipment of American civilian nuclear fuel to India. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/30/america/NA_GEN_US_India_Nucle
ar.php>
US firm ties up with Nuclear Fuel Complex for uranium supply American uranium mining major W M Mining has agreed on a contract with India's Nuclear Fuel Complex to sell 500 metric tonnes of uranium a year and is waiting for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal to go through to execute it.
The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200611301925.htm > / AP < http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-India-US-Nuclear.html?pagew
anted=print>
Opinion and Analysis
Nuclear deterrence may still have a role to play FT
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3c5ff6a6-80e1-11db-9096-0000779e2340.html >
Peddling Poison Newsweek
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15976951/site/newsweek/ >
Puffing on Polonium NYT
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nt>
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:24 AM
04 December 2006
IAEA chief warns against isolation of Iran, NKorea UN atomic watchdog chief
Mohamed ElBaradei on Sunday warned against the diplomatic isolation of North
Korea and Iran, saying confrontation would only lead them to accelerate their
nuclear programs. AFP <
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/20
06/December/theworld_December61.xml§ion=theworld&col=>
Atomic energy chief backs Russian proposal of uranium enrichment for Iran The
head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Friday supported Moscow's offer for
Iran to create a uranium enrichment joint venture in Russia, calling the project
a possible step to resolve the Iranian nuclear dispute. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/01/asia/AS_GEN_Japan_IAEA_Iran.p
hp>
Russia says six-party Iran talks to be held Tuesday Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday six-party talks on Iran's nuclear program would
take place on Tuesday, swiftly reversing an earlier statement that the talks had
been delayed. Reuters
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/02/AR20061
20200534_pf.html>
Teheran insists on returning to talks on its nuclear programme Teheran
insists on a return to the talks on its nuclear programme, said on Sunday
spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Mohammad Ali Hosseini, addressing a
news conference. Itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11046033&PageNum=0 >
Russia to meet Iran nuclear power plant obligations - Ivanov Russia will
fulfil its obligation to complete the construction of a nuclear power plant in
Bushehr, Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov said.
Itar-tass
<
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11045708&PageNum=0 >
Other Nuclear News
N.Korea Offers Uranium to Russia North Korea has offered Russia exclusive
rights to its natural uranium deposits in exchange for support at the stalled
talks on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, a newspaper reported Sunday. AP <
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Japan-NKorea-Russia.html?pagew
anted=print>
US offers deal to NKorea to abandon nuclear program by end of 2008 The United
States and five other countries have proposed that North Korea abandon its
nuclear program by the end of 2008 in return for security guarantees and
economic aid, a news report said. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/03/asia/AS_GEN_Japan_US_NKorea.p
hp>
Iran welcomes Russian stance on atomic sanctions Iran on Sunday welcomed
Russian opposition to tough sanctions backed by Washington and European capitals
over Tehran's nuclear programme -- a subject expected to be discussed by big
power diplomats this week. Reuters
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12-03T185121Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-278798-1&sec=Worldupdates>
Japanese executives admit nuclear exports Four Japanese executives have
admitted illegally exporting equipment that can be used to build nuclear weapons
and wound up in Libya and possibly Iran, a report said. AFP
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/24
5152/1/.html>
China tightens export controls on nuclear technology China has tightened
controls on exports of nuclear technology, announcing Friday revised regulations
to prevent sensitive items from passing into the hands of governments at risk of
colluding with terrorists. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/01/asia/AS_GEN_China_Nuclear.php
>
New Nuclear Weapons Program To Continue The Nuclear Weapons Council, made up
of senior Defense Department and National Nuclear Security Administration
officials, said yesterday that they plan to continue developing a new nuclear
weapons program even though recent studies suggested that existing stockpiles
are in better condition than had been thought. WP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/01/AR20061
20101716_pf.html>
Blair to unveil new Trident plans Tony Blair is expected to recommend to
parliament that a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines be built to carry
Trident missiles. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6205174.stm >
Polonium, $22.50 Plus Tax THE trail of clues in the mysterious death of
Alexander V. Litvinenko may lead to Moscow, as the former spy claimed on his
deathbed. But solving the nuclear whodunit may prove harder than Scotland Yard
and many scientists at first anticipated. NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/weekinreview/03broad.html?pagewanted=
print> / BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6199464.stm >
US firm to sell India 500 tons of uranium A US mining company has agreed to
sell 500 metric tons of uranium a year to India, the US media reported on
Sunday. Dawn <
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/04/top11.htm >
Burns to visit India on Dec 6 to discuss nuclear deal Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs R Nicholas Burns, the key US negotiator for the
civil nuclear deal with India, will visit New Delhi on December 6-9 to address
India's concerns over the enabling legislation with a Senate-House conference
expected to hammer out a final bill next week.
Times of India
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Burns_to_visit_India_to_talk_nuke_de
al/articleshow/697498.cms>
Belarus to build nuclear power plant to reduce dependence on energy imports
Belarus plans to build a nuclear power plant to reduce its dependence on energy
imports, President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/01/europe/EU_GEN_Belarus_Nuclear
.php>
Opinion and Analysis
A Limited Time Offer to Iran NYT
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/02/opinion/02perkovich.html?_r=1&oref=sl
ogin&pagewanted=print>
With Friends Like This... National Review <
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YWIwY2JkZmVkOGM5ZmY2ZmVlZDc0Nzk4Mz
Y4MjY5Yzk=>
Trident is a weapon of mass deception The Observer <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1962771,00.html >
A complete fantasy The Guardian
<
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1963210,00.html >
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:25 AM
05 December 2006
U.N nuclear chief says N.Korea test shook world North Korea's nuclear test
shook international safeguards and highlighted the need to wrest control of
nuclear material processing from individual states, the chief of the U.N. atomic
watchdog said on Tuesday. Reuters
<
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?storyid=2006-12-05T073
521Z_01_PEK197839_RTRUKOC_0_UK-KOREA-NORTH-ELBARADEI.xml&type=worldNews&
WTmodLoc=World-C3-More-3> / AP
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-NKorea-Nuclear.html?pagewanted
=print>
Experts in Thailand to tackle cancer crisis in developing countries The
world's leading cancer experts have begun laying the groundwork in Bangkok for
the development of a regional training network to fight the growing cancer
crisis in Asia. AFP <
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04122006/323/experts-thailand-tackle-cancer-cr
isis-developing-countries.html> / The Nation <
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/12/05/national/national_30020766.p
hp>
Democrats: White House Seeks to Weaken India Bill Democrats on Monday accused
the Bush administration of seeking to strip protections against weapons
proliferation from legislation that would enable a landmark U.S.-India civilian
nuclear cooperation deal to go forward. Reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/04/AR20061
20401277_pf.html>
U.K. Sends Police to Moscow in Spy Probe Russia's foreign minister warned
Monday that continued suggestions of Kremlin involvement in the death of a
former KGB agent could damage relations with Britain, which sent police to
Moscow to expand the investigation into the London poisoning. AP <
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Russia-Poisoned-Spy.html?pagew
anted=print>
Other Nuclear News
France Hosts Iran Talks, Hopeful on Resolution Deal The six major powers are
in a position to agree on the text of a U.N. resolution to impose sanctions on
Iran over its nuclear program, France's foreign minister said a day before they
meet to discuss it in Paris. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-iran-nuclear-france .
html?pagewanted=print> / AFP
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/245337/1/.h
tml>
Iran Says Won't Bow to Pressure on Nuclear Issue Iran's nuclear negotiator
Ali Larijani said on Tuesday Iran would not bow to pressure to give up its right
to nuclear technology. Reuters
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http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2
006-12-05T055927Z_01_L04154492_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-NUCLEAR.xml&WTmodLoc=In
tNewsHome_C2_worldNews-1>
Russia Declines Comment on Reported N. Korea Offer Russia's atomic energy
agency declined to comment on Monday on Japanese news reports that North Korea
had offered Russia exclusive rights to its natural uranium deposits in exchange
for support at six-way talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-korea-north-russia.h
tml?pagewanted=print>
UK nuclear weapons plan unveiled Tony Blair has told MPs it would be "unwise
and dangerous" for the UK to give up its nuclear weapons. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6205174.stm >
/ The Guardian < http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,1964007,00.html >
/ The Guardian < http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1963591,00.html >
U.S. seeks to make stolen nukes useless In response to a secret order from
President Bush, the nation's nuclear weapons laboratories are developing
technology to make the weapons virtually impossible to use if they fall into the
wrong hands. LATimes <
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-nukes5dec05,1,2882682.st
ory>
Russia to handle uranium from East German research reactor Both
highly-enriched and low-enriched uranium from former East Germany's nuclear
research center will be taken to Russia for processing and storage, Russia's
atomic energy agency Rosatom told Itar-Tass. Itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11049038&PageNum=0 >
Australian parliamentary committee urges end to restrictions on uranium
mining All impediments to mining Australia's uranium resources should be
removed, a parliamentary committee said Monday in the latest attack on national
policies restricting sales of the radioactive fuel. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/04/asia/AS_GEN_Australia_Nuclear
.php>
Opinion and Analysis
Unanswered questions surrounding Trident FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e282bdda-8405-11db-9e95-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage
=063fb9c2-3000-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.html>
Why? And why now? Guardian
<
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/comment/0,,1964045,00.html >
The high price of nuclear prestige FT
<
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/43a0eda8-8406-11db-9e95-0000779e2340.html >
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:26 AM
06 December 2006
France Says Iran Will Face Sanctions The French foreign minister said
Wednesday that Iran will face U.N. sanctions for refusing to halt its nuclear
program but that major world powers remain divided over their extent. AP <
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Iran-Nuclear.html?_r=1&oref=sl
ogin&pagewanted=print>
Iran to complete nuclear R&D by March - agency Iran will complete its nuclear
research and development work by March, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on
Tuesday as six world powers meet to discuss imposing sanctions over Tehran's
atomic plans. Reuters
<
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12-05T222411Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-279081-1&sec=Worldupdates>
ELBaradei: Restart DPRK nuke talks soon United Nations atomic watchdog chief
Mohamed ElBaradei has called for an early resumption of talks on the Korean
Peninsula nuclear issue. Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/06/eng20061206_328923.html >
Global Fund Needed to Fight Cancer: U.N A new global fund is needed to fight
cancer which kills more people than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined and
threatens to reach epidemic proportions in the next decade, a senior U.N.
official said on Tuesday. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-cancer-asia.html?pagewanted=pr
int>
SA signs agreement on peaceful nuclear use South Africa signed a five-year
international agreement on peaceful nuclear-technology use on Tuesday, the
Department of Science and Technology said. Mail&Guardian <
http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news_
_national/&articleid=292484>
Green light for uranium sales to China A parliamentary committee has given
the green light for Australian uranium sales to China, opening the door to an
annual $250 million export windfall. AAP
<
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Committee-backs-uranium-exports-to -
China/2006/12/06/1165080987365.html>
Other Nuclear News
U.S. Offers North Korea Aid for Dropping Nuclear Plans The United States has
offered a detailed package of economic and energy assistance in exchange for
North Korea's giving up nuclear weapons and technology, American officials said
Tuesday. NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/world/asia/06korea.html?pagewanted=pr
int>
N.Korea Six Party Talks Unlikely Before '07: Russia Russian Deputy Foreign
Minister Alexander Alexeyev said on Tuesday the next meeting of the Six Party
talks on North Korea was unlikely to take place before 2007, Interfax news
agency reported. Reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/05/AR20061
20500866_pf.html>
NKorea says Japanese role in nuclear talks would be negative North Korea
accused Japan on Wednesday of trying to obstruct a fair resolution of the
international standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, the North's
latest accusation against its neighbor. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/06/asia/AS_GEN_NKorea_Nuclear_Ja
pan.php>
Iran warns Europe over nuclear sanctions Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad issued a strong warning Tuesday to Europe regarding voting on U.N.
sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. UPI <
http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20061205-124303-7318r.htm >
U.S. House backs Iran condition on India deal The U.S. House of
Representatives on Tuesday backed a proposal requiring India to actively
cooperate in restraining Iran's nuclear programs as a condition of nuclear
cooperation with the United States. Reuters <
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-12-06T054806Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-279142-1.xml> / AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/06/america/NA_GEN_US_India_Nucle
ar.php> / AFP
<
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/245563/1/.h
tml>
Russia upgrades nuclear missiles Russia says it is deploying a mobile version
of its most important long-range nuclear missile. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6209236.stm >
Radiation discovered at Arsenal Tiny traces of radiation have been detected
at Arsenal's Emirates stadium. It was found during the investigation into the
death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who had been poisoned with
radioactive Polonium-210. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6212090.stm >
Rising Interest in Nuclear Power Brings New Life to Uranium Mining This sandy
little company town, with its tree-lined streets and concrete homes set amid a
vast, forbidding desert, had all the signs of terminal decline just a few years
back. Both banks closed. The only gas station shut off its pumps. And employable
young men, realizing the bleak future of the giant uranium mine that gave
Arandis life, began drifting away.
WP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/05/AR20061
20501360_pf.html>
U.S. university drops plans to double nuclear reactor's capacity The
University of Missouri has dropped plans to double the capacity of its nuclear
research reactor, citing progress in a nearly 30-year federal effort to develop
a safer alternative to the highly enriched uranium the reactor uses as fuel. AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/05/america/NA_GEN_US_Nuclear_Rea
ctor.php>
Opinion and Analysis
Iran's Enrichment Efforts Advance Arms Control Today <
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2006_12/IranEnrichment.asp >
As Rice's Iran strategy fizzles, Cheney waits Asia Times <
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HL06Ak01.html >
Don't lose sight of hurdles in last lap The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/06/stories/2006120603621100.htm >
Our safest insurance policy is a nuclear one The Times <
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,172-2488765,00.html >
Under siege - but can nuclear treaty survive? The Times <
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,30809-2488910,00.html >
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:27 AM
07 December 2006
Iran foreign minister says sanctions will not force Tehran to abandon nuclear
program U.N. sanctions will not force Iran to abandon its nuclear program, the
country's foreign minister said Wednesday, insisting it is for peaceful purposes.
AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/06/europe/EU_GEN_Netherlands_Ira
n.php>
Litvinenko poisoning turns spotlight on radiation risks in everyday life It's
not only polonium. Like the radioactive isotope that killed Alexander Litvinenko,
other potentially deadly nuclear substances are all around us, in smoke
detectors, gas camping lanterns and other household, industrial or hospital
items. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/06/europe/EU_GEN_Radiation_Risks
.php?page=1>
Indonesia wants to implement nuclear power development program: official "Indonesia
really wants to implement a nuclear power development program for peaceful
purposes," Budi Hastowo, secretary to the minister of research and technology,
said here on Wednesday. Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/07/eng20061207_329328.html >
Russia to create international nuclear fuel cycle center Russia will create
an international nuclear fuel cycle services center with the help of France, a
senior Russian nuclear official said here on Wednesday.
Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/07/eng20061207_329391.html >
Other Nuclear News
North Korea may disarm if U.S. removes its nuclear weapons from South Korea
North Korea may offer to dismantle its nuclear weapons program if the United
States removes its nuclear weapons from South Korea and other countries in the
region, a senior North Korean diplomat said Wednesday, the Interfax news agency
reported. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/06/europe/EU_GEN_Russia_NKorea_U
S.php>
Six-way talks blocked: Ifax quotes N Korea source Six-way talks on North
Korea cannot restart this year or in the foreseeable future because of
"unacceptable" U.S. conditions, Russia's Interfax news agency quoted a North
Korean diplomatic source as saying on Wednesday. Reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/06/AR20061
20600140_pf.html>
Koizumi 'mulls visit to N. Korea' Japan's former Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi is mulling a visit to North Korea to urge it to abandon its nuclear
weapons program, news reports said Thursday. AP <
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/koizumi.korea.ap/index.html
>
France Says in a Hurry to Reach Iran Sanctions Deal France said on Wednesday
world powers must agree quickly on sanctions against Iran over its nuclear
program or put the credibility of the United Nations at risk. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-iran-nuclear.html?pa
gewanted=print>
U.S. - India Nuclear Deal Hits Snag in Congress Plans for the U.S.
Congress to approve a landmark deal that would allow India to buy U.S.
nuclear fuel and reactors hit a snag on Wednesday when Republican leaders in
the House of Representatives halted action on the legislation, congressional
sources said. Reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/06/AR20061
20601397_pf.html>
US official due for nuclear talks A top US official is due in India on
Thursday for talks expected to focus on a landmark nuclear co-operation
agreement between the two countries. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6216210.stm >
Russia to airlift bomb-grade uranium from Germany Russian experts will
airlift 300 kg (660 pounds) of enriched uranium, much of it weapons-grade, from
a Soviet-era nuclear research reactor in eastern Germany back to Russia,
officials said on Wednesday. Reuters <
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06694610.htm >
SE Asia nations eye nuclear energy alternative Some Southeast Asian nations
are more seriously considering nuclear power as an alternative energy source as
the region seeks solutions to its growing energy needs, the bloc's
secretary-general said. Reuters <
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyI
D=2006-12-07T094914Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-279347-1.xml>
Italy Likely Next EU Country To Build Nuclear Pwr -Expert Italy is likely the
European country that next will bring back nuclear power, said Christian
Stoffaes, chairman of the board at the Centre D'Etudes Prospectives et
D'Informations Internationales in Paris Wednesday. Dow Jones <
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20061206%5cACQDJ
ON200612061258DOWJONESDJONLINE000961.htm&>
US reactors should store nuclear waste -regulator Nuclear waste should be
kept at the reactors where it is produced until the planned Yucca Mountain
storage site opens, the chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission told reporters on Wednesday. Reuters <
http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&stor
yID=2006-12-06T233524Z_01_N06478252_RTRIDST_0_NUCLEAR-YUCCA.XML>
The Masters in decommissioning nuclear power stations Twenty years ago it was
the bogeyman of the green movement; now some see nuclear energy as our best hope
of avoiding global meltdown. Nuclear power is back on the agenda. And so is
nuclear education. Tens of millions are being spent on research institutes,
centres, and masters and doctoral programmes covering every aspect of the
science. Independent <
http://education.independent.co.uk/graduate_options/article2049214.ece >
Opinion and Analysis
New Details Emerge on NK Nuclear Program Arms Control Today <
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2006_12/NKDetails.asp >
Time for closer U.S.- India ties Washington Times <
http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20061206-095729-2305r.htm >
Flawed system the only check on nuclear safety The Sydney Morning Herlad <
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/flawed-system-the-only-check-on-nucl
ear-safety/2006/12/06/1165081019995.html>
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:27 AM
08 December 2006
No problem seen in Indonesia atomic plans-ElBaradei Indonesia should not face
any problem in its plan to develop civilian nuclear energy because it has met
its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the chief of the U.N.
nuclear watchdog said on Friday. Reuters <
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK311888.htm >
IAEA chief repeats call for return to talks on NKorea, Iran UN atomic
watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei has called for a resumption of negotiations to
resolve the crises over the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues. AFP <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061208/wl_asia_afp/iaeairannkoreanuclearw
eapons_061208074010>
DPRK, Iranian nuclear programs seriously differ: Putin There are serious
differences between the nuclear programs of the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (DPRK) and Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a written
interview with Mexican publisher Mario Vazquez Rania on Thursday. Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/08/eng20061208_329945.html >
Cuba, IAEA eye measuring Caribbean Sea water quality The International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Caribbean Environment Network (RAC) are considering
a plan to measure Caribbean Sea water quality, RAC chief Antonio Villasol
announced on Thursday. Xinhua <
http://english.people.com.cn/200612/08/eng20061208_330118.html >
Other Nuclear News
N.Korea Says U.S. Has Nuclear Bomb in South: Tass North Korea believes
Washington has atomic weapons deployed in South Korea and it will not halt its
nuclear program as long as this threat persists, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a
North Korean source as saying on Thursday. Reuters <
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/20
06/December/theworld_December186.xml§ion=theworld&col=>
U.S. says it has no nuclear weapons in South Korea The State Department
reaffirmed on Thursday that there are no U.S. nuclear weapon in South Korea. AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/07/america/NA_GEN_US_North_Korea
.php>
Nuclear North Korea Still No Match for South: Roh North Korea armed with
nuclear weapons is still no match for the South, and Pyongyang knows better than
to attack its neighbor because it cannot win, South Korean President Roh
Moo-hyun was quoted as saying on Thursday. Reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/07/AR20061
20700291_pf.html>
US agrees on India nuclear bill US Congress negotiators have agreed on a law
which will allow the US to export civilian nuclear fuel to India.
BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6219998.stm >
/ The Hindu < http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200612081101.htm >
Israel holds firm on nuclear ambiguity Israel held firm Thursday to its
policy of not admitting it possesses nuclear weapons, in the face of a clear
statement from the incoming US Secretary of Defense that Israel has the bomb. AP
<
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881844793&pagename=JPost
%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull>
Litvinenko contact Kovtun critically ill: Ifax Dmitry Kovtun, a contact of
dead Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, is in critical condition in hospital
from radiation poisoning, Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed source as
saying on Thursday. Reuters <
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topnews&storyID=200
6-12-07T174923Z_01_L07850262_RTRUKOC_0_US-BRITAIN-POISONING-KOVTUN.xml&W
TmodLoc=InternetNewsHome_R1_topnews-1>
Kazakhstan, Russia start uranium venture Kazakh and Russian officials on
Thursday inaugurated a joint venture that will mine uranium to make fuel for
Russian-designed nuclear reactors, Kazakhstan's national atomic company said.
Business Week <
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8LRUB880.htm >
South Africa to use old Russian nuclear warheads to fuel reactors South
Africa will use uranium downgraded from old Russian nuclear warheads to fuel its
planned Pebble Bed Modular Reactors (PBMR), according to public enterprises
minister Alec Erwin. DPA
<
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/energywatch/nuclear/news/article_123
0691.php/South_Africa_to_use_old_Russian_nuclear_warheads_to_fuel_reacto
rs>
South Korea, Indonesia agree to build reactors, share nuclear fuel and
technology Indonesia and South Korea agreed this week to consider jointly
building nuclear power plants and exchanging fissile material and technology,
according to documents obtained Thursday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/07/asia/AS_GEN_Indonesia_SKorea_
Nuclear.php>
U.S. to Expand Cargo Scans to Detect Nuclear Material All cargo sent by
container ships to the United States from three ports - in Pakistan, Honduras
and Southampton, England - will be scanned for hidden nuclear weapons or
components starting next year under a federal antiterrorist program that some in
Congress want to see mandated worldwide. NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/us/08cargo.html?pagewanted=print >
/ AP < http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-security-usa-ports-nuclear.htm
l?pagewanted=print>
Opinion and Analysis
Blood, Toil, Tears and Nukes NYT
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/opinion/08fri3.html?pagewanted=print >
Japan, US tune up defense policies Asia Times
<
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/HL08Dh01.html >
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:28 AM
11 December 2006
UN Council considers Iran nuke resolution Britain and France plan to
introduce on Monday a revised U.N. Security Council draft resolution imposing
sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment and hope to put the
measure to a vote in the next two weeks. Reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR20061
21100050.html>
U.S. May Soon Seek Iran Sanctions Vote The U.S. and its closest Western
allies may soon call a vote on U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran,
even at the risk that Russia and China may abstain or veto the measures,
officials said Sunday. AP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/10/AR20061
21000465.html>
Seeking Iran Intelligence, U.S. Tries Google Internet Search Yields Names
Cited in U.N. Draft Resolution When the State Department recently asked the CIA
for names of Iranians who could be sanctioned for their involvement in a
clandestine nuclear weapons program, the agency refused, citing a large workload
and a desire to protect its sources and tradecraft. WP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/10/AR20061
21000959.html>
Concern rises over possible use of polonium in a 'dirty bomb' Nuclear
regulators in Washington and abroad are studying whether to tighten security on
polonium 210 in case terrorists seek the deadly material for so-called dirty
bombs that spew radioactivity, officials and diplomats said in recent
interviews. IHT <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/10/news/toxic.php >
IAEA Chief visits Vietnam to discuss assistance The Head of the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began a 3-day visit to Vietnam Saturday to elevate
bilateral relations concerning peaceful atomic energy use. Thanh Nien Daily <
http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=23094 >
IAEA backs Jakarta's nuclear plans Indonesia should not face any problem in
its plan to develop civilian nuclear energy because it has met its obligations
under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog
said yesterday. Gulf Times
<
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=12154
1&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25>
Call for peace and security in region Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council
states have concluded their 27th summit here by taking practical steps toward
closer cooperation among their bloc and making earnest calls for peace and
security for the region and beyond. Concluding a two-day summit here, the
leaders of the six-member states endorsed a number of recommendations that are
set to boost the progress of economic integration between the member states.
Gulf News <
http://www.gulfnews.com/region/General/10088601.html >
Other Nuclear News
China sets date for resumption of nuclear talks with N. Korea Talks on North
Korea's nuclear program will resume in Beijing on Dec. 18, the Chinese Foreign
Ministry said Monday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/11/asia/AS_GEN_China_NKorea_Nucl
ear.php>
Russian nuclear chief to visit Iran for Bushehr NPP talks Russia's nuclear
chief will arrive in Tehran Monday for talks on finishing the construction of
Iran's first nuclear power plant, being built by Russians in the south of the
country. RIA Novosti <
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20061211/56731828.html >
/ ITAR-TASS
<
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/12/E2DA806C-7DA8-4ECD-B3E0-D9
877E210F15.html>
Arab States Study Shared Nuclear Program The oil-rich Arab states on the
Persian Gulf said Sunday that they will consider starting a joint nuclear
program for peaceful purposes. AP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/10/AR20061
21000291.html> / NYT
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/11/world/middleeast/11nuke.html >
India did not get all it wanted India did not get all it wanted from the
nuclear deal as the outgoing US Congress has retained some of the conditions New
Delhi had described as deal-killers. Dawn <
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/11/top9.htm >
/ The Hindu < http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/11/stories/2006121105280100.htm >
Gates testimony / Preserving nuclear ambiguity Israeli officials were shocked
by Robert Gates' statement to Congress that Israel has nuclear weapons, and they
are worrying over why the U.S. secretary of defense-designate made this
statement. Haaretz <
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/798771.html >
Plan to cut nuclear stockpile 'a hollow gesture' The government's promise to
cut the number of missiles and nuclear warheads carried by Britain's future
strategic submarines was described yesterday as "a hollow gesture". The Herald <
http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/76414.html >
North Korea says Japan should not take part in nuclear talks North Korea said
Monday that Japan should not take part in talks over its nuclear program,
slamming Tokyo's recent crackdown on a pro-Pyongyang group as part of increased
sanctions against the communist country. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/11/asia/AS_GEN_Koreas_Nuclear_Ja
pan.php>
Met Police in radioactivity scare Two Met Police officers working on the
Alexander Litvinenko murder inquiry have tested positive for polonium-210. Press
Association <
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6271237,00.html >
Radiation Linked to Contact of Ex-Spy Traces of the rare radioactive
substance polonium-210 were found at a German apartment visited by a contact of
fatally poisoned ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko before the two men met in London,
authorities said Sunday. ABC News <
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2715187 >
Opinion and Analysis
Attacking Iran would compound Iraq fiasco FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1625422e-88bc-11db-b485-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage
=063fb9c2-3000-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.html>
Baker-Hamilton's fine print: Stay in Iraq LA Times <
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ferguson11dec11,0 ,
3407048.column?coll=la-news-comment-opinions>
A grand bargain for the Middle East Christian Science Monitor <
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1211/p09s03-coop.html >
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:30 AM
13 December 2006
North Korea Might Disarm With Incentives South Korea's nuclear envoy said
Tuesday that North Korea could be persuaded to disarm with strong incentives to
help reverse its economic crisis, while China called for flexibility at revived
arms talks it is hosting. AP <
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Koreas-Nuclear.html?pagewanted
=print>
Lifetime fuel guarantee remains a sticking point in `123' talks with U.S. U.S.
and Indian negotiators have managed to narrow some of their differences over the
text of the bilateral Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement but differences
still remain on a number of key issues. hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/13/stories/2006121305301200.htm >
Iran not to withdraw from non-proliferation treaty - Larijani Iran has no
intention to withdraw from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, but will
reconsider its attitude to the International Atomic Energy Agency in case of
continuation of 'hostile actions' against it, Iranian Supreme National Security
Council Secretary Ali Larijani was quoted by the Iranian TV Channel on Wednesday
as saying. itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11077727&PageNum=0 >
Russia urges Iran to pay for completion of nuclear plant The head of the
Russian state company building a nuclear plant in Iran on Tuesday urged Iranian
officials to keep up payments to Russia to complete construction as scheduled,
Russian news reports said. iht <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/12/europe/EU_GEN_Russia_Iran_Nuc
lear.php>
UN atomic watchdog reviews classification of polonium as 'safe' The United
Nations atomic watchdog is undertakinga review of its relativelysafe
classification of polonium 210 following thedeath of Alexander Litvinenko, the
former Russian intelligence officer. ft <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a49f6e2e-8a4e-11db-ae27-0000779e2340.html >
Other Nuclear News
China Sees No Deadline for North Korea Talks The next round of six-party
talks could make concrete progress toward persuading North Korea to abandon
nuclear weapons, China said on Tuesday, but set no deadline for the long-running
negotiations. reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-korea-north-talks.ht
ml?pagewanted=print> / voanews
<
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-12-13-voa2.cfm >
Germany's Merkel Says Iran Must Never Get Atom Bomb German Chancellor Angela
Merkel said on Tuesday the international community must use all diplomatic
options, including sanctions, to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR20061
21200618_pf.html>
Negotiations on Iran Sanctions Delayed Negotiations on an Iran sanctions
resolution were unexpectedly postponed Tuesday because of Russia's anger at the
United States for raising the plight of an opposition leader in Belarus in the
U.N. Security Council. AP <
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-UN-Iran-Nuclear.html?pagewante
d=print>
Preparations for nuke fuel supply to Bushehr start in Jan Preparations for
the deliveries of nuclear fuel to the Bushehr power plant will start in January
2007, Atomstroiexport CEO Sergei Shmatko said after Tuesday negotiations with
Iranian Vice-President and Atomic Energy Organization head Gholam-Reza Agazadeh.
itar-tass <
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11077494&PageNum=0 >
Bush to approve India nuclear deal U.S. President George W. Bush will sign
into law on Monday a civil nuclear cooperation deal that allows the United
States to sell nuclear technology to India, the White House said.
AP
<
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/india.nukes.reut/index.html
> / AFP
<
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/246908/1/.h
tml>
Israel's Olmert Under Fire Over Nuclear Remarks Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
triggered a domestic firestorm on Tuesday after publicly implying, in an
apparent reversal of a decades-old secrecy policy, that Israel has the Middle
East's only nuclear arsenal. reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-israel-nuclear-reaction.html?p
agewanted=print>
University cited for nuclear material A Japanese university was cited for
failing to report nearly three pounds of nuclear materials in its laboratories.
UPI <
http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20061213-123558-5303r.htm >
Two Old Friends at Center of Poison Mystery At a closed hospital run by the
Federal Medical-Biological Agency, two Russian men, friends since they were
12-year-olds, lie removed from the world and at the center of an international
poisoning drama. wp
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/12/AR20061
21201638_pf.html>
Opinion and Analysis
6-party talks to resume asahi
<
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200612130131.html >
Loose lips and nuclear warships the Jerusalem Post <
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881879988&pagename=JPost
%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull>
Olmert's slip comes at a convenient time timesonline <
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2500587,00.html >
Israel's dark threat of nuclear arsenal thescotsman <
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1848432006 >
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:31 AM
14 December 2006
North Korea willing to shut down nuclear reactor if conditions met North
Korea has told the United States it is willing to shut down a key nuclear
reactor and accept U.N. inspections if certain conditions are met, a news report
said. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/13/asia/AS_GEN_Koreas_US_Nuclear
.php>
U.S. sees signs N.Korea may deal on nuclear issue There are signs North Korea
is ready to discuss specific steps toward ending its nuclear ambitions at six-way
talks that begin in China this weekend, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/13/AR20061
21301335.html>
Russia Optimistic but Wants Changes in Iran Text Russia produced amendments
on Wednesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its
nuclear ambitions but said none appeared to block any final agreement. reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-iran-nuclear-un.html
?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print>
Iran prepared for nuclear talks: top official Iran is prepared for talks on
the nuclear issue, Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali
Larijani said here on Wednesday. mehrnews <
http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=420974 >
'Indo-US deal threatens non-proliferation efforts' Maintaining that business
and political considerations had trumped security interests in the Indo-US
civilian nuclear agreement, two experts have said the recently-passed
legislation on the deal threatens global non-proliferation efforts. hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200612132121.htm >
Other Nuclear News
Seoul promises flexible incentives for Pyongyang's tangible steps South
Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon said yesterday North Korea will be given
corresponding and flexible incentives if it takes tangible steps to dismantle
its nuclear weapons program. koreaherald
<
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/12/14/200612140004
.asp>
Fallout rains on Israel's Olmert after nuclear remark For decades, military
censors have struggled to defend Israel's worst-kept secret -that the country
possesses atomic weapons. latimes
<
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-secret13dec13,1,298
8470.story> / AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/13/europe/EU_GEN_Netherlands_Bli
x_Nuclear.php>
Iran nukes prompt concerns within Mideast Iran's President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad boasts that world powers are getting weak knees about stopping his
country's nuclear program. Is the fiery leader right?
csmonitor <
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1214/p01s04-usfp.html >
EU's help sought on N-energy The first Pakistan-EU workshop on `Export
Controls' concluded here on Wednesday with the hope that it would pave the way
for cooperation in the field of civilian nuclear technology.
dawn <
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/14/nat2.htm >
Russians Say Their Radiation Exposure Occurred During Earlier Trip to London
Two key figures in the poisoning of former Russian security agent Alexander
Litvinenko said in news media interviews Wednesday that they had been
contaminated with radiation in London earlier than is widely supposed. This,
they contended, explains a trail of polonium-210 later left in Hamburg by one of
the men. reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/13/AR20061
21302070_pf.html>
Is thorium the answer to our energy crisis? It could power the planet for
thousands of years, the reactors would never blow up and the waste is relatively
clean. So is thorium the nuclear fuel of the future?
independent
<
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article2070374.e
ce>
Opinion and Analysis
>From Russia, With Polonium washingtonpost
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/13/AR20061
21302009_pf.html>
A way out of the bunker guardian
<
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1971535,00.html >
Why Israel maintains nuclear ambiguity csmonitor <
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1214/p07s02-wome.html >
The West's choice jpost
<
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881887680&pagename=JPost
%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull>
India may lose control of its nuclear future the hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/14/stories/2006121404141000.htm >
China's real nuclear capabilities atimes <
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HL14Ad01.html >
Nuclear power for development DNA
<
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1069197 >
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:32 AM
15 December 2006
Gulf Arabs signal intent to equal a nuclear Iran Fearing Shia Iran is on the
verge of becoming a nuclear power, Sunni Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states
are warning they will not hesitate to join a rumbling regional arms race,
analysts say. reuters <
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/
2006/December/middleeast_December229.xml§ion=middleeast&col=>
Other Nuclear News
North Korea May Mar Nuclear Talks with Test: Minister North Korea may conduct
another nuclear test or engage in saber rattling next week when it sits down at
six-country talks on ending its nuclear weapons programme, South Korea's defense
minister warned on Friday. reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-korea-north-warning .
html?pagewanted=print> / bbc
<
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6178937.stm >
/ AP < http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/14/asia/AS_GEN_Koreas_Nuclear.ph
p>
Washington experts differ over engaging Iran U.S. attempts to engage Iran on
single issues like Iraq and nuclear weapons have no chance of success unless
they are part of a comprehensive approach including restoring normal relations,
some U.S. experts say. reuters <
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyI
D=2006-12-14T192201Z_01_N11233936_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-IRAN-USA-OPTIONS.xml
&WTmodLoc=PolNewsHome_C2_politicsNews-8>
India seeks Japan's help on nukes Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has
asked the Japanese parliament to support India's bid to join the club of
civilian nuclear powers. bbc <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6179087.stm >
EU Wants a Middle East Free of WMDs The European Union called Thursday for a
Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, responding to recent comments
by the Israeli prime minister that have been interpreted as acknowledging his
country has a nuclear arsenal. AP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/15/AR20061
21500005_pf.html>
Kazakhstan, Ukraine to broaden contacts in nuclear power sector, transport
Kazakh Prime Minister Danial Akhmetov and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor
Yanukovych have signed a joint statement giving the go-ahead for Ukrainian
companies' participation in projects to build nuclear power plants in
Kazakhstan. interfax <
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11646988 >
Austrian parliament votes to urge legal action against Czech Republic
Parliament voted unanimously Thursday to urge the government to pursue legal
action against the Czech Republic for the continued operation of a nuclear power
plant near the Austrian border. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/14/europe/EU_GEN_Austria_Czech_P
ower_Plant.php>
Russia to spur Bushehr nuclear project Moscow intends to speed up the
construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran. rian <
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20061214/56941733.html >
Claims by uranium companies in the United States have soared A fourfold
increase in the price of uranium in the past three years has led to a rush of
new claims by uranium companies in the Western United States, according to a new
survey by an environmental group that wants to inform the public of the
potentially harmful consequences. iht <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/14/yourmoney/mines.php >
Former Nuke Courier Sentenced to Prison A former nuclear weapons courier
accused of using his position to obtain restricted items and selling them over
the Internet was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison Thursday. AP <
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Nuclear-Courier-Fraud.html?pagewa
nted=print>
Opinion and Analysis
Nuclear deal details worry Indian public jordantimes <
http://www.jordantimes.com/fri/opinion/opinion1.htm >
US-India nuclear deal under scrutiny isn <
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=17046 >
Is resistance to Iran futile? chicagotribune
<
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0612140017dec14,0,584739
8.story?coll=chi-newsopinion-hed>
Russia softens stance on Iran 'smart' sanctions atimes <
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HL15Ak10.html >
Israel's nuclear strategy washtimes
<
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20061213-083908-7446r.htm >
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18 December 2006
Russia airlifts enriched uranium out of Germany Russian experts removed a
large quantity of highly enriched uranium from a Soviet-era atomic reactor in
eastern Germany on Monday and were flying it to Russia for processing, officials
said. reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/17/AR20061
21701244.html>
Bush to sign nuke bill with India Aiming to cement closer ties with India,
President George W. Bush is to sign legislation on Monday that is a major step
toward allowing New Delhi to buy U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first
time in 30 years. cnn <
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/18/india.nuclear.reut/index.htm
l> / IANS
<
http://www.teluguportal.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=25422 >
Iran says it will continue nuclear program even if sanctions imposed Iran
will continue its nuclear program even if the United Nations imposes sanctions,
the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Sunday, referring to the gathering
international momentum toward punishing Iran for its enrichment of uranium. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/17/africa/ME_GEN_Iran_Nuclear.ph
p>
Gulf states seek IAEA help for nuclear plan Gulf states have sought the
assistance of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency for their planned
nuclear technology programme, Kuwait's foreign minister said on Sunday. thenews
<
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=36019 >
/ AP < http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2006/12/17/2841823.html >
Austria probes firm over atom-related Iran exports Austrian police have
arrested one man and are seeking the head of a firm suspected of exporting to
Iran components that could be used in nuclear weapons, a state prosecutor said
on Friday. reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/15/AR20061
21501264.html>
Other Nuclear News
N. Korea: Sanctions must be lifted North Korea defiantly proclaimed itself a
nuclear power Monday and demanded all sanctions against the regime be lifted
before it disarms, meeting with the U.S. and regional powers Monday at the first
full arms talks since Pyongyang's nuclear test. AP <
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/18/nkorea.talks.ap/index.h
tml> / reuters
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/18/world/asia/18korea.html?hp&ex=1166504
400&en=33d30d955ac6fd75&ei=5094&partner=homepage>
Rice questions why Saudi might need nuclear energy U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice said on Friday she wanted to know more about Gulf states' plans
to study nuclear power and questioned why Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil
producer, might need atomic energy. reuters <
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyI
D=2006-12-16T044550Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-280473-1.xml>
Panel Seeks Consensus On U.S. Nuclear Arsenal A prestigious Defense
Department advisory panel has determined there is no national agreement on what
the nation needs in the way of nuclear weapons in the post-Cold War period. WP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/15/AR20061
21501807.html>
Blessed by a U.S. Official, China Will Buy 4 Nuclear Reactors China will buy
four Westinghouse nuclear reactors in a deal that shows the continued
attractiveness of American technology, but may also stir worries in Washington
that the United States is selling its competitive advantage one industry at a
time. NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/18/business/worldbusiness/17cnd-nuclear .
html?_r=1&hp&ex=1166418000&en=fac00e7b50ab0f69&ei=5094&partner=homepage&
oref=slogin>
Opinion and Analysis
Exit not possible from nuke deal telegraphindia <
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061218/asp/opinion/story_7151369.asp >
Gulf states go nuclear mg
<
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=293528&area=/insight/ins
ight__national/>
Nuclear test hangs over North Korea talks CSM <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20061218/wl_csm/obigparty_1 >
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Posted: 20/12/2006 06:33 AM
19 December 2006
Nobel laureates Mandela, Tutu back UN efforts for cancer therapy in
developing world South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Nelson Mandela and
Archbishop Desmond Tutu have thrown their support behind a United Nations
programme to promote cancer radiation therapy in developing countries, where
every day thousands of patients go without the radiotherapy necessary to save
their lives or relieve their pain. UN News <
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=21028&Cr=cancer&Cr1= >
Bush Signs India Nuclear Law Critics Say Deal to Share Civilian Technology
Could Spark Arms Race washingtonpost
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/18/AR20061
21800233.html> / AP
<
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/18/america/NA_GEN_US_India_Nucle
ar.php> / reuters
<
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-12-18T224835Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-280714-1.xml&archived=False>
Russian nuclear chief says uranium processing center to open by end of
January Russia's top nuclear official said a Siberian uranium enrichment center
that could produce nuclear fuel for nations developing civilian atomic energy
could open by the end of January, Russian news agencies reported Monday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/18/europe/EU_GEN_Russia_Nuclear .
php>
Russia Says UN Iran Draft Meets Main Concerns: Ifax Russia's foreign minister
said on Tuesday a new draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Iran
over its nuclear program largely met Moscow's concerns and could become the
basis of a consensus decision. reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-iran-nuclear-russia .
html?_r=1&oref=slogin>
Iran to celebrate nuclear victory in February: Elham Government spokesman
Gholam-Hossein Elham here on Monday said that the Iranian nation will celebrate
a nuclear victory during the Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies marking the anniversary of
the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution (February 11-20). irna <
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0612186488150628.htm >
N. Korea agrees to IAEA checks, no ongoing monitoring North Korea has said it
will accept International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections if its demands
are met, but does not want permanent monitoring of its nuclear facilities, a
source said Tuesday. rian <
http://en.rian.ru/world/20061219/57196895.html >
Other Nuclear News
Six-Nation Talks Resume On N. Korea Disarmament Return to '05 Nuclear Pact
Called Unlikely washingtonpost
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/18/AR20061
21800140.html> / AP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/18/AR20061
21800235.html>
Nuclear North Korea lights candles to stave off dark Banners in the North
Korean capital proclaim a bright future for the world's newest nuclear power,
but after sunset pedestrians make their way in near darkness because there is
not enough power for streetlamps. reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/18/AR20061
21801570.html>
Poison that killed spy is in your body and mine While European authorities
track down how former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko acquired a lethal dose of
the radioactive substance polonium-210, the rest of us go about our normal
routines, not realizing we are taking in tiny amounts of the substance all the
time. latimes
<
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/health/la-he-closer18dec18
,1,7776124.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-health>
Moscow Researchers Shut Down Six of Twelve Nuclear Reactors According to the
deputy director of the Kurchatov nuclear research institute Moscow, six out of
twelve nuclear reactors at the institute, RIA Novosti news agency reportes
Monday. RIA Novosti <
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/12/18/moscowreactors.shtml >
Opinion and Analysis
The Smoky Bomb Threat nytimes
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/19/opinion/19zimmerman.html >
India Not Out of the Nuclear Wilderness abcnews <
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2735368&page=1 >
What North Korea Wants Time
<
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1570858,00.html >
Radionuclides spreading around the world rian <
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20061218/57143840.html >
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20 December 2006
Iran: Security Council should condemn Israel's "clandestine" nuclear weapons
Iran demanded Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council condemn what it said was
Israel's clandestine development and possession of nuclear weapons and "compel"
it to abandon nuclear arms and place all its nuclear facilities under U.N.
inspection. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/19/news/UN_GEN_UN_Iran_Israel.ph
p>
Enriched uranium from Germany arrives in Russia Russian experts working by
night removed a large quantity of highly enriched uranium from a Soviet-era
reactor in Germany on Monday and flew it to Russia for processing. reuters
<
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2
006-12-18T172046Z_01_L18153424_RTRUKOC_0_US-GERMANY-URANIUM.xml> / usatoday <
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-12-18-nuclear-material-inside_x
.htm> / NPR
<
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6642880 >
US aims for final India nuclear deal in 2007 Backed by American business, the
United States aims to complete the remaining approvals for nuclear cooperation
with India in roughly six months, but lingering questions could delay action,
analysts said. reuters <
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1873217,001301790001.htm >
/ PTI < http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=122016 >
[Us-India nuclear deal] A positive development, says Shashi Tharoor Shashi
Tharoor, United Nations Under Secretary-General for Communications and Public
Information, said the nuclear deal with the United States was "a very positive
development for non-proliferation of nuclear weapons." hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/20/stories/2006122004931200.htm >
Maths prize is awarded to Indian A female mathematician from India has been
presented with the Ramanujan Prize, which honours young maths researchers from
developing countries. bbc <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6194731.stm >
Other Nuclear News
U.N. Iran nuclear talks stall; Russia has objections Despite optimism of a
U.N. Security Council vote this week on Iran's nuclear program, Russia still
voiced objections on Tuesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions
on Tehran. reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR20061
21900763.html>
Military action against Iran 'disastrous' - Annan U.N. Secretary-General Kofi
Annan, in a farewell news conference, urged the Security Council on Tuesday to
push for a negotiated end to the Iranian nuclear crisis, saying military action
would be a disaster. reuters
<
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/20/worldupdates/2006
-12-19T234834Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-280826-1&sec=Worldupdates>
N. Korea, U.S. Diplomats Discuss Nukes U.S. and North Korean diplomats met
face-to-face Tuesday to discuss international efforts to get the communist
regime to give up its nuclear arms program and the North's demand for Washington
to stop trying to freeze it out of the global banking system. AP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR20061
21900182.html>
Nuclear deal with U.S. faces renewed criticism from India's left and right A
nuclear cooperation pact touted as the cornerstone of an emerging India-U.S.
partnership has faced pointed criticism from India's political left and right,
underscoring how far the countries have to go as they try to overcome decades of
mistrust. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/20/asia/AS_GEN_India_US_Nuclear .
php>
Opinion and Analysis
The bad guys know what they're doing IHT <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/19/opinion/edferg.php >
India split over N-deal with US IPS
<
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/20/int11.htm >
Subcontinental missiles latimes
<
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-ed-india19dec19,1 ,
2194017.story>
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27 December 2006
UN atomic watchdog chief calls for talks to resolve Iranian nuclear issue The
head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency has called for negotiation and
mutual accommodation to achieve a long-term solution to the issue of Iran's
nuclear programme after the Security Council imposed sanctions and called for a
full and sustained suspension of the country's uranium enrichment activities. UN
News <
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=21106&Cr=iran&Cr1 >
Sanctions On Iran Approved By U.N. The U.N. Security Council voted
unanimously Saturday to restrict Iran's trade in sensitive nuclear materials and
to freeze the assets of 22 Iranian officials and institutions linked to the
country's most controversial nuclear programs. WP
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/23/AR20061
22300114.html?nav=rss_politics/administration>
Iran defiant after UN imposes nuclear sanctions Iran has reacted defiantly to
the UN Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on the country's nuclear
program. Iranian officials vowed to continue efforts to enrich uranium and
warned that the Security Council action would change Iran's relationship with
the United Nations' nuclear monitoring agency. IHT <
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/25/news/iran.php >
/ AP < http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/25/africa/ME_GEN_Egypt_Iran_Nucl
ear.php>
Iran's Parliament Votes To Revise Ties With UN Agency Iran's parliament voted
Wednesday to urge the government to " revise" ties with the U.N.
nuclear agency in a move seen as likely to reduce the country's cooperation
with the international atomic authority. AP <
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20061227%5cACQDJ
ON200612270251DOWJONESDJONLINE000329.htm&> / FT <
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/4042e3c6-9501-11db-a911-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage
=fc3334c0-2f7a-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8.html>
Pakistan says Iran has right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes Iran
has the right to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, Pakistan's
Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, opposing U.N. sanctions against the Middle East
nation for its refusal to halt uranium enrichment. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/26/asia/AS_GEN_Pakistan_Iran_Nuc
lear.php>
Nuclear trafficking reports double in 5 years: official Reported incidents of
trafficking and mishandling nuclear material worldwide doubled between 2000 and
2005, mainly because of heightened awareness and more extensive screening, the
Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. Reuters <
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1917652006 >
Terrorism fear as boom in price of uranium pulls in new miners The
International Atomic Energy Agency is concerned that a doubling in the price of
uranium has attracted so many miners to the sector that inspectors may not be
able to keep track of the new supplies, The Times has learnt. The Times <
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-2518643,00.html >
Other Nuclear News
Iran may need nuclear power: study Iran's claim to need nuclear power may be
genuine, given that it could run out of oil to export as soon as eight years
from now, according to an analysis published on Tuesday by the National Academy
of Sciences. Reuters
<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR20061
22600361.html>
Report: Lifting sanctions won't automatically lead to NK nuclear freeze The
lifting of U.S. financial restrictions against North Korea won't automatically
lead the communist regime to freeze its nuclear programs, a news report said
Monday. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/25/asia/AS_GEN_Koreas_Nuclear.ph
p>
New U.N. chief calls for patience in N. Korean nuclear talks Ban Ki-moon, the
new secretary-general of the United Nations, called Tuesday for continued
patience and commitment from the parties involved in negotiations over North
Korea's nuclear weapons program. Yonhap News
<
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20061226/6300000000200612261503
28E5.html>
EU Commission open to nuclear energy -paper The European Commission is open
to increasing the use of nuclear energy as a way for member states to cut carbon
emissions and avoid volatile energy prices, French newspaper Les Echos reported
on Tuesday. Reuters <
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1913812006 >
German Energy Giant Reopens Debate on Nuclear Phase-out Plan One of Germany's
leading energy companies wants to extend the lifetime of one of its nuclear
plants in a move that anti-nuclear campaigners describe as an attack on plans to
phase out nuclear energy in Germany. Deutsche Welle <
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2291357,00.html >
Lightning strike to power line shuts down Japanese nuclear reactor, no
radiation leak A test nuclear reactor in northern Japan shut down automatically
early Wednesday morning after lightning struck a power line serving the
facility, the country's atomic energy agency said.
There was no radiation leak or damage, it said. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/27/asia/AS_GEN_Japan_Lightning_S
trike.php>
Nuclear reactors should be built to withstand terrorist attacks, industry
says The nuclear power industry wants the government to require companies to
design new nuclear reactors that would better withstand large fires and
explosions, such as those that could be caused by a terrorist attack using
hijacked aircraft. AP <
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/26/america/NA_GEN_US_Nuclear_Sec
urity.php>
Opinion and Analysis
Resolution against Iran Asahi
<
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200612270119.html >
Will EU and US be tougher now on Iran? CS Monitor <
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1227/p01s02-usfp.html >
Sanctions are counterproductive The Hindu <
http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/27/stories/2006122704461000.htm >
/ CS Monitor < http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1227/p08s02-comv.html >
Remember lessons from Tarapur The Hindu
<
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28 December 2006
Iran to 'Revise' Any Relations With Monitors in Nuclear Area By an
overwhelming vote, Parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that could limit Iran's
cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations
monitor. NYT <
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/28/world/middleeast/28nuke.html >
/ BBC < http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6211561.stm >
/ AP < http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6305450,00.html >
/ Reuters < http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/27/iran.parliament.reut/inde
x.html>
Larijani: Special committee appointed to examine revision of Iran-IAEA
relations Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani on
Wednesday declared the formation of a special committee to examine various
dimensions of government's plan to revise its cooperation with the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IRNA <
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0612271099174543.htm >
/ IRNA < http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0612272673163125.htm >
Level of cooperation with IAEA lies with government: official The Atomic
Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Deputy Director Mohammad Saeedi said here on
Wednesday that from now on the authority and the extent of revising Iran's
cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency leis with the
government. Mehrnews <
http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=427750 >
US warns Iran over 'downward spiral' with UN nuclear watchdog The United
States warned Iran Wednesday against heading into a "downward spiral" of
non-cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA after Teheran's parliament
authorized the government to limit the agency's access to its atomic sites. AFP
<
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/
2006/December/middleeast_December455.xml§ion=middleeast&col>
UN atomic agency may meet in January on Iran The United Nations atomic
agency's 35-nation board of governors may meet in January to discuss the UN's
levying of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats told AFP. AFP <
http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/
2006/December/middleeast_December452.xml§ion=middleeast&col>
Other Nuclear News
Iran press eyes advantage in standoff Newspapers in Iran argue that Tehran is
in an advantageous position in its standoff with the West over its nuclear
programme despite the imposition of UN sanctions. BBC <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6212453.stm >
Russia scraps 148 out of 197 decommissioned nuclear submarines Russia has
dismantled 148 out of 197 decommissioned Soviet-era nuclear submarines, a
Russian Federal Nuclear Power Agency official said Wednesday. RIAN <
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20061227/57958170.html >
Russia sees civil nuclear deal with US in 2007 Russia and the United States
could sign next year a civil atomic energy deal that would increase nuclear
cooperation between the former Cold War foes, a senior Russian nuclear official
said on Wednesday. Reuters <
http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=200
6-12-27T154322Z_01_L27504802_RTRIDST_0_NUCLEAR-RUSSIA-USA.XML&rpc=66&typ
e=qcna>
Americans Begin Debate on US Nuclear Weapons Program A debate is beginning to
take shape once again in the United States between supporters and opponents of
nuclear weapons. Voice of America <
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-12-27-voa41.cfm >
Japan, S.Korea Say Results Needed on Nuclear Talks Japan and South Korea
agreed on Wednesday on the need for solid results in negotiations for North
Korea to scrap its nuclear programs, saying it was regrettable that multilateral
meetings last week ended without a deal. Reuters <
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-japan-korea.html >
Opinion and Analysis
Bomb and Bombast The Times
<
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-2520864,00.html >
Polonium and Terrorism NYT
<
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/opinion/l27polonium.html >
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29 December 2006
IRGC commander says Iran abides by NPT, IAEA protocol Commander of the
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said on
Thursday that the Islamic Republic of Iran abides by Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
and protocol of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IRNA <
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-20/0612283150163606.htm >
Former Iranian officials lash out at Ahmadinejad Former Iranian officials
spoke out against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hard-line nuclear policies and
urged a return to transparency and moderation, in interviews published on
Thursday. "A new government has been at work for one year and sanctions and [UN]
resolutions have been adopted against Iran," said Mohammad Hashemi, the brother
of ex-president Akhbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, according to the moderate daily
Kargozaran. AFP <
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&articl
e_id=78055>
Other Nuclear News
North Korea "grave threat" after nuclear test: Seoul South Korea on Friday
termed North Korea a grave threat, a further sign of the deepening chill in
relations between the two since Pyongyang's nuclear test nearly three months
ago. Reuters <
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061229/ts_nm/korea_defence_threat_dc_1 >
Ex-spy's death: 10 exposed to radiation Ten people have shown signs of
low-level exposure to polonium-210, the rare radioactive element that killed
one-time Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko -- but they are
unlikely to get ill, British health authorities said Thursday.
AP
<
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/28/uk.spy.poisoning.ap/inde
x.html>
Bulgaria in Nuclear Quandary as EU Entry Nears As a precondition for joining
the EU, Bulgaria pledged to shut off two working nuclear reactors by Jan. 1. But
the country is dragging its heels - with reason, some say. Deutsche Welle <
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2293021,00.html >
Opinion and Analysis
Iran isn't bothered Economist
<
http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displayStory.cfm?story_id=8476308&f
src=RSS>
Nuclear sanctions and Iran's neighbours gulfnews <
http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10092804.html >
2006 Review: UN Security Council fights to curb nuclear proliferation DPA <
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/usa/features/article_1237460.php/200
6_Review_UN_Security_Council_fights_to_curb_nuclear_proliferation>
On Iran and Energy, According to Russia National Interest <
http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=13250 >
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