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USA won’t supply nuclear technology to Pakistan

No nuclear deal with Pakistan, says US, DAWN.COM | By Anwar IqbalMonday, 01 Mar, 2010
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has told Pakistan it would not get an atomic power plant or a civilian nuclear deal from the United States. Continue reading →

March 2, 2010 Posted by | Pakistan, politics international | , , | 1 Comment

Is Iran just playing for time on nuclear weapons?

Iran uranium offer dismissed by Europe as time-wasting The Guardian Julian Borger  3 February 2010 Officials say Ahmadinejad’s offer to export uranium in return for fuel rods was aimed at ducking threat of sanctions Continue reading →

February 4, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , , , | Leave a comment

Iran agreeing to UN about sending uranium abroad

Iran says ready to send uranium abroad as UN wants

The Washington Post By NASSER KARIMI

The Associated Press Associated Press Writer George Jahn in Vienna contributed to this report.
 February 2, 2010

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said on Tuesday it was ready to send its uranium abroad for further enrichment as requested by the U.N. Continue reading →

February 3, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , , , | Leave a comment

Russian protests against Areva and Urenco’s nuclear waste dumping

Areva and its counterpart Urenco, headquartered in Britain, have sent close to 140,000 tonnes of nuclear waste to Russia in the past 15 years.

DEPLETED URANIUM IN RUSSIA Protests as French uranium arrives in Russia Javno 2 Feb 2010 A cargo loaded with depleted uranium from France docked in Saint Petersburg, as Russian activists protested at the nuclear waste exports. Continue reading →

February 2, 2010 Posted by | politics international, Russia | , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Non-Africans exploit poor environmental controls in African uranium mines.

it is non-African companies that are exploiting the resource — Chinese, Canadian and French firms. It’s a whole new phase of colonialism.”…..

A recent investigation in Niger uncovered radioactive shovels on sale in the local market in Arlit, a company town next to Areva’s mine there.

The great uranium stampede  The Sunday TimesJanuary 31, 2010

“…….The scramble has been set off by the comeback of nuclear power. In the past couple of years countries that for decades had shunned it as an expensive, pariah technology have embraced it anew. Britain is leading the charge. The government envisages a new generation of reactors to replace the rickety old stations that will be retired in the coming years. The renaissance has taken hold elsewhere, from America to the Middle East and China. Continue reading →

February 1, 2010 Posted by | Niger, politics international | , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Obama’s State of Union speech: double standards on nuclear power?

Iran Accuses Obama of Double Standards on Nuclear Power Voice of America 28 Jan 2010 Iran is accusing U.S. President Barack Obama of double standards for supporting the building of nuclear power plants in the United States while threatening Tehran for pursuing a similar goal. Continue reading →

January 29, 2010 Posted by | politics international, USA | , , , , | Leave a comment

Iran using nuclear talks just to “buy time”

Israel says Iran using nuclear talks “to buy time”  Washington TV January 26, 2010

Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday accused Iran of using talks with world powers on its nuclear program “to buy time”.
Speaking at a conference in Tel Aviv, Barak also called for “focused” and “effective” sanctions against Tehran over its continued defiance of international demands on its nuclear activities. Continue reading →

January 27, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , | Leave a comment

China calls for diplomacy in resolving Iran’s nuclear issue

Room exists for diplomatic effort in Iran nuclear issue: Chinese FM English.news.cn 2010-01-21 19: BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — Room for diplomatic efforts still exists in resolving the Iran nuclear issue, a Chinese diplomat said Thursday.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remarks in response to a question on last week’s nuclear talks and China’s stance over sanctions against Iran.Diplomats from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China and the United States made no decisions in their talks on the Iranian nuclear issue in a closed-door meeting in New York.

Room exists for diplomatic effort in Iran nuclear issue: Chinese FM

January 26, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , , | Leave a comment

Iran rejects UN nuclear deal; Russia “regrets” this

Russia Regrets Iran’s Refusal of UN Nuclear Deal VOA News 22 January Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country “regrets” Iran’s apparent rejection of the U.N.-backed proposal to send its uranium abroad to be enriched. Continue reading →

January 24, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , | Leave a comment

Anxiety as the Western world losing dominance of the nuclear industry

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First and Second World countries are starting to look better, when compared with what is coming.

With very dubious safety and occupational health regulations, and with a big lack of transparency, South Korea embarks on a nuclear sales program to the Middle East.

China and India enthusiastically aim for nuclear power – also both with dubious safety, and secrecy.

Nuclear opponents have become accustomed to criticising France, UK, USA, Russia, Japan, Israel.  But these First and Second World countries are starting to look better, when compared with what is coming.

For the U.S.A. and U.K. we have a chance of learning through free media about nuclear incidents. And possibly even for France.  Not so sure about Russia. But at least they’ve all had experience of this so very dangerous industry. But for China, and the Asian and Middle East nations there’s likely to be an unhealthy combination of inexperience and news censorship.

Now we have countries with little experience or expertise and with dubious or no oversight of plants and of waste dumps, or uranium mines. And – countries that purport to want only ‘peaceful’ nuke power,  Yet with obvious other power resources – e.g. Saudi Arabia,  why would they want nukes?  The answer that springs to mind is – for nuclear weapons.

And nuke weapons are not the only worry. How vulnerable are these “non-Western” nukes to accident, theft of plutonium, terrorism, and response to mistaken attack?

January 20, 2010 Posted by | Christina's notes, politics international | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

France using OECD in promotion for their troubled nuclear industry

many countries are clearly unhappy to see the international organisation linked to what could clearly be interpreted as a public relations exercise on the part of the French to promote their energy and nuclear champions.

French PR vexes OECD  FD is South Korea’s weakness FDI.com  By Christian Oliver in Seoul January 19 2010 “…..Foreign investors are very clear why South Korea is punching beneath its weight. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and FDI is South Korea’s weakness  “…. Continue reading →

January 20, 2010 Posted by | France, politics international | , , , , , | Leave a comment

New sanctions warning to Iran, in nuclear talks

Germany warns Iran it faces new sanctions  BERLIN (Reuters)  19 Jan 2010 – Iran faces further sanctions unless it changes stance in talks over its nuclear program, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, even if there is no United Nations agreement to act against Tehran……… Continue reading →

January 19, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , | Leave a comment

Iran threatening revenge over death of nuclear scientist

Iran vows to avenge assassination of nuclear scientist TEHRAN TIMES January 19, 2010 TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar here on Monday vowed that Tehran would retaliate against the last week terrorist attack on an Iranian nuclear physicist………..President Ahmadinejad earlier said that the Zionist regime of Israel was responsible for the Tuesday terrorist attack on Ali Mohammadi.

tehran times : Iran vows to avenge assassination of nuclear scientist

January 19, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , | Leave a comment

U.S. Army poised to take over Pakistan’s nuclear weapons?

US Army to ‘protect’ Pakistan’s nuclear sites, PRESS TV  17 Jan 2010 In face of a growing anti-Americanism among the Pakistan military, the US army moves to train a ‘crack unit’ to thwart possible attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities. Continue reading →

January 18, 2010 Posted by | Pakistan, politics international | , , | Leave a comment

USA not letting SouthKorea reprocess nuclear fuel

U.S. ‘Unlikely to Let S.Korea Reprocess Nuclear Fuel’

U.S. ‘Unlikely tolet S. Korea Reprocess Nuclear FuelThe U.S. is unlikely to allow South Korea to reprocess spent nuclear fuel that is piling up in secure storage facilities until a satisfactory solution to the North Korean nuclear problem is found, a report said this week. The matter is a key issue in negotiations between Seoul and Washington on the revision of the Korea-U.S. Atomic Energy Agreement, which expires in 2014. ………….http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/01/14/2010011400401.html

January 15, 2010 Posted by | politics international, South Korea | , , , | Leave a comment

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