Новости по теме nuclear

World powers watching closely Iran-IAEA talks World powers keen to re-start diplomatic efforts to resolve he Iranian nuclear crisis will be closely watching a UN atomic agency trip to Tehran on Thursday for any indications of a change in mood.

12 December 2012

Japan utilities dive on atomic plant shutdown fears Shares in Japanese power companies plunged Tuesday after a panel of experts said one of the nation's nuclear plants may sit over an active seismic fault, raising fears it would have to be scrapped.

12 December 2012

US steps up spying on Iran's nuclear reactor: report US intelligence agencies have significantly stepped up spying operations on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor prompted by concerns about the security of weapons-grade plutonium there.

03 December 2012

Clinton visits Czech Republic amid nuclear deal hopes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the Czech Republic Monday for a brief visit, hoping to win a tussle with Russia and help secure a $10 billion nuclear plant contract for US giant Westinghouse.

03 December 2012

Iran in focus at UN atomic energy meeting Iran is set to be the main talking point at a two-day meeting of the UN atomic agency starting Thursday, amid ongoing weaponisation fears and safety concerns over Tehran's only operating nuclear power plant.

30 November 2012

Representative of Kazakhstan in UNESCO Suleimenov against construction of nuclear station in Kazakhstan Permanent representative of Kazakhstan in UNESCO expressed hope that Kazakhstan will not build a nuclear power station.

29 November 2012

Kadhafi called Nazarbayev to retain nuclear arsenal Kassym-Jomart Tokayev suggested to disclose the letter of Moamer Kadhafi sent to Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry in 1992.

29 November 2012

Troubled Iranian reactor in focus at UN nuclear agency Iran is set to be in focus at a UN atomic agency board meeting starting Thursday, not only because of ongoing suspicions of a covert weapons drive but also over safety concerns over its only operating nuclear power plant.

27 November 2012

Toshiba unveils dog-like robot for Fukushima plant Japanese nuclear reactor maker Toshiba on Wednesday unveiled a remote-controlled robot resembling a headless dog that they hope will be used at the battered Fukushima power plant.

22 November 2012

IAEA says key Iran nuclear site fully equipped Iran is ready to significantly boost output at its most controversial nuclear plant, a new UN nuclear agency report showed Friday, taking Tehran closer in theory to being able to develop a nuclear weapon.

19 November 2012

Russia will back US-Iran nuclear talks: FT Russia will support one-to-one talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

12 November 2012

Chinese sub-launched nuclear deterrent at hand For the first time China is close to reaching a "credible" nuclear deterrent based on land-based, submarine-launched and air-dropped nuclear weapons.

10 November 2012

TEPCO says Fukushima clean up, compensation may hit $125 bn The cost of cleaning up the mess left by meltdowns at Fukushima nuclear power station and compensating those affected may double to $125 billion.

07 November 2012

Israel ready to strike Iran 'if necessary': Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was ready to order a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities "if necessary", in an interview aired by Channel Two television on Monday.

06 November 2012

S. Korea shuts nuclear reactors, warns of power shortages South Korea was forced to shut down two nuclear reactors Monday to replace components provided with fake quality certificates.

05 November 2012

Hollande warns Iran after meeting Israeli PM French President Francois Hollande said he wanted "concrete acts" from Iran to prove it was not pursuing a nuclear arms drive after his first face-to-face meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

02 November 2012

Iran temporarily put nuclear bomb ambitions on hold: Barak Iran averted a showdown over its nuclear programme by putting a third of its medium-enriched uranium to civilian use, but the respite may be short-lived, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday.

31 October 2012

Hurricane forces three US reactors shut Three US nuclear power reactors remained shut down and a fourth on alert Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc with transmission networks and high waters threatened cooling systems.

31 October 2012

Kazakhstan and US mull opening nuclear security training center Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister discussed opening a training center for physical nuclear security with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy in the United States.

24 October 2012

US, Iran deny deal for bilateral nuclear talks Iran and the United States both denied any deal had been reached for one-on-one nuclear talks, as The New York Times reported -- even though the White House said it was open to such a dialogue.

23 October 2012

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