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IAEA head says the barring of several nuclear inspectors by Iran is a ‘serious blow’ to monitoring
VIENNA (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday that Iran’s decision in September to bar several experienced U.N. inspectors from monitoring the country's nuclear program constituted “a very serious blow” to the agency’s ability to do its job “to the best...
UN agency report says Iran has further increased its uranium stockpile
VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency also said that Iran has...
UN nuclear chief says nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle climate change
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle climate change, the U.N. nuclear chief said Wednesday. Climate-warming hydrocarbons still supply more than 80% of the world’s energy, even after the trillions of dollars spent in the green transition of...
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
TOKYO (AP) — The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly. The plant operator discharged 7,800 tons of...
IAEA officials say Fukushima's ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater is going well
TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said the discharge of the second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea ended as planned on Monday, and International Atomic Energy Agency officials in Japan for their first safety and monitoring mission since...
UN nuclear agency team watches Japanese lab workers prepare fish samples from damaged nuclear plant
ONJUKU, Japan (AP) — Scientists from the U.N. nuclear agency watched Friday as Japanese lab workers prepared samples of fish collected at a seafood market near the Fukushima nuclear plant to test the safety of treated radioactive wastewater released from the damaged plant into the sea. ...
IAEA team gathers marine samples near Fukushima as treated radioactive water is released into sea
IWAKI, Japan (AP) — A member of the International Atomic Energy Agency team visiting Fukushima for its first marine sampling since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea said Thursday he does not expect any rise in radiation levels...
'Stop it!' UN's nuclear chief pushes Iran to end block on international inspectors
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief said Monday he asked to meet Iran’s president on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to try to reverse Tehran's uncalled for” ban on “a very sizable chunk” of the agency’s inspectors. Rafael Grossi stressed that the...
UN nuclear agency slams Iran for barring 'several' inspectors from monitoring its program
BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog harshly criticized Iran on Saturday for effectively barring several of its most experienced inspectors from monitoring the country's disputed atomic program. The strongly worded statement came amid longstanding tensions between Iran and the...
Rwanda will host a company's 1st small-scale nuclear reactor testing carbon-free energy approach
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s atomic energy board says it has signed a deal with a Canadian-German company to build its first small-scale nuclear reactor to test what the company asserts is a new nuclear fission approach in one of the world's most densely populated countries. ...
