Tag Archives: the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Nuclear power kills! The real reason the NRC cancelled its nuclear site cancer study via Ecologist

Posted on 2015/09/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The US’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission just cancelled its study into cancer near nuclear plants citing the ‘excessive cost’ of $8 million, writes Chris Busby. Of course that’s rubbish – similar studies in the UK have been carried out for as … Continue reading →

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Syria urges IAEA monitoring of Israel’s nuclear activities via PressTV

Posted on 2015/09/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Syria has called on the international community not to turn a blind eye to Israel’s nuclear activities and compel the Tel Aviv regime to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). During a meeting of the the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on … Continue reading →

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IAEA and Kazakhstan agree to create nuclear fuel bank via World Nuclear News

Posted on 2015/08/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Kazakhstan today signed an agreement to set up a low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel ‘bank’ in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Operated by Kazakhstan and expected to start operations in 2017, the IAEA LEU Bank will be … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace Exposes “Failure“ of Fukushima Decontamination Program via PanOrient News

Posted on 2015/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tokyo- (PanOrient News) Radioactive contamination in Fukushima prefecture is so widespread and at such a high level that it will be dangerous for people to return to their homes, a Greenpeace Japan investigation revealed today. The investigation followed the Abe … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Facilities in 20 Countries May Be Easy Targets for Cyberattacks via The New York Times

Posted on 2015/07/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON — Twenty nations with significant atomic stockpiles or nuclear power plants have no government regulations requiring minimal protection of those facilities against cyberattacks, according to a study by the Nuclear Threat Initiative. The findings build on growing concerns that … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s Energy Ministry refuses to deliver int’l report on Akkuyu nuclear plant to court via Today’s Zaman

Posted on 2015/05/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Turkey’s Energy Ministry has refused to deliver an international infrastructure report on the country’s much-debated Akkuyu nuclear power plant on which construction has started in the country’s southern province of Mersin to a court, saying the report concerns the security … Continue reading →

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Syria agrees to return highly enriched uranium to China via AL-Monitor

Posted on 2015/04/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Syria is willing to give up a small amount of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and to convert a nuclear research reactor near Damascus that uses this dangerous material to one that is fueled by low enriched uranium (LEU), nuclear experts … Continue reading →

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Fresh leak of highly radioactive water detected at Fukushima nuclear power plant via ABC News

Posted on 2015/02/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sensors at the Fukushima nuclear plant have detected a fresh leak of highly radioactive water into the sea. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said the sensors, which were rigged to a gutter that pours rain and ground water at the … Continue reading →

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World Nuclear Reactor Status as of 1 January 2015 via World Nuclear Industry Status Report

Posted on 2015/01/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

World Nuclear Reactor Status as of 1 January 2015 The Year 2014 is the first one in half a century that no nuclear electricity was generated in Japan. As of 1 January 2015, there were 390 nuclear reactors considered “in … Continue reading →

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Switzerland is lobbying to introduce stricter safety provisions for nuclear power plants throughout the world via ENSI

Posted on 2014/10/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

At the beginning of February 2015, the international community will discuss a Swiss amendment proposal to improve the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS): its aim is to enhance the safety of nuclear power plants throughout the world. The Federal Nuclear … Continue reading →

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