Iran
More than 100 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries have welcomed Iran’s proposal to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) to ban attacks on nuclear installations of all countries, Iran’s envoy to the UN nuclear agency said.
Iran Daily 24th August 2009 more >>
Iran’s leaders say the country’s nuclear program exists only for the purpose of generating electricity. Western intelligence agencies say the Islamic republic aims to produce nuclear weapons and intimidate its neighbors. How close is Iran to getting the bomb? How might it be stopped? And what are the implications for the United States and the rest of the world if Iran succeeds?
npr 24th August 2009 more >>
Saudi Arabia / Iran
Construction of Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power plant with support from the U.S. is a response to Iran’s nuclear program, and therefore, the analysts believe that this will lead to political tensions in the Middle East.
Trend News Agency 25th August 2009 more >>
USA
Bipartisan political leaders Sen. Mark Udall and Sen. John McCain agreed that nuclear power must be part of any comprehensive climate-change legislation.
Denver Post 24th August 2009 more >>
Coloradoan 24th August 2009 more >>
Nuclear submarines
Northrop Grumman Corp. and General Dynamics Corp., the U.S. Navy’s two largest shipbuilders, are reviewing their work on Virginia-class nuclear submarines after defects were found on weapons-handling systems of four vessels.
Bloomberg 24th August 2009 more >>
Canada
40,000 metric tonnes of radioactive waste is stored at sites across Canada. Now, Canada is preparing to get rid of its nuclear detritus once and for all – by burying it.
The Globe and Mail 25th August 2009 more >>
North Korea
Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. chief envoy on North Korea’s nuclear program, was invited by North Korea to visit the communist country in September, Yonhap News agency reported today, citing diplomats in Washington it didn’t identify.
Bloomberg 25th August 2009 more >>
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South Asia
South Asia’s nuclear capability and its impact on the region’s strategic environment and the wider world will be examined by experts at a conference this week. The three-day conference from August 26 will take place at Cave Castle in East Yorkshire, north-east England.
Associated Press of Pakistan 25th August 2009 more >>
Pakistan
Spokesman to the President Farhatullah Babar on Tuesday said that Chinese Foreign Minister has advocated Pakistan’s right to nuclear energy to overcome its power shortage and utilize it for peaceful purposes.
Associated Press of Pakistan 25th August 2009 more >>
India
India, whose nuclear pariah status ended last year, could obtain 50 percent of its power from atomic energy by 2050, the country’s nuclear chief has said.
Times of India 24th August 2009 more >>
Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) received final local approval on Tuesday to restart a second reactor at its quake-damaged nuclear plant in northwest Japan.
Reuters 25th August 2009 more >>
Vietnam
Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant is expected to launch by 2020 with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts, Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission Vice Chairman Le Van Hong has said.
Thanhnien News 25th August 2009 more >>
