published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-10-21 10:10
The United States and Iran have agreed in principle for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-10-07 08:28
The Iranian cameraman assigned to document President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent trip to the UN has defected, and new reports claim that with his exit he has handed the US a trove of never-before-seen footage of his homeland’s nuclear facilities.
published by Tom Sullivan on Fri, 2012-09-28 08:35
Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu uses a red pen and a chart at the United Nations to illustrate the Iranian nuclear threat
published by Tom Sullivan on Tue, 2012-09-25 09:30
Iran has again offered to halt its enrichment of uranium to 20 percent, which the United States has identified as its highest priority in the nuclear talks, in return for easing sanctions against Iran, according to Iran’s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
published by Tom Sullivan on Fri, 2012-09-21 09:10
Saboteurs have tried to damage Iran's uranium enrichment plants by bombing power lines to the sites, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoun Abbasi said Monday in Vienna, DPA reported.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-09-17 22:34
Saboteurs have tried to damage Iran's uranium enrichment plants by bombing power lines to the sites, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoun Abbasi said Monday in Vienna.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-09-16 08:17
Signs of "thousands of potential cracks" were found during inspections earlier this year of the base of the reactor vessel at Doel 3, near the northern city of Antwerp and which has been closed since June.
published by Tom Sullivan on Wed, 2012-09-05 19:43
French power utility company EDF has denied reports that a fire broke out at its Fessenheim nuclear plant in Alsace, eastern France, claiming a steam leak set off the fire alarm.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-09-03 19:20
Amid Israel's war rhetoric against Iran, the United States has sent a message to the Islamic Republic, stating that Washington would not support Tel Aviv in case of any possible unilateral strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-09-03 19:11
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report made public Thursday reveals that Iran has actually reduced the amount of 20-percent enriched uranium available for any possible “breakout” to weapons grade enrichment over the last three months rather than increasing it.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-08-13 09:46
Israel declared that international talks with Iran on its nuclear programme had failed as it demanded a deadline of "just a few weeks" be handed down to Tehran to scrap its atomic build-up.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-07-22 12:30
British officials talking to Chinese about plan that could see up to five reactors being built at cost of £35bn, sources say
published by Tom Sullivan on Fri, 2012-07-20 15:08
Israel yesterday fuelled fears of a further escalation in the already high tensions with Iran by promising to "exact a heavy price" from the perpetrators of the suicide bombing which killed seven people in Bulgaria, which it blamed unequivocally on Hezbollah.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-07-01 10:24
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Company has restarted a reactor at its Ohi nuclear power plant after a 15 month break. The move has been met with protest, as tens of thousands have rallied throughout Japan since March in opposition to nuclear energy.
Ever since Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s government moved forward with the decision to restart some of the country’s nuclear reactors on June 16, there has been a chain of demonstrations against renewal of nuclear energy in Japan.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2012-06-23 08:13
German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle Friday said in Bangalore that Iran has right to use nuclear energy for civil reasons, IRNA reported.
In a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart S. M. Krishna, Westerwelle said, 'We agree that Iran has the right to use nuclear energy for civil reasons' but it also has to fulfill its international obligations concerning transparency and the nature of its nuclear program, the PTI reported.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-04-29 11:44
The World is at a critical crossroads. The Fukushima disaster in Japan has brought to the forefront the dangers of Worldwide nuclear radiation.
The crisis in Japan has been described as "a nuclear war without a war". In the words of renowned novelist Haruki Murakami:
"This time no one dropped a bomb on us ... We set the stage, we committed the crime with our own hands, we are destroying our own lands, and we are destroying our own lives."
published by Tom Sullivan on Fri, 2012-01-13 10:55
“Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.”
published by Aletho News on Wed, 2012-01-11 05:18
Connections between the US and UK National Security apparatus and the appearance of the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) theory beginning after the accident at Three Mile Island.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-01-02 10:54
In terms of sheer chutzpah, Tokyo Electric Power Co's claim that it no longer owns the radioactive isotopes that spewed out of its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March takes some beating.
In defending a lawsuit from a Fukushima Prefecture golf club, lawyers said the radioactive cesium that had blighted the Sunfield Nihonmatsu golf course's fairways and greens was the club's problem. The utility has taken a similarly hard line defending claims from ryokan (inn) and onsen (spa) owners.
