House Bill Would Bash Iran Deal
Molly K. Hooper | Hill
House Republicans are considering various legislative options that would either tacitly or explicitly rip the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. A handful of House GOP lawmakers told The Hill that the party is debating how best to express disapproval of the multilateral agreement, which was struck shortly after Congress left for Thanksgiving recess.
Construction Finishing of Likely New Indian Centrifuge Facility at Rare Materials Plant
David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini | ISIS
Commercial satellite imagery shows that the construction is finishing of what appears to be a second gas centrifuge facility at the Rare Materials Plant (RMP), near Mysore. This new facility could significantly increase India’s ability to produce highly enriched uranium for military purposes, including more powerful nuclear weapons.
Mexico Finds Stolen Radioactive Material Amid Dirty Bomb Fear
Fredrik Dahl and Ana Isabel Martinez | Reuters
"Cobalt-60 has figured in several serious accidents, some of them fatal," said nuclear expert Mark Hibbs of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think-tank. "If dispersed, cobalt-60 or other radioactive source material could cause radiation poisoning locally."
GE Hitachi, Energy Department in Talks Over Kentucky Uranium
Dylan Lovan and Roger Alford | Casper Star-Tribune
The U.S. Department of Energy said Wednesday that it is entering negotiations with General Electric's nuclear division on a proposal to replace an aging uranium enrichment plant in Kentucky with a new facility.
Putin Eyes 'High-Precision' Arms as Partial Nuclear-Weapons Alternative
Diane Barnes | Global Security Newswire
Advanced conventional weapons are emerging as an "equal" to atomic arms in their capacity to ward off aggression, underlining a need for Moscow to bolster its focus on their development, Russian President Vladimir Putin told senior officials in comments released last week.
Japan, South Korea and China Agree on Nuclear Safety Network
Mari Iwata | Wall Street Journal
At a time of heightened regional tensions, Japan, South Korea and China have agreed to form a network to quickly exchange information in a nuclear emergency such as the Fukushima-Daiichi accident in 2011, Japanese and Korean officials said on Wednesday.